Self-Management

What is Self-Management?
Self-management gives you control over how to deal with your pain. It involves you engaging in different strategies (e.g. Pacing, Goal Setting and relaxation) and taking action to manage your pain.

Self-Management Strategy Leaflets
Stress and Relaxation
Thoughts and Pain
Setting Goals
Pacing
Sleep

Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Programmes

SilverCloud

SilverCloud is a confidential internet-based system that has been developed by SilverCloud Health. It delivers online therapeutic and psycho-education programs. SilverCloud has a variety of programmes that offer information and support for people experiencing problems related to mental health.

 

SilverCloud has a pain specific programme available which is titled: ‘Space in Chronic Pain from Depression and Anxiety’.

 

Link: https://iow.silvercloudhealth.com/signup/

Online Resourses
The Pain Toolkit – designed by Pete Moore who has experienced chronic pain. It provides some good advice to help you get started, as well as links to other useful sites.- www.paintoolkit.org  

Body In Mind – is an Australian blog which aims to share up to date pain science and research with the general public.- https://bodyinmind.org/

The British Pain Society – This is a website with information about pain services offered in the UK.- www.britishpainsociety.org

Free Mindfulness – a website with an introduction to mindfulness and various relaxation recordings you can download.- www.freemindfulness.org