Flippin' Pain Formula
Flippin’ Pain™ is a public health campaign aimed at changing how we think about, talk about, and treat persistent pain. The Flippin' Pain Formula includes animations, podcasts, infographics, and quizzes developed by researchers, clinicians, and people with lived experience. This podcast is the audio section of that formula, offering insights to help listeners understand and manage pain differently. Additional resources are available at www.flippinpain.co.uk/formula.
Episodes
Episode 6 - Recovery is possible
You're listening to Professor Cormac Ryan of Teesside University and the Flippin' Pain team. We're here to flip your understanding of persistent pain. This is Episode 6 - Recovery is possible.Niki (Person with persistent pain) told us:“Recovery is possible. But it looks different for everyone and often looks different to how you expect it will."Recovery came for me when I stopped
Episode 5 - Understanding your pain can be key
You're listening to Professor Cormac Ryan of Teesside University and the Flippin' Pain team. We're here to flip your understanding of persistent pain. This is Episode 5 - Understanding your pain can be key.Louise (Person with persistent pain) told us:“Understanding pain is so important to learning how to manage it. I didn’t understand it for many, many years."I believed for exampl
Episode 4 - Medicines and surgeries are often not the answer
You're listening to Professor Cormac Ryan of Teesside University and the Flippin' Pain Team. We're here to flip your understanding of persistent pain. This is Episode 4 - Medicines and surgeries are often not the answer.Deepak (Consultant in Pain Medicine) said:"Pain is influenced by not just biological but also psychological and social factors, which surgery and medications alone
Episode 3 - Everything matters when it comes to pain
You're listening to Professor Cormac Ryan of Teesside University and the Flippin' Pain team. We're here to flip your understanding of persistent pain. This is Episode 3 - Everything matters when it comes to pain.Claire (person living with persistent pain) told us:"When I decided to take control of my pain, I was looking for that one thing that would make me better."Would it be osteopathy, physio,
Episode 2 - Hurt does not always mean harm
You're listening to Professor Cormac Ryan of Teesside University and the Flippin' Pain team. We're here to flip your understanding of persistent pain. This is Episode 2 - Hurt does not always mean harm.Asim (GP and Pain Management Specialist) told us:"It may seem strange, but pain levels and severity of injury are NOT closely linked."It’s entirely possible- common in fact- to
Episode 1 - Persistent pain is common
You're listening to Professor Cormac Ryan of Teesside University and the Flippin' Pain team. We're here to flip your understanding of persistent pain. This is Episode 1 - Persistent pain is common.Georgia (Person with persistent pain) told us:"I was 17 when I started experiencing persistent pain. One of the initial thoughts I had was that surely I was too young to be experiencing
Introduction
You're listening to Professor Cormac Ryan of Teesside University and the Flippin' Pain team. We're here to flip your understanding of persistent pain. This is the Introduction.Kat (Person with persistent pain) said:"Persistent pain can flip your world upside down, affecting every aspect of your life. But recovery is possible, and we're here to help!"What if we told you th
