People from all walks of life have discovered the life-changing benefits of self-managing pain effectively

I found the meditating very good, it has helped me relax a bit more and also the stretching exercises.

I have found the course really helpful and often use the techniques I have been shown. I had a lapse in logging into the course at one stage as was doing really well managing pain. A flare up prompted me to log in and has really helped my mindset. I hope I can continue to log in in the future and use this as a tool to manage my pain. Thank you, really helpful.

The course is good for me as I am working with back pain and a brain tumor so my concentration level changes. The course is staged so well, thank you.

Lots of practical treatments here. You go away thinking you have a plan and with the tools to make a difference.

The course has been really helpful in increasing my awareness of my unhelpful coping strategies (e.g. Overdoing it when I feel good and then suffering because it brings my pain on worse and I can't do anything). I want to continue with the pacing and relaxation because these have been the most helpful for me.

I feel I have got some benefit from the course in as much as I can relax with the breathing exercises, albeit the pain is still much in evidence on walking etc. but I will persevere with exercise etc.

Beneficial but sometimes hard to concentrate.

I was sceptical at the beginning as I have been in an awful lot of back pain for over a year. The pain is still the same, but the course has helped me to relax more.

I have looked forward to doing each step of this as it has given me some focus, I have struggled with the relaxation part but have found the stretching very helpful.

Excellent 

The Pathway through Pain course is really different to anything I have been offered before and offers a variety of different things to consider.

This was extremely helpful. It explained all the answers to questions I had thought about. Pain does not cause further damage. Mindfulness and meditation videos really worked! I would recommend this to people with persistent pain. Thank you.

I found the emotional advice helpful, and have tried to allow people to help me before my pain overwhelms me. The exercises are good, but nerve pain can prevent all but the basics. I tell myself that if I can just keep mobilising, however slowly and ungainly, this is better than nothing! I have enjoyed the mindfulness exercises, and try to breathe through the pain at acute moments with some success. I also tried reducing my pain meds (gabapentin) in a gradual way, but ended up with terrible nausea and hyperosmia which laid me out for a week. I couldn't drink much and did not eat during this time. I eventually looked into withdrawal symptoms and realised that I was suffering from most of the symptoms, so have returned to half the original dose with good effect. I would like to have had advice about the reduction process ie, consult with your GP before attempting to wean off the analgesia, which I've managed to police but that drug IS DANGEROUS!

I found the course helpful even if it reminds you pain can be managed when you feel it's out of control. Learning to relax is an important part of pain control.

I found this course to be useful and informative. It has certainly given me an insight into how I deal with pain and what to do to keep going. All the professionals were extremely encouraging, offered clear practical advice, tips and helpful videos and audio. The course has been easy to fit in with my life and work and I would recommend anyone to give it a go. I will continue to practice what I've learned and thank the team for their efforts. Having people who understand what I'm going through has made me feel less isolated.

The course is very good. Unfortunately I had a personal tragedy when I lost my son. He was awaiting open heart surgery but unfortunately he never got it in time due to the waiting list. This has left me feeling really down. I am awaiting counselling from Cruse. I do love your meditation parts of the course and I will continue to practice them. Thank you..

I would like to thank everyone, who has given of their time and experience during this course, which is much appreciated. I did take some time to complete the course unfortunately, due to a fall, resulting in a head injury, however the fact that the participant can go at their own pace is a great idea. I am continuing to try to walk more and try keep myself more mobile, which is my main aim just now. I have been very fortunate with the advice and care given, by the professionals on this course, my excellent GP, Surgeon and pain clinic nurse, with which I would not have coped over the past few years. Thank you for all your help. 

Thank you to the team that has worked so hard putting together this course. I work in Academia and know how much work is needed to put together an online course. I really enjoyed this course and it was great being able to do it online, although I missed chatting with other people. The contents are great and so are the specialists!

Really helpful and well thought out course. My only comment is that it would be useful to be able to go back to a particular module (especially the videos) to refresh your memory. Thanks again.

Worth doing even if it just helps with a little bit. The relaxation videos are quite nice to keep.

The course has helped me to manage my pain and if a flare up occurs, how I can deal with it. Many thanks.

Found the meditation excellent when I am alone. I can drift off into bliss. I prefer to listen to my music and play the story in my brain but relief is great.

I was very skeptical when I started, but a true believer at the end. The course has helped me move from a victim of pain to a survivor. The reminders were really useful and prompted me to keep going. Thank you NHS for an "alternative" way of helping me reclaim my life and vitality.

A very good course recommend to others with consistent pain. Many Thanks.

I would like to say a big thank you for making me see things in a positive way instead of the negative thoughts I used to have.