North Wiltshire Chronic Pain Group

Kevin from the group kindly shared his knowledge and expertise around crystals and their properties particularly focusing on mood and chronic pain.

Yvonne joined us for our session this month, seeing if hypnotherapy can help manage our chronic pain: 

Hypnotherapy | Yvonne Parker Hypnotherapy | Swindon Wiltshire England (yphypnotherapy.com)

Hypnotherapy/Hypnosis

During your session I’ll use verbal relaxation to move your mind and body into a relaxed hypnotic state. Then, using Hypnosis Suggestion we will use various models to be able to help you to turn your own pain levels down, this will help you to enable yourself in the future as you will be able to repeat these techniques after the session.

EFT – Emotional Freedom Therapy (known as Tapping)

This is the technique of tapping the meridian energy points on your face and body whilst focusing on the problem or disturbance you have i.e. the pain. The result? A disruption of energy when tapping these points allows you to release any pain and emotion you may be holding onto within your mind or your body to release or lessen the pain you have.

Neil, the pool manager from Thamesdown Hydrotherapy Pool in Swindon came along to the North Wilts Chronic Pain Group on Friday to provide us with more information about what the pool can offer and the benefits it may bring.

Thamesdown Hydrotherapy Pool | Homepage

Treatment Form 2017.pdf (thamesdownhydrotherapypool.com)

Thamesdown Hydrotherapy Pool On the next page to this document is a printable treatment card. Please fill in & bring it to the Thamesdown Hydrotherapy Pool, where our staff will happy

We have been providing Hydrotherapy for the people of Wiltshire and further afield since 1979 and have made many friends along the way. Headed up by manager Neil Montgomery, we have an approachable, enthusiastic team of 4 on hand to offer assitance and help make your visit stress-free.

IAPT Wiltshire provided an online “Managing Worries Workshop”. The workshop guided you through a technique called ‘Worry Postponement’ that can help improve how you feel. This workshop was live and interactive and facilitated by a member of the IAPT team who invited participants to actively be involved in the discussions and exercises. 

Wiltshire IAPT :: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (awp.nhs.uk)

IAPT stands for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies and aims to help people access support for a range of wellbeing problems. Wiltshire IAPT offers services to people registered with a GP in Wiltshire, except Swindon, which has its own IAPT service called Swindon LIFT Psychology. We offer individual and group psychological therapies in accordance with the National Institute for Health .

iapt.awp.nhs.uk

This week we focused on our breathing and learning techniques to maximise releasing endorphins to help manage our pain. (Please see leaflet attached below)

Workshop on “The three P’s”- PRIORITISE, PLAN AND PACE”

Art session thinking about our emotions and the effect on our bodies

Kevin, a group member, offered his jewellery making skills, sharing his expertise, and allowing us to “have a go” and provided us all with an opportunity to catch up over a coffee/tea with fellow members after the Christmas break.

_{Tamara is based both in Malmesbury and Royal Wootton Bassett and has been helping patients who have suffered various degrees of pain for many years ranging from acute migraine to fibromyalgia and low back pain.}