The Pain Management Programme (PMP) is part of the Lothian Pain Service and is based at the Astley Ainslie Hospital, Edinburgh.
Our aim is to help reduce the effect pain is having on an individual’s quality of life through self management strategies in a predominantly group based environment. Further information can be found in the leaflet below
Information about the Pain Management Service at the Astley Ainslie Hospital
2022 WEBINARS from Flippin’ Pain
in association with NHS Scotland and and the Scottish Government. You will find more Flippin Pain videos in youtube that are free to watch.
The webinars below were held live in early 2022 and include experts in the field as well as people living with persistent pain.
Flippin Pain video on Arthritis:
Flippin’ EVERYTHING you thought you knew about arthritis. 23.03.22 – YouTube
Why everything matters when it comes to Pain;
Rethinking Pain: New Understanding & New Possibilities. 15.02.22 – YouTube
Why EVERYTHING matters when it comes to Pain. 02.03.22 – YouTube
Useful Links
Understanding pain videos
Community Resources
What’s out there; a directory of links to useful community resources that may be helpful to those with chronic pain. Online support:
Pain Concern Pain Concern is a charity working to support and inform people with pain and those who care for them, whether family, friends or healthcare professionals
Reconnect 2 Life – an interactive programme to help you look at your pain and how it affects you. It consists of a number of different modules which can be completed in any order you please.
The Pain Toolkit an information booklet to introduce you to self management strategies for chronic pain
Flippin’ Pain a public health campaign to help change the way we think, talk and treat persistent/ chronic pain (there is also information on current webinars/ educational videos in the Flippin’ Pain information in the ‘courses and information-outside NHS Lothian’ tab)
Helping children to understand chronic pain
Do you know someone whose body always hurts – a guide to helping children understand chronic pain
