Pain Concern in collaboration with NHS GGC - Pain Education Session
In pain? Don’t understand what’s happening? Learn more about pain and what you can do for yourself at a 2-hour education session.
Date and time
Location
Online
Good to know
Highlights
- 2 hours
- Online
About this event
Pain Education Session
Welcome to our Pain Education Session!
Our two-hour online Pain Education Session can help anyone who has had pain for 12 weeks of more, their family, even employers. This session will give you a better understanding of your pain to help you manage it more effectively in the long term. Topics covered are:
- What is pain?
- Managing activity
- Managing stress
- Sleep
- Managing Flare Ups.
*This session is open people aged 18+ (16-17yr olds can attend if accompanied by a parent/guardian)
Location: Online (Link will be provided upon registration)
Zero Tolerance Approach
Pain Concern operates a zero-tolerance policy towards any discrimination, harassment, physical or verbal abuse directed at participants, colleagues and/or volunteers.
Frequently asked questions
The sessions will be delivered by two trained Pain Educators who have lived experience themselves. Our pain educators have been trained to NHS training standards.
Our sessions are relaxed and informal and you are welcome to participate as much or as little as your feel comfortable.
Yes, of course! You are welcome to be joined by family, friends even employers. Everyone needs to register individually
You will join 2 pain educators and a group of no more than 10 participants on a Microsoft Teams call for 2hrs. Topics we will be covering • Understanding pain • Sleep • Managing your activity • Managing flare-ups • Managing stress
The session is an introduction to help you develop a way of dealing with your pain and should allow you to: • Know more about your pain • Learn how to better deal with stress • Be able to enjoy life more • Be able to do more
Yes. This is really important for us to feedback to our funders. Also, feedback helps us to learn and develop our sessions. There will be a short survey emailed to your after the session.
If you are out with the specified area you are very welcome to join.
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Please email any questions to pain-education@painconcern.org.uk and the team will respond.
We would love to see your face! It is important to us you feel comfortable in order to get the most out of the session.