3 - Everything matters when it comes to pain

…I was looking for that one thing that would make me better.

“Would it be physio, chiropractic… or would it be another medication? It was none of those things. And yet it was everything.

“Things that I would once have thought would never impact my pain, did affect my pain. My personality, my feelings, my outlook on life, my relationships, whether I was stressed or anxious: all of them could contribute towards the worsening of my pain.

“Once I began to understand my pain better and the science behind it, I looked at elements like my behaviours, my thought patterns and paid special attention to my wellbeing. I began to feel the positive results and reap the benefits.

“Absolutely everything matters when it comes to pain.”

– Claire, person with experience of persistent pain