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• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP46 >> Explains that part of achieving a goal is problem solving which can involve asking others how they manage.

Low back pain since 1993. Pain management: In patient NHS pain management programme. Current medication: None

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 61-80 >> Interview CP17 >> Jokes that she should write a book "My search for a comfortable chair" and gives tips for coping socially.

Back pain since 1958. Neck pain since 1993. Surgery: Laminectomy 1976, Fusion 1986, Posterior/Anterior Fusion 1992. Treatment: Epidural steroid injections. Pain management: In-patient NHS Pain Management Programme, Expert Patient Programme. Current Medication: co-proxamol (Distalgesic), diazepam.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 61-80 >> Interview CP48 >> Has got used to asking for cushions for chairs in restaurants but sometimes has to get up and walk around.

Pain following myelogram (test) for disc damage in 1978. Diagnosed Arachnoiditis 1992. Pain management: In-patient NHS pain management programme. Current medication: None.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 20-30 >> Interview CP02 >> Paces herself by prioritising when she is going to walk and when she is sitting uses a buzzer to remind her to stretch.

Multiple tests all negative. Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, 1996. Pain management: In-patient NHS pain management programme. Current medication: tramadol, amitriptyline, sertraline. Past medication: ibuprofen, paracetamol, diazepam