- 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
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Tool Two
Get involved, start building a support team
Being successful in pain self management means getting both help and support from others.
Ask your health care professional, friends, family and work colleagues about working more together - becoming a team.
Develop a pain self management plan. Find out if there are other support groups in your community you could join which could provide you with more self help management skills.
