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Live Well with Pain resources discussed in the session
The Pain and Self Care Cycles
Exploring the Pain Cycle with the person you are supporting can help them recognise how pain can affect different aspects of their life in negative and self-reinforcing ways.
Also included is its companion diagram, the Self Care Cycle, which shows the positive outcomes of adopting a range of self-management approaches to undo or limit the impact of pain.
Live Well with Pain Health and Wellbeing Check tool
The Live Well with Pain Health and Wellbeing Check tool is a self-completion, person-centred tool that can be shared easily with patients and clients.
The data from this completed tool will help identify the actual current impact of chronic pain on the individual and their health.
You can find a more detailed explanation of the Live Well with Pain Health and Wellbeing Check tool here.
NEW FOR 2025 – Live Well with Pain's Health and Wellbeing Check is now also online as an interactive tool for people with pain to use. Find it in the resources for people with pain.
Pain is like an iceberg
Persistent pain is like an iceberg – there’s so much more to it beneath the surface. Use this sheet with your patient to explore how pain impacts many different areas of their life – areas that could be addressed using self management strategies.
Pain and the Brain
Many people have a very simple, even simplistic, way of thinking about how and why pain occurs. While this works fine in many day-to-day situations, it falls down when trying to understand persistent pain.
This A4 sheet has been designed to use in consultations with your patient, to help them think about the many factors that are contributing to their experience of persistent pain.
Pacing
ALSO AVAILABLE AS A PRINTED BOOKLET
Pacing is a key everyday skill to learn and use for people living with persistent pain. This leaflet offers useful techniques for learning how to balance activities through the day and avoid the common 'boom and bust' cycle experienced by many with persistent pain.
Six Self Care Questions
A great way to get people thinking about self care in a constructive way, the Six Self Care Questions can be used at any stage in your work with them around managing their pain.
They will be particularly useful in introducing the idea of self care to a person who has hitherto imagined that their health and wellbeing is in the hands of others.
My Goal Ladder
Many people find it useful to think about their SMART goals like steps on a ladder. This A4 sheet will help a person to break down each goal into small, achievable steps. These can be used to build up, week by week, towards a bigger goal.
It should be used in conjunction with the Goal setting booklet.
My SMART Goals
This A4 sheet encourages people to start thinking about goals in different areas of their life.
It should be used in conjunction with the Goal setting booklet.
How to Sleep Well with Pain
ALSO AVAILABLE AS A PRINTED BOOKLET
This leaflet draws on recent sleep research and provides simple-to-follow guidance for patients to develop the skills they need to start getting a good night’s sleep.
