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Flippin' Pain Formula

8 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -

Flippin’ Pain™ is a public health campaign with a clear goal:
To change the way we think about, talk about and treat persistent pain.
Flippin’ your understanding of pain could change the lives of you and your loved ones forever.

The Flippin' Pain Formula includes animations, podcasts, infographics, and quizzes developed by researchers, clinicians and people with lived experience that will help change the way you think about pain. You are listening to the podcast/audio section of the Flippin' Pain Formula and you can find the rest of the resources at www.flippinpain-formula.co.uk

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Episodes

Episode 7 - Recovery is possible

December 16, 2020 09:59 - 14 minutes - 25.8 MB

You're listening to Professor Cormac Ryan of Teesside University and the Flippin' Pain team, here to flip your understanding of persistent pain. This is Episode 7 - Recovery is possible. “Recovery is possible. But it looks different for everyone and often looks different to how you expect it will. Recovery came for me when I stopped only looking externally for a cure, and turned inwards, flipped my understanding of pain and made changes in my thinking, behaviour and lifestyle. I found life...

Episode 6 - Understanding your pain can be key

December 16, 2020 09:41 - 25 minutes - 46.4 MB

You're listening to Professor Cormac Ryan of Teesside University and the Flippin' Pain team, here to flip your understanding of persistent pain. This is Episode 6 - Understanding your pain can be key. “Understanding pain is so important to learning how to manage it. I didn’t understand it for many, many years. I believed for example, that for anything that hurt I could go to see my GP and get it ‘fixed’ either with a treatment or with a prescription for a medication. In reality of course, ...

Episode 5 - Medicines and surgeries are often not the answer

December 16, 2020 09:26 - 16 minutes - 31 MB

You're listening to Professor Cormac Ryan of Teesside University and the Flippin' Pain Team, here to flip your understanding of persistent pain. This is Episode 5 - Medicines and surgeries are often not the answer. "Pain is influenced by not just biological but also psychological and social factors, which surgery and medications alone cannot address. It needs to be managed holistically with attention to many factors including physical activity, education, nutrition, sleep and well-being. ...

Episode 4 - Everything matters when it comes to pain

December 16, 2020 09:14 - 43 minutes - 59.1 MB

You're listening to Professor Cormac Ryan of Teesside University and the Flippin' Pain team, here to flip your understanding of persistent pain. This is Episode 4 - Everything matters when it comes to pain. "When I decided to take control of my pain, I was looking for that one thing that would make me better. Would it be osteopathy, physio, chiropractic… or would it be another medication?  It was none of those things.  And yet it was everything. Things that I would once have thought would...

Episode 3 - Hurt does not always mean harm

December 16, 2020 09:04 - 20 minutes - 27.8 MB

You're listening to Professor Cormac Ryan of Teesside University and the Flippin' Pain team, here to flip your understanding of persistent pain. This is Episode 3 - Hurt does not always mean harm. "It may seem strange, but pain levels and severity of injury are NOT closely linked. It’s entirely possible- common in fact- to experience ongoing pain in the absence of any structural changes or damage to your body.  You experience pain, but medical scans and tests are normal. This doesn’t mean...

Episode 2 - Persistent pain is common

December 16, 2020 08:59 - 4 minutes - 8.08 MB

You're listening to Professor Cormac Ryan of Teesside University and the Flippin' Pain team, here to flip your understanding of persistent pain. This is Episode 2 - Persistent pain is common. "I was 17 when I started experiencing persistent pain. One of the initial thoughts I had was that surely I was too young to be experiencing this level of pain! I quickly learnt that pain does not discriminate; it does not matter who you are. I'm now keen to raise awareness of the prevalence of persist...

Flippin' Pain Formula - Episode 1 - Introduction

December 09, 2020 12:12 - 10 minutes - 19.1 MB

Persistent pain can flip your world upside down, affecting every aspect of your life. But recovery is possible, and we're here to help! What if we told you that changing your understanding of pain can help you regain control and change how you experience it? It sounds incredible but science - and my personal experience - has shown that it's true. The Flippin' Pain Formula includes  animations, podcasts, infographics, and quizzes developed by researchers, clinicians and people with lived ex...

Episode 1 - Introduction

December 09, 2020 12:12 - 10 minutes - 19.1 MB

You're listening to Professor Cormac Ryan of Teesside University and the Flippin' Pain team, here to flip your understanding of persistent pain. This is Episode 1 - Introduction. "Persistent pain can flip your world upside down, affecting every aspect of your life. But recovery is possible, and we're here to help! What if we told you that changing your understanding of pain can help you regain control and change how you experience it? It sounds incredible but science - and my personal expe...