Flippin’ Pain 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
- 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 campaign and its events help people to understand these things better.
Visit the Real Stories page of the Flippin’ Pain website to watch or read about other people living with persistent pain, who have improved their lives through learning about pain and how it affects them.
Find out more, including past and upcoming events, via the Flippin’ Pain website.
Flippin’ Fibromyalgia
The Flippin’ Fibromyalgia webinar (hosted in partnership with Pain Concern), was recorded in 2023 for anyone in Scotland riding the rollercoaster of Fibromyalgia, as well as their friends and families.
The expert panel included people from Ayrshire bravely sharing their experience.
Pain: Do You Get it Ayrshire?
The Pain: Do You Get it Ayrshire? webinar was held in 2021. 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 Rethinking Pain Really Matters?
The Why Rethinking Pain Really Matters? National Webinar Series was run in collaboration with Flippin’ Pain and Scottish Government and NHS Scotland.
A series of three webinars, it was delivered by Flippin’ Pain in February and March 2022.
Each webinar includes an easy to understand overview of the science of pain:
- why pain occurs
- why it sometimes doesn’t go away
- things that can influence it
This is followed by an opportunity for the audience to ask questions of a guest panel, including:
- local people living with persistent pain
- specialist health professionals
Professor Tasha Stanton covers an up to date understanding of arthritis and pain. You can watch the Q&A session with people living with pain, orthopaedic surgeons and GPs with special interest in orthopaedics.