Stress, pain and relaxation

Name: Stress, pain and relaxation
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This leaflet is designed to help you understand what stress is, inform you as to why is it important to be able to relax when you have chronic pain and provide some relaxation exercises for you to try.

If you would like to know more about the sources of evidence consulted for this publication please click here.

Please note that this leaflet is currently out of stock, and is still available for download.

Further resources

Steps to deal with stress – A simple guide to stressing less and enjoying life more: moodcafe.co.uk/media/17044/StepsforStress.pdf
Tips on dealing with stress, including looking at your thinking: moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk/Stress.asp
A number of audio guides to different relaxation methods: moodcafe.co.uk/download-relaxation-exercises.aspx

Dr Martin Dunbar is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Pain Management Programme, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde.

Dr Elizabeth Dewey is a Clinical Psychologist at NHS Lanarkshire.

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Our free information leaflets can be requested as full-colour printed A5 products or

PDF leaflets are also available to download FREE

Our radio programme brings together people with chronic pain and top specialists to talk about the resources which can help.

Our quarterly magazine contains news and features on self-management techniques, pain treatments and personal experiences of living with pain.

Our telephone and email services offer support to individuals in the UK.

Join the conversation with other members of the Pain Concern community.

Find out how we can put pain in its place – Resources to help you self-manage your pain.

Join us as a volunteer and help make a difference to people living with pain.

Donate to Pain Concern – Your generosity can help improve lives.

Fundraise through JustGiving and EasyFundraising.

What we do to help and support people living with pain.

Details of our history, trustees and advisory board.

What have we done in the past for people with pain.

Stress, pain and relaxation

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