Escape Pain Programme
The Escape Pain Programme is designed to help people with osteoarthritis and/or chronic joint pain self-manage their condition.
The course is run by the Group Rehabilitation department at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital and includes 12 sessions across six weeks.
Each session contains around 20 minutes of discussion, focussed on helping patients to support self-management, and is followed by about 40 minutes of exercise. The sessions are led by experienced occupational therapists and physiotherapists who will support patients through the programme.
Escape Pain > is endorsed and supported by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), British Society of Rheumatology, Royal Society of Public Health, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and Arthritis UK.
The programme will offer
- A group-based approach which allows patients to meet like-minded people.
- The support and guidance of an experienced therapist.
- A programme of exercise which is suited to the patient's ability. The exercise programme aims to dispel any myths around exercise and osteoarthritis, as well as introduce patients to the most appropriate exercises for them.
- Exploration of lifestyle changes to help manage the pain associated with the condition and maximise engagement in activities of daily living.
- Use of the therapy gym equipment with supervision.
If you are a patient and feel that this group would benefit you, then please speak to your GP or healthcare professional about being referred to us.