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• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP05 >> Feels it is important for him set and achieve small goals each day.

Head, neck and back pain following injury at work in 1998. Treatments: Physiotherapy after injury. Pain Clinic. Pain management: One-to-one psychology counselling. Pain Association Scotland Living with Pain course Current medication: co-dydramol, ibuprofen.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP08 >> Gained weight when he became less active but set himself walking targets and slowly worked up to them at his own pace.

Back pain following injury working with horses 1999. Surgery: Discectomy, 1999. Treatment: Pain Clinic for epidural steroid injection. Current medication: co-codamol (Tylex), codeine phosphate, tramadol.

• 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

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP10 >> Has learnt to gradually increase the length of time that she can walk the dog.

Neck, back and elbow pain gradual onset since 1981. Surgery: Elbow surgery. Treatments: corticosteroid injections in elbows. Pain management: Out patient NHS pain management programme. Current medication: co-proxamol occasional use, tramadol for flare-up.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 20-30 >> Interview CP06 >> Advises people to get up and get dressed every day and to introduce exercise in to their routine.

Back injury/pain following car accident, 1993. Fusion stabilisation surgery 1993, Repair to broken pin, 1994, Removal of stabilisation rods and pins 2001. Pain management: Learnt through physiotherapy and Back Care charity. Current medication: Herbal anti-inflammatory.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP08 >> Gained weight when he became less active but set himself walking targets and slowly worked up to them at his own pace.

Back pain following injury working with horses 1999. Surgery: Discectomy, 1999. Treatment: Pain Clinic for epidural steroid injection. Current medication: co-codamol (Tylex), codeine phosphate, tramadol.

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• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Walking aids, wheelchairs and adaptations >> Walking aids, wheelchairs and adaptations

Walking aids, wheelchairs and adaptations

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 61-80 >> Interview CP43 >> Was video taped walking at the start and the end of the pain management programme and was amazed at the improvement.

Back pain since accident at home in 1993. Treatments: Facet joint injections. Pain management: In-patient NHS pain management programme. Current medication: co-dydramol Past medication: co-proxamol.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP14 >> Her doctor was not helpful when she was having problems gripping her walking stick but the nurse was more help.

Back pain following injury at work 1994. Myofascial pain syndrome. Treatments: Hydrotherapy and Biofeedback. Current medication: None.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP11 >> Developed tennis elbow from using a walking stick and has had to stop using it.

Back pain since motorbike accident in 1994. Pain management: Out patient NHS pain management programme. Current medication: Occasionally uses anti-inflammatory drugs.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP08 >> Gained weight when he became less active but set himself walking targets and slowly worked up to them at his own pace.

Back pain following injury working with horses 1999. Surgery: Discectomy, 1999. Treatment: Pain Clinic for epidural steroid injection. Current medication: co-codamol (Tylex), codeine phosphate, tramadol.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP45 >> Uses a wheelchair occasionally particularly when going to the rugby to avoid problems with people knocking into him.

Back and ankle pain following accident, 1990. Surgery: Surgery for back and ankle injuries. Treatment: Intensive rehabilitation, TENS. Pain management: One-to-one counselling psychology. Current medication: Morphine (MST Continus), anti inflammatory drugs.