Chronic Pain Basics
There are a number of materials which introduce chronic pain on the Pain Concern website.
Here is a link to a short, helpful introductory video -
http://painconcern.org.uk/resources/about-pain/
We have a guide to managing pain [1] and
managing medical appointments [2]
The British Pain Society (BPS) have a booklet introducing how to understand and manage Chronic
Pain (note this resource is due to be renewed - but is at present still offered by the BPS)
http://britishpainsociety.org/book_understanding_pain.pdf
The BPS have also produced a patient care pathway, or map, focused on the initial assessment of chronic pain. Note that this is primarily intended for use by medical professionals.
http://bps.mapofmedicine.com/evidence/initial_assessment_and_early_management_of_pain1.html
The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network has produced a factsheet and a leaflet about managing chronic pain
