- Accept that you have persistent pain & move on
- Get Involved - Building a support team
- Pacing. Learn to pace yourself
- Learn to prioritise and plan out your days
- Setting Goals and Action Plans
- Being patient with yourself
- Learn relaxation skills & keep relaxed
- Keeping fit. Stretching & Exercise
- Keep a diary and track your progress
- Have a set-back plan to fall back on
- Team Work. Get involved with others
- Keeping it up. Put into practise tools, 1-11
Available in French, German
Italian & more
The Pain Toolkit is also available in French, German & Italian and many more languages. They can be downloaded by clicking here.
How people living with pain found a better life, the things that helped and the things that set them back. An interactive workbook that helps a person living with pain develop their own personalized pain management plan
It includes:
· information about long-term pain
· other people stories about ways they learned to cope
· step by step instructions to help you create a unique Pain Plan
· a goal setting diary to record progress
· a stress management programme
· help with the other things that go with constant pain
See what people had said after using the Pain Management Plan
“I have been living with chronic pain for the best part of 15 years the last year has been the best for me and my family we have work really hard and tried to understand the workings of pain and my back when I got the book my bible for pain it was something to write on a daily plan and look back at the way you have been working at getting better with hard work (BUT NOT TO HARD); I can promise people living with chronic pain life does get better.”
“I have suffered from chronic pain for two years and attend the Pain Clinic at Durham Hospital. Just about two months ago the physiotherapist showed me a copy of the book and advised me to purchase a copy, I did and I have found it very useful and would recommend it to anyone suffering from chronic pain.”
“It is relevant and clearly written with short texts, cartoons and clear print that make it readable. It can help manage any pain because: It deals with getting control back over the tension, the fatigue, the frustration and low mood that long term pain generates. It teaches breathing and relaxation methods that are simple but powerful - and there is a CD; and It helps in making a plan to get life back, or really, to plan for a new life.”
All items include postage and packing. Discounts for bulk orders of more than five books or 10 or more CDs/DVDs available. Please contact pete.moore@paintoolkit.org for more information and for pricing for overseas orders.
