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Evidence-informed pain management is active and multidisciplinary. It combines your medical care with movement, sleep, lifestyle, emotional wellbeing and social connection – and puts you at the centre of your own plan. Recommended videos and resources Understanding Pain: Brainman Chooses What you’ll learn: That managing chronic pain involves more than medication or treating one body part, with practical choices around activity, sleep, lifestyle, mood, social connection and goal setting. Brainman videos are licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 Australia. Ways to Manage Chronic Pain What you’ll learn: Practical, everyday strategies for managing chronic pain. Select the named video on the page. Pain Management Programme Videos What you’ll learn: Approaches to self-management, activity and living well with chronic pain, drawn from an NHS pain management programme. These resources are provided for general patient education and are not a substitute for an individual medical assessment or treatment plan. Persistent pain can have many causes, and the most appropriate management depends on the individual. If you have new, severe or changing symptoms, discuss them with your doctor or treating health professional. The videos and websites listed are produced by other organisations; links open on the external website. |
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