Pathway through Pain Arvostelua 

I found the videos useful and the breathing techniques

I felt worse after the course than before I started. The group session was terrible run by a degrading group leader. The self run sessions were better but still full of word salad. Being told your just pain sensitive, to meditate and have a better mindset is pretty demoralizing. I will now have to undo what I've been told to protect my mental health.

Didn't tell me anything I didn't already know found the people speaking very patronising stretching exercises I couldn't do cause of my mobility issues
Thought it was a waste of time

Good course but half of what they said I already know & some of the exercise I already try to do but the meditation was good

Found most helpful that pain doesnt mean damage, encouraged me to believe I can do more things by giving goals to achieve.
Found the relaxation videos very helpful.

Has improved my understanding and enhanced my well-being

Made me open my eyes regarding chronic back pain

Helping me with my pain

I wasn’t really sure of the point of this . I have arthritis is my neck and spine and unable to sit and meditate. Stretching exercises I don’t feel did much of anything although I do feel I have a better understanding of some aspects of pain

I found the mediation sessions helpful and the exercises useful. I think its also great that everything is then stored in your library for a later date that you can go back to even once the course is finished.

It helped to positively reinforce my experiences of pain. Such as the advice - not to feel guilty when accepting help. Most of the reflection/meditation components were helpful as were the stretching exercises.

All the topics covered were extremely helpful and explained well

The team's support, encouragement, and videos focusing on a positive ways to manage pain. Putting in place alternative ways to help with pain.
I am now following the techniques given on this course.

I was impressed by the professional approach and production of this online course. It was very helpful and interesting.

Exploring different ways to cope with sever pain help did help and some methods/idea did help, how ever did feel that its a way of coping with pain and to know its not a cure.

I have completed the course although there were not many things that I haven’t already exercised.
Also, most questions were about joint pain therefore I couldn’t answer them as it was not relevant therefore the results of my questionnaire was insufficient. The reason for being referred to complete the course was abdominal pain.

Some parts are useful but generally I found it unhelpful. I was already doing much of what they advise and unless you actually have a good treatment plan to manage pain in the first place, Many people would struggle with setting an unmoving daily routine.

First thing it is not a cure but all the techniques you use definitely help. I have been on a month residential course that really helped mentally but that was 17 years ago. This course seemed to handle every day life, the things I would say to myself, in fact down to exact words and just by changing the phase it doesn’t have the same impact of consuming my energy and letting pain take over.
I use the meditation a lot as it definitely works and I use the stretching exercises which help me to be able to move around first thing in the morning.
I also set very small jobs so I can achieve them , which helps with pacing and I feel that I have purpose which definitely helps with pain and mood
I haven’t managed to get off my medication, but I have cut it down and now if I have a big flare up I can up my medication if needed with out going on Morphine
I would definitely definitely recommend this course has you come away feeling better about your self but it teaches you that you can manage pain and it doesn’t have to take over your life. I don’t go out on my own because of having black outs but by owning up to friends about my condition I go out with them and have coffee which is brilliant for my confidence.

Very well explained
Easy to follow
Made you feel at ease.