Challenging pain

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Assisting people with chronic pain regain control of their life. Challenging Pain is a short course aimed to provide people with easy skills and techniques to manage their chronic pain.

The courses are small and friendly and offer you the opportunity to meet and share with others who are going through similar day to day experiences coping with long term pain.

Proven benefits

Challenging Pain has been proven to reduce the fear, anger and frustration that pain can cause you to feel, it helps you to think about your pain differently and be more confident in your ability to carry out daily activities.

You will learn new techniques to cope with your pain and you will discover better ways of communicating your needs to your family, friends and your doctor. Many people have said they are now able to think more positively for the future and plan ahead.

What participants said about the course:

  • ‘It gave me helpful easy steps to ease my pain.’
  • ‘It helped me understand how other people
     with the same condition as me cope with pain.’
  • ‘Good to spend time with people who understand your problems.’
  • ‘I now have a happier approach to life.’
  • ‘Because of the knowledge learned my attitude is that I can do much to help myself.’
  • ‘I am more focused about my future plans.’

How to book a place

Contact your regional or national office directly - find it here.




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