National Pain Week 21-27 July 2025 Day 3

Movement and its Role in Calming the Pain System

 

Movement can help calm your pain system and improve wellbeing. Start small, stay consistent.

 

Pain and Physical Activity | Pain Management Network      

A good guide to getting started with physical activity while living with pain.     

 

Pain, Mind, and Movement - International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)

A bit more intellectual, with some great links to other useful concepts.

 

Movement With Pain - Pain Management - painHEALTH

Some good resources for movement with some easy explanations as well. Courtesy of the University of Western Australia

 

Tai Chi for Arthritis with Dr. Paul Lam

Dr Paul Lam is a GP from Sydney, but he is now famous throughout the world for his tai chi for health approach. This is a 1-hour video that has some great basic moves and info.