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.
They believe that pain is best faced together by the ‘Pain Community’ of people with pain, their family, supporters and healthcare professionals.
Their work
- Producing information on pain using a variety of media platforms
- Providing support to people with pain and those who care for them
- Raising awareness about pain and campaigning to improve the provision of pain management services.
Producing information
- Their website provides news and information as well as a hub for accessing other services
- Their Airing Pain radio show is a series of audio podcasts featuring the experiences of those coping with and managing their everyday pain and interviews with top, internationally recognised experts
- Their magazine Pain Matters contains news, features and comment on topics including self-management techniques, research into pain treatments and personal experiences of living with pain
- Their leaflets on self-management and other topics are authored by experts with years of experience as healthcare professionals specialising in pain. They are downloadable from the website and sent out on request
- Their social media presence on Facebook and Twitter allows us to keep followers up to speed with the latest news.
Providing support
- Their helpline is staffed by volunteers who provide information, support or just a listening ear to people wanting to talk about their own pain or that of a family member or friend
- Their community on HealthUnlocked provides members with a forum to share experiences and also hosts polls and blogs.