- 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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Video Information & Resources
For Health Care Professionals & Patients
Below are some video links and resources we have collated for industry professionals to freely stream video clips and browse other useful information to aid self-management knowledge and skills.
Useful website links for information and support - also, don't forget our YouTube channel
- The single most important thing you can do for your stress
- What is the Single Best Thing You Can Do to Quit Smoking?
- 23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health?
- New Year Resolutions
- Michael Evans: A true general practitioner TEDxMaastricht
- 24 Hour Fitness - 23 and 1/2 Hours
- Never, Ever Give Up. Arthur's Inspirational Transformation!
- Inspiration to Life - Motivational video of a young boy, an inspiration to millions
- Motivational video ever for creative people and startups
- Understanding pain and what to do about it in less than five minutes
- Pain Toolkit DVD
- BBC Documentary on Pain - 'The Secret Life of Pain'
- Overcome pain and live well again (Canada)
- Health care professionals and patients (Canadian) speak about pain and self-care management of pain and long-term health conditions
- NHS Choices: 619 videos about health conditions
- Self-management support in chronic illness - a 30 years success story by Kate Lorig
- Lorimer Mosley explains Pain on ABC Classic FM
- NOI 2010 Conference Lorimer Moseley on Causation vs Association
- Mind and it's Potential: Body in mind: the role of the brain in chronic pain
- Penney Cowen: American Chronic Pain Association
- Ronald Melzack: Pain Pioneer
- Self-Management - National MS Society (American)
- Health and Lifestyle Interventions - Self Management
- Coaching Patients for Successful Self-Management
- The Expert Patients Programme - a brief introduction
- NHS local, a range of digital services for NHS staff & public in the West Midlands
- Self Care Toolkit (NHS Tayside DVD)
- Audio Explain Pain Clip
- A Personal Approach - to healthcare professionals
- Self Care Toolkit NHS Tayside
- Living with chronic pain - chronic pain communication skills training
- Is pain a case of mind over matter? - courtesy Ten News
- How to interact with patients
- Pain in Europe VII - 7th Congress of the European Federation of IASP Chapters EFIC®
- 23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health?
- Pain. Is it all just in your mind? Professor Lorimer Moseley - University of South Australia
- Teaching people about pain Lorimer Mosley, David Butler, Mick Thacker
- Self Management Promotional Feature (English)
- Backpacking with Pain (Australia)
- Mind and its Potential: Body in mind: the role of the brain in chronic pain
- Horizon, The truth about exercise 2012
- Best Advice for People Taking Opioid Medication
- Your doctor and you - making your appointment count
The links quoted above are for reference and information only and are not affiliated with the Pain Toolkit website in anyway. We accept no responsibility for the content or media provided within these sites.