Bradford University
We are working in partnership with the University of Bradford to help support people with chronic pain and helping students to understand what it’s like living with chronic pain.
Resilience Building Course for Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain is difficult to live with. It is hard to understand, you can’t see it and it varies day to day sometimes for no apparent reason. Starting January 2022 and open Scotland wide we will have sessions throughout the year.
Chronic Pain Technology Focus Group
Pain Association Scotland are working in collaboration with Abertay University to look at new technologies to support people living with chronic pain.
Transformational Story of the year
Through hard work, grit and determination, he has dealt with a seemingly impossible situation and has improved his life significantly. He says that he is now loving the fact that he is able to help other people with Chronic Pain.
Chronic Pain Self Management and Relaxation for Carers
What we have delivered during Covid
Here’s what we have delivered during the pandemic so far in order to ensure that people with chronic pain and their families and carers are supported during this difficult time.
Why Self Management works for me.
In the second part of our video series on Self Management, John Deans talks about how Self Management works for him.
Self Management Courses for carers and partners of people with neurological conditions
These courses provide a special opportunity for carers and partners to build skills and gain insights in the self-management approach to health. The aim is to help carers and partners to share self-management ideas with the person they care about. Importantly it is also an opportunity for them to feel more supported and less alone in their responsibilities.
Scottish Government Face Covering Exemption Cards Information
The Scottish Government has produced a face covering exemption card, to support those who are unable to wear one to feel more confident and safe when accessing public spaces and using public services.
Why is self-management encouraged by Clinicians?
First part of a series of service users and clinicians talking about Self-Management for pain suffers.
Resilience during Covid
In response to the Covid lockdown we quickly moved
to running everything online. The Government are
interested in stories like ours, so we interviewed Lindsay
from the Dumfries group about how they had all got on with the new set-up. He answers in a refreshing honest and insightful way.
Chronic Pain Self-Management Course
The importance of self-management in the community for those with chronic pain, especially during Covid-19
Surviving the Day
Join our Lead Trainer Phil Sizer as he talks us through some key ideas to structure your day, maintain a positive mood, balance your body and stem your thinking in this detailed walk through. This is an excellent tool for those self-managing pain but also for carers and family and friends at this time.
Online Self-management course
Are you in an area where Pain Association Scotland currently does not hold courses?
Do you want to learn more about how to self-manage your chronic pain?
Important Message
Jason Leitch, National Clinical Director has recorded a personal message to those living with persistent pain, covering current changes to NHS services affecting ongoing treatment
What You Need to Know About Sleep
At the moment we’re noticing that corona virus lock-down is really starting to affect people. There is more stress and anxiety about which is undoubtedly affecting mood in the day and sleep at night. This may of course be experienced on top of worry from living with a limiting condition, or the usual problems of day to day life.
The good news is that we can do things to improve sleep. Some of this is about following some simple rules and the other part is finding ways to put the brakes on a racing mind.
How to Wrap
We often use mnemonics to help us remember things as part of self-managing pain and many of you already know about APPS. (Activity, Pacing, Positive Thinking and Stress Management) Here is a new one.
W R A P
Map Your Pain
Download our spider map to help evaluate your pain and chart your progress.