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Links to some of our best free download printablesPain Logs
Pain Logs are really useful for you to keep track of your pain. You can also show them to your doctor if necessary.
The Pain Levels log below will be a record of your actual pain level.
https://painsupport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/painlevelslog.pdf
The Pain, Feelings and Activity log below will help you to discover how your activities and feelings may affect your pain.
https://painsupport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/painfeelingsandactivitylog.pdf
How to Get a Diagnosis Check List: https://painsupport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/diagnosistipsandchecklist.pdf
Practical Tips for Pain Relief: http://painsupport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/practicaltipsforpainrelief.pdf
Step 1 of your goals. Your ‘To Do’ worksheet: https://painsupport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/MyToDoList.pdf
Step 2 of your goals. Your ‘Goal Achiever’ worksheet: https://painsupport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/smallstepstogoal.pdf
Your Toolkit. A most helpful outline of the various methods of pain management, such as pacing, relaxation, etc.
https://painsupport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/toolkit.pdf
Affirmations/Mood Changers/Feel-good Words – Worksheet: https://painsupport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/feelgoodwords.pdf
How to be as Well as Possible – Every Day. Worksheet: https://painsupport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/needtodo3.pdf
Relaxation Collection 1. Visualisation & relaxation techniques: https://painsupport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/relax1.pdf
Relaxation Collection 2. Relaxation & relief from stress. https://painsupport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/relax2.pdf
Useful PainSupport website links
Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS): https://painsupport.co.uk/forums/topic/24451/
Useful Links Around the Web
Drug conversion table: https://bit.ly/1ntCg6i
All you need to know about how any part of the body works: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOHfqHMhHvfQCYJDXfpSAiw
A free course on managing chronic pain: https://www.coursera.org/course/chronicpain
Help others understand your pain
PainSupport forum topic: For those in pain to pass on to family and friends: https://painsupport.co.uk/forums/topic/13127/
The ‘Spoon’ Theory by Christine Miserandino: http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/
and http://m.wikihow.com/Understand-Someone-With-Chronic-Pain
and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPpu7dXJFRI
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