Hello and welcome
You may be visiting this page because you have attended a pain review with the pharmacist working in your GP practice.
The resources on this webpage have been compiled by researchers at Keele University, with patients, as part of a programme of work to improve care for people with persistent pain.
This page is organised into 3 sections:
- Reducing opioids – real stories and tips for change
- Opioids and persistent pain
- Steps you can take to live well with pain
In each section there are links to leaflets (which open in a new window) and videos from people who live everyday with pain.
You may like to share this information with family and friends to help them understand and support you too.
Reducing opioids – real stories and tips for change
Positive change leaflet
Louise’s story (7 mins)
Find out about Louise’s experience of stopping opioids and how she found walking helpful
Lisa’s story (4 mins)
Find out about why Lisa decided to make changes to her pain medicines and how keeping in mind what was important helped her do this
Sean’s story (5 mins)
Find out how Sean found tai chi and mindfulness helpful when coming off opioid medicines
Opioids & persistent pain
Opioids & persistent pain
The problem with opioids (1 min 45 sec)
What medicines are opioids and which are not (1 min 30 sec)
Pain and driving: Information for people taking prescribed pain medicines
Steps you can take to live well with pain
Understanding persistent pain
Ten Footsteps: Your journey to living well with pain
Exercise and persistent pain
Pacing
Pain and sleep: How to sleep well with pain