Pathway through pain.

Good Thinking has launched a new pain management programme as part of its suite of mental health and wellbeing resources for Londoners.

Good Thinking is initially piloting Pathway through Pain until 31 March 2025. Depending on interest and uptake, we will then be considering whether to include the programme as a permanent service offer.

Musculo-skeletal (MSK) pain affects more than 20 million people in the UK, and more than 1 in every 10 employees live with an MSK condition, ranging from minor injuries to long-term conditions. Besides the physical symptoms, evidence shows a clear link between chronic pain and poor mental health, including anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.

Pathway through Pain is an NHS-approved programme designed and delivered by experts to support people experiencing chronic MSK pain.

Through a combination pf physical and psychological therapies, including pain management techniques, exercise, lifestyle changes and cognitive approaches, programme participants learn expert-led pain management strategies that help them to better understand their pain and improve their quality of life.

Pathway through Pain can be completed at an individual pace and is available free of charge to anyone living or working in London.

Benefits of Pathway through Pain

Developed and delivered by experts

Pathway through Pain is designed and delivered by a multi-disciplinary team of experts in pain management, including a physiotherapist, pain medicine clinician and nurse, mindfulness expert, spinal consultant, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) and Occupational Health professional.

An approach that works

Participants learn expert-led pain management strategies by gaining a deeper understanding of pain through a combination of physical and psychological therapies.

Flexible

Web-based and on-demand, the twenty-four steps on the Pathway through Pain programme can be followed at an individual pace and on any laptop or mobile device.

Monitor progress and results

Participants can measure their progress and outcomes both during and after completion of the programme.

Free of charge

As part of Good Thinking’s digital support offer, Pathway through Pain is available free of charge to anyone living or working in London.

Find out more and sign-up at https://www.good-thinking.uk/resources/pathway-through-pain