Managing pain
Many people living with long term conditions experience ongoing pain or physical discomfort. The resources below can help you learn and use a range of skills and techniques to manage your pain.
Resources to help you
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
The NHS Trust offers a chronic pain service which teaches patients coping strategies to help them with the difficulties long term pain can cause. This service can be accessed by GP referral or by a specialty consultant referral.
NHS website
Offers information and advice on ways to manage chronic pain.
The Pain Relief Foundation
Includes information and resources to help you understand and deal with chronic pain. You can also download leaflets that can help you deal with pain if you have a long term condition.
The British Pain Society
Lots of useful information and videos for people living with pain.
Health Talk
Find out about people’s experiences of living with chronic or persistent pain. You can also find out what they do to manage it on a daily basis.