Flippin’ Pain - NHS Ayrshire & Arran

Flippin’ Pain^TM is a nationally renowned 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.

People affected by long-term pain commonly say that they don’t understand why their pain hasn’t gone away or why it behaves the way it does. Many have also been given conflicting advice on the role of scans, surgeries or other tests and treatments. The Flippin’ Pain^TM campaign and its events help people to understand these things better.

You can watch or read about other people living with persistent pain who have improved their lives through learning about pain and how it affects them via the Real Stories page of the Flippin’ Pain^TM website (https://flippinpain.co.uk/real-stories/)

To find out more, including past and upcoming events: www.flippinpain.co.uk

“Pain Do you Get it Ayrshire?”

This website was held in 2021 and the panel included health care professionals and people with lived experience from Ayrshire and Scotland.

Professor Cormac Ryan, the community champion for Flippin’ Pain talks about the most recent scientific understanding of pain.

“Why Re-thinking Pain really matters?”

“Why Re-thinking Pain really matters?” National Webinar Series run in collaboration with Flippin’ Pain and Scottish Government and NHS Scotland. “Why Rethinking Pain really matters” is a series of three webinars in February and March 2022 delivered by Flippin’ PainTM.

Each webinar includes an easy to understand overview of the science of pain (why it occurs, why it sometimes doesn’t go away, and things that can influence it) followed by an opportunity for the audience to ask questions of a guest panel including local people living with persistent pain and specialist health professionals.

Webinar 1: “Rethinking Pain: New understanding & new possibilities” included world renowned pain educator Professor Lorimer Moseley

Webinar 2: Professor Cormac Ryan covers “Why everything matters when it comes to pain” then answers questions alongside an expert panel including people with lived experience and pain clinicians.

Webinar 3: “Flippin’ everything you thought you knew about arthritis”
Prof Tasha Stanton covers an up to date understanding of arthritis and pain and you can watch the Q&A session with people living with pain, orthopaedic surgeon and GP with special interest in orthopaedics.