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Hi Owen,great read. Yes agree on the advancement of the BPS model in relation to persistent pain. After being injured and developing persistent pain I went to many ‘experts’ who willingly treated be in an MSK/biological modality. I only lighter discovered that my symptoms were more likely to be helped by looking into the ‘psychological ‘ and ‘so…Read more

Hi Helen, I get this and well done on a very brave and thought provoking piece. The current system and set up for people with persistent pain is not joined up and is not a wraparound service based on the needs of the person in pain. Yes, there may be pockets of good stuff going on but I have not had any of this. It’s far too easy and a cop out f…Read more

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Unfortunately as a patient my experience with my local GP was not helpful in relation to my journey with persistent pain. I remember lots of offers of medications but there was never any psychological help, CBT, pain management course or even a brief understanding of ‘pain’. Even when I got referred to pain clinic I came away with morphine pat…Read more