Persistent Pain Management

| Updated 19 Aug 2024

Chronic or persistent pain is pain that carries on for longer than 12 weeks despite medication or treatment. Persistent pain is common, affecting up to 43% of the UK population. This pain can sometimes persist following a specific injury or surgery, but this is not always the case, and can …
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Managing Your Foot and Ankle Pain

| Updated 23 Jun 2025

Foot and ankle pain is a common condition that can be caused by a number of reasons. We have compiled a list of resources for some of the most common conditions below, with useful management advice. The getUbetter app is a really useful tool, designed to help you manage your …
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Managing your Knee Pain

| Updated 25 Sep 2023

Knee pain is an extremely common problem, and can occur throughout adult life. There are a number of reasons why knee pain develops, most of which are not serious and can easily managed with exercise and lifestyle advice. The getUbetter app is a really useful tool, designed to help you …
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Managing your Hip Pain

| Updated 4 Jun 2025

Hip pain is a very common problem, and can occur at any time throughout adult life. There are a number of reasons why you develop symptoms, many of which respond to simple management strategies and exercise. Below are a list of resources, backed by research, designed to support you in …
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Managing your Back Pain

| Updated 4 Jan 2024

Back pain is a common problem, which affects four out of five of us at some point in our lifetime. It is often caused by a simple soft tissue strain and not by a serious problem. The majority of musculoskeletal conditions get better within six to eight weeks, although can …
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Managing your Hand and Wrist Pain

| Updated 25 Sep 2023

Here at St. George’s University NHS Trust, we have a specialised hand therapy department. Please click here to go to the Hand Therapy website Hand Therapy Service Information

Managing your Elbow Pain

| Updated 4 Jun 2025

Elbow pain, specially the outside of the elbow, is a very common problem and can be caused by a number of reasons. There are many steps you can take at home to manage your elbow pain. It is not usually serious and most often eases on with simple strategies within …
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Managing your Shoulder Pain

| Updated 4 Jun 2025

The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body and so can commonly be affected by a number of painful conditions. These conditions are usually not serious, and can often improve in a relatively short time with simple management techniques. The getUbetter app is a really useful tool, designed …
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Managing your Neck Pain

| Updated 25 Sep 2023

There are many steps you can take at home to manage your neck pain. Neck pain is a common problem – two out of three of us will experience it at some point in our lives. It is not usually serious and most often eases on with simple strategies within …
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Resources for patients – Start your recovery today!

| Updated 12 Feb 2025

Welcome to the patient resources section of our website. Here you will find useful resources, backed by research, designed to support you in taking action to help ease your symptoms. These resources contain information about the nature of your condition, practical advice for managing it and simple exercises you can …
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