Understanding and Managing Pain

[bernard]

A document provided by Ian.

Understanding and Managing Pain (http://www.somasimple.com/pdf_files/info_patients.pdf)

I'll add the comments made by Ian, tomorow.

[bernard]

This comprehensive document from the UK Pain Society is jargon free and explains simply different types of pain and the effect that pain may have on an individual. It is a simple starting point and gives people options regarding the merits of choosing one approach over another . I did not agree with the comments relating to Chiropractic!

[bernard]

Ian,

I must agree. The "scientific" comment about chiro is totally pseudo-scientific!

[Anonymous]

Bernard
could you submit the list of links to sites related to pain relevant to patients here?

[bernard]

I suppose that guest is Ian?:wink:

http://www.painonline.org/contents.htm

A very comprehensive site for those unfortunate people with very complex centralised and neuropathic pain condtions . There is some good information but be careful who you recommend it to regarding diagnosis - you don't want to enhance any thought viruses ....

[bernard]

This one was sent by Ian, too.

http://www.vicpain.com/clinic.php?s=resources/articles

This is a Canadian Hospital information site for Professionals and Patients interested or suffering from Chronic Pain . The information sounds sane, well balanced and a mixture of biomedical and more 'holistic' . There is information regarding reading material ,leaflets, information and recommendations.

[bernard]

Ian sent me this one.

http://www.vicpain.com/words_of_wisdom2.htm#MAN

From the same site -if you want a few ideas to cheer yourself up, motivate or reflect on the human condition look at some of the words of some famous people - If you are a female try reading Jenny Joseph ...

[bernard]

http://www.cpmc.org/learning/documents/pain.html

Some simple information on pain , medical methods of management , ideas relating to controlling pain,pain gate explanations for patients and simple pain scoring methods.

[bernard]

Ian worked hard over the last weekend! :D

http://www.painsupport.co.uk/

This is a simple and appropriate support service easily accessible and relevant for use in the dept . Jan Sadler a chronic pain sufferer herself is the organiser of the site and her book Natural Pain relief is very accessible (available in the libraries in Forth Valley).There are sections on pacing ,relaxation , exercise etc etc.

http://www.overcomingpain.com/10steps.html

This is helpful . How to overcome pain ...some very sane advice on overcoming chronic pain.

http://www2.rpa.net/~lrandall/pain4.html

A whole page of links to some excellent medical information on links to chronic pain resources.


http://www.backcare.org.uk/index2.php

This UK site is well known . There are some easy exercise sheets to download and some simple appropriate advice.

http://www.backcare.org.uk/pages/p_pages/pr-zoo.php

This is a link from the same site on the cause of human suffering have a look and see for yourself - first published in the BMJ.

[bernard]

Self-Management of Chronic Pain (http://www.long-beach.med.va.gov/Our_Services/Patient_Care/cpmpbook/cpmpbook.html)