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Pain affects 1 in 5 people all over the world - learn about it in this 5-minute video from GP Access and Hunter Integrated Pain Service
Declaration of Montréal

Declaration that Access to Pain Management Is a Fundamental Human Right.

This document has been endorsed by IASP and the International Pain Summit Steering Committee.

Sign it HERE (bottom of page)
Societal Impact of Pain
Support the NEW PAIN MANIFESTO launched by the Chronic Pain Policy Coalition

Sign up for their newsletter and pledge your support to their PAIN [the 5th vital sign] campaign in the U.K.  

While it is common for health service professionals to measure the temperature, blood pressure, respiratory and pulse rates of their patients on a regular basis and at the earliest opportunity, if pain were routinely assessed with the same priority as the other vital signs then a great deal of unnecessary suffering, stress and anxiety could be avoided.
British Holistic Medical Association(BHMA)

The BHMA was formed in 1983 by a group of medical doctors and students.  It is a membership organisation of mainstream healthcare professionals, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners and members of the public.

Find out more about the BHMA HERE
Join the BHMA HERE

Despite a number of government reports, recommendations and positive research published throughout a period of many years, very little has been done that has directly and positively affected people with chronic pain.  People in pain need action NOW.

Pain management and treatment IS A HUMAN RIGHT and so is equal rights to access drug-free treatments

Follow my efforts to make drug-free pain interventions accessible to all through the NHS HERE
CAM IN THE NHS
Pain Association Scotland is a national charity that delivers professionally led pain management in the community.
The Association provides a high quality staff led community based service for people burdened with all forms of chronic pain.   

Our service is specifically designed to target those in the community who are affected by Long Term (Chronic Painful) Conditions.  We continue to address the non-medical issues which impact on people’s lives.  The service is open to anyone regardless of diagnosis, at any time.

Find the Pain Association HERE

Airing Pain is a series of Internet radio programmes produced for Pain Concern, the UK charity that provides information and support for the 7.8 million people living with chronic pain.  Click HERE to listen.
Cross-party Group on Chronic Pain  Scottish Parliament

The aim of the group is to raise awareness of how those with chronic pain are treated and to work for earlier and better care.

The Group aim to raise awareness of the condition amongst parliamentarians, to influence legislation and policy makers in order to improve the lives of people affected.  To access our Parliament page click HERE
The Group’s minutes can be found HERE
International Association
for the Study of Pain (IASP)

IASP brings together scientists, clinicians, health care providers, and policy makers to stimulate and support the study of pain and to translate that knowledge into improved pain relief worldwide.

Visit the IASP website HERE
Join the IASP HERE
Details of the World Congress on Pain HERE
This is for you if:

 You are an adult who is living with     chronic pain

 You are a family member, carer or     friend of someone who is living with     chronic pain.
Click HERE
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Important Information

Food and pain – Choosing the right food to reduce pain and inflammation


Did you know that some of the things we eat or drink can make pain and inflammation better or worse? Some foods make blood pH more acid or alkaline (different parts of our bodies have different pH values) and this has a direct effect on inflammation and our immune system.


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- Latest News and Chronic Pain Support -
An estimated 1 million people in Scotland, 12 million in Britain and 150 million people in Europe suffer from chronic pain.¹

Around 80% of those suffer from musculoskeletal pain. That makes 800,000 in Scotland, 9 million in Britain and 120 million in Europe.¹

Approximately 6% of people suffering from chronic pain have high intensity,  severely disabling pain - that is 60,000 people in Scotland, 720,000 people in Britain and a massive 9 million people in Europe.¹

Effective drug-free treatments already exist outside conventional NHS treatments and are used extensively by people who can afford them. Pain management and treatment IS A HUMAN RIGHT - so is the equal right to access drug-free treatments.

Click HERE if you can and want to bring hope and help to take effective drug-free treatments to people suffering from pain.

¹ Developing a National Model for Chronic Pain Services in Scotland (Societal Impact of Pain Symposium),  Scottish Government, 5 May 2010
This website gives you information NOT medical advice. You should consult your medical practitioner or someone qualified to make diagnosis if you have any unexplained symptoms of illness or concerns about treatment.

For a variety of reasons, you are strongly advised not to stop a prescribed conventional treatment without consulting a medical doctor or someone suitably qualified.

Tell all the practitioners you're working with, conventional or complementary, about any medicines, remedies, herbs or supplements you are taking or considering using.

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Declaration of Montreal

SIGN Guideline on Chronic Pain Management can be found HERE


New SIGN guideline on chronic pain management now recommends ‘manual therapies’  and manipulation (e.g. massage, acupuncture etc) for non-specific low back pain, neck pain and osteoarthritis


NHS Scotland have created a new chronic pain section on their website (nhsinform.scot) replacing the original dedicated one.  It can be found HERE
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Chronic Pain Resources

The effective treatment and management of pain requires an Integrated/Integrative and personal approach. (reasons outlined HERE).

Here you will find information on many aspects of chronic pain, for patients and health professionals.
Information about drug-free pain management and treatment ranges from treatment options, pain questionnaires, research, possible causes of pain, exercises, news, where to obtain practical support, government policies and much more.

There are also lists of  general CAM research related to chronic pain for academic search.

As pain and other aspects of health are so interconnected, you will also find information about general health, nutrition, supplements, research and links to many other health resources.

This website is continuously updated with more resources (about every week) so do come back frequently (this is the reason why there are some pages with ‘blank’ information - it is an indication that those subjects are going to be added soon). If you have any  items you would like  added on this website, please use any of the email or forms on the page.

- A Call to Action -

I suffered extensively for many years with pain in my

back and shoulder. I had received various therapies over the years including physiotherapy but,  after just a few sessions from Intlife, my suffering has been all but eliminated.


Dr Banerjee (GP)

East End Independent


 It is a very good way of releasing tension out of muscles. ... Dynamic Release is about thinking a lot more about the relationship of symptoms and their causes.

Dr Peter Davis (GP)
The Scotsman