Sleep
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Does your pain make everyday tasks difficult?
Do you feel it often makes your life a struggle?
This course is designed to help you understand more about what pain is.
You’ll learn about how your body and mind work together when you experience pain, and understand how this results in the pain you have.
This course will give you the confidence and skills to talk about your pain, and understand how you can make positive steps to live with and beyond your pain.
What Pain Courses do Help for Heroes Offer?
Living with and beyond pain- this free group course is run online via Microsoft Teams. Sessions are co-delivered by our own peer trainers and Recovery staff.
What will I learn?
- Understanding what is happening when we experience pain.
- Discuss the connection between the body and the mind.
- How to identify your own responses to pain and the different coping strategies you can apply.
- Exploring how to talk about pain and access sources of support.
Please note
This course looks at how your pain experience can affect your whole body. It is not designed to replace the treatment or interventions you are receiving but aims to complement the support you access from your healthcare provider. It will provide you with new knowledge, exercises and activities to support you to live with and beyond your pain.
Living with and Beyond your Pain has been co-produced with ‘Breathe and Recover’.
Course structure and duration
- 1 x meet and greet session.
- 4 x 3-hour modules plus one 3.5-hour module. One module per week over five consecutive weeks.
How do I access the course?
Other ways we can help you with pain
Does your injury or medical condition make everyday tasks a struggle? Is pain making sleep impossible? Has your mobility made you a prisoner in your own home?
If so, we can help.
Our nurses and occupational therapists have experience working with veterans, and many have served in the Armed Forces. They understand your background and can support you to create a healthcare plan that improves your quality of life.
For more information visit our physical health page.
I’ve attended other pain management courses before, but this one offered a wealth of new information.”
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