Pain & Wellbeing
Management
Management
Don’t let chronic pain control your life any longer.
Join forces with other pain sufferers to take control of your own pain treatment and management.
Join forces with other pain sufferers to take control of your own pain treatment and management.
“If alternative pain management services are not provided by the NHS, the demand will need to be fulfilled elsewhere”. (Rao et al 1999, Haetzmann et al 2003) and (NHS Practice Improvement Scotland, The Management of Chronic Pain in Adults, Best Practice Statement Feb 2006)
Join us on facebook (Network, share your experiences, talk to drug-free pain specialists)
Join our campaign on facebook causes (‘Equal access to drug-free pain management and treatment’) This is like a petition - the more supporters here, the stronger we are and the more we can do
Intlife will be unable to offer any treatments while we go through the processes of becoming a charity. When the service re-starts will largely depend on your involvement and the active involvement of people interested in equal rights to drug-free treatments.
When we become a charity, our highly effective pain management and training model will be freely available for all pain sufferers including support for their carers, employers, medical and allied health professionals.
When we become a charity, our highly effective pain management and training model will be freely available for all pain sufferers including support for their carers, employers, medical and allied health professionals.
● Over 900,000 people in Scotland alone suffer from chronic pain.
● People with chronic pain suffer on average for seven years.
● Back pain accounts for 40% of absenteeism in Scotland.
● Nearly 10 million hours of staff time has been lost to the Scottish health service as sickness absence reached record levels.
● Nearly 4.2% of the working population is on incapacity benefit, 24% of which are due to diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.
● Two-thirds of chronic pain sufferers surveyed in the UK reported inadequate pain control.
● Untreated pain can affect quality of life for sufferers and carers resulting in helplessness, isolation, depression and family breakdown.
● One in five of patients consulting their GPs do so because of musculoskeletal complaints. These conditions are the most common reason for repeat consultations with a GP.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it's the only thing that ever has.“
Margaret Mead
Margaret Mead
If you need pain management support and cannot wait until the charity is open, please contact Paulo Quadros on 0845 053 3149 or email us. Please note that those will be chargeable sessions and that they may take place outside Glasgow.
All over the world people are needlessly suffering from many kinds of pain. In Scotland alone the official statistics show that over 900,000 people suffer from chronic pain - that is about 1 in 5 people. These figures mirror the situation in the UK and the rest of the world.
Yet, despite a number of reports and recommendations published throughout a period of many years, very little has been done that has directly and positively affected people in pain.
Scotland is a leading player regarding strategies to promote equal access to existing pain management resources and evaluation but much more needs to be done.
Yet, despite a number of reports and recommendations published throughout a period of many years, very little has been done that has directly and positively affected people in pain.
Scotland is a leading player regarding strategies to promote equal access to existing pain management resources and evaluation but much more needs to be done.
People in pain need action NOW.
The NHS uses only a handful of tools to manage pain. While discussions regarding the effectiveness of alternative treatments (or the lack of) are on-going, people in pain, their families and society in general are suffering right now.
Some people are able to pay for alternative interventions of their choice but others cannot.
This is unjust because pain management is a human right and should be available to all.
Many people feel disempowered regarding their sense of control over their conditions. Many feel hopeless.
We are creating a charitable organisation to offer the choice of drug-free treatments for all.
A pain management organisation run by people afflicted by chronic pain and their supporters for people in pain and their supporters.
This is unjust because pain management is a human right and should be available to all.
Many people feel disempowered regarding their sense of control over their conditions. Many feel hopeless.
We are creating a charitable organisation to offer the choice of drug-free treatments for all.
A pain management organisation run by people afflicted by chronic pain and their supporters for people in pain and their supporters.
If you believe in equal choice and equal access
If you believe that pain management is a human right
If you would like to be part of this movement
Together we can make a difference
