COPING WITH PAIN

These small things can help you manage pain:

• Eat well. Vitamin D and a Mediterranean diet (olive oil, chicken, fish, pulses) help your joints and muscles work better

• Have a good bedtime routine and avoid daytime naps

• Do things that make you happy

• Prioritise what is important to you

• Stop beating yourself up and notice your strengths

• Celebrate a success, however small

• Breathe. Use relaxation and mindfulness techniques to distract

• See medication as just part of managing your pain and find methods that work for you.

Visit: merseycare.nhs.uk and search community pain management service.