People from all walks of life have discovered the life-changing benefits of self-managing pain effectively

Thank you so much for including me in this course their are lots of points that have helped especially the relaxation techniques i will be going back over this as and when I need to.

For me, the best message was that pain does not equal damage. I made it my mantra which helped me cope on days when the pain was severe. I was always a practitioner of mindfulness so it was good to hear that it is a fundamental part of managing pain. I have continued to do this to change my mindset and along with exercise, I have managed to take control more. This course has been easy to access and has helped me see things differently.  Alongside the library, it would be helpful to access various stages again to have some over learning. I am grateful that the physiotherapist recommended me to undertake this e-learning and I would like to thank the team for improving my understanding.

The Pathway through Pain programme was recommended for me to complete by a pain management consultant from my local hospital. I wasn't disappointed. The PtP team have put together easy to follow, helpful sequence of steps to teach you how to cope better with long term pain. Huge thanks to the whole team.

Certainly helped to have structure and information in a less stressful way. I liked the gentle nudge emails to get me on track again and the feeling of no time pressure.

The course was easy to follow and there were some good tips but not all related to my pain. It has made me more aware about myself and how others see me.

The course content and variety have made this an enjoyable and worthwhile course and by using the information from the course I hope to be able to reduce my pain levels and consequently the medication I am on.

The course has been very helpful particularly the relaxation and meditation. It has made me realise I need to pace myself better.

I have found this very useful and have felt the benefits fairly immediate. I will continue to reflect back on the library especially some of the relaxation meditation which has helped immensely. Thank you !

Although I was obviously hoping for a permanent fix with doctors and specialists, that sometimes is not always possible. So instead I now have to try and stay mentally strong and to and stay positive. I really don't think that would be possible without my prescribed pain medication, amytriptaline though because without that I know 100% that I would not be getting the sleep I need, which eventually catches up with you, which in turn makes it impossible to function properly every day. I do get down sometimes still because the pain is not only at night now it does effect my daily things, but i just have to realise there are people a lot worse off than me.

Generally good, but the course has failed before the end making it hard to finish it, or review topics

Future prospective participants should put any cynicism aside and listen to what the professionals have to say. The brain is a very powerful thing and it plays such a huge role in helping to overcome persistent pain as long as you let it. I have benefitted greatly from doing this course and it’s reminded me that I’m not having to do this on my own. Give it a good go.

This course has been very reassuring and has given me comfort, knowing that I am not alone in having chronic pain. I know that together we can get through each day with positive thinking, patience and the tool box that they have provided. I now have a future, just not the one that I was expecting. Thank you so so much.

Very good for people with chronic pain

I feel more positive than I did before about my condition. Thank you.

It's been good getting the tips and things to try. Also the library to go back over things.

I really appreciated doing this course. The meditation sections were very helpful, also I realised that pain relief drugs aren’t always helpful, though still have bad days when I do need to take something. Thank you very much for all the practical help with exercise too.