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2025 - term dates for your diary:
Monday 28th April – Monday 21st July
(no sessions on bank holidays 5th May & 26th May)
Face to Face Classes on Mondays:
Weekly Exercise Class 10.00am - 11.00am
Weekly Relaxation 11.00am - 11.15am
Social 11.15am -11.45am
Art Class 11.30am - 1.30pm (fortnightly)
Online Yoga Classes on Thursdays - see below for dates if you've signed up for these.
We ran a Zoom Workshop on 14 March with Edward PG Walsh on how mindfulness can help with fibromyalgia. If you would like the notes to this session, please contact Sharon at admin@painexchangeteam.org
ART CLASS WITH LEIDY - MONDAY'S
Please do join Leidy for ''Mindful Art and Creative Exploration" - the next sessions are on the following dates:
Monday 16th June
Monday 30th June
Monday 14th July
ONLINE YOGA WITH NILOO:
If you have signed up to join Niloo's online yoga classes, the next sessions are on the following dates:
Thursday 12th June
Thursday 19th June
For more information about Niloo and the services she offers, click here.
FOR NEWCOMERS TO THE PAIN EXCHANGE
If you would like to find out more about the Pain Exchange and joining a class, we are offering video consultations. To find out more, CLICK HERE to use the "Contact us " section of the website.
INFORMATION
Please do explore the link to "Flippin Pain" (CLICK HERE), a great source of information and patient stories.
EXERCISES FOR OLDER PEOPLE
If you've not done much physical activity for a while, you may want to get the all-clear from a GP before starting.
For the exercises that require a chair, choose one that is stable, solid and without wheels. You should be able to sit with feet flat on the floor and knees bent at right angles. Avoid chairs with arms as this will restrict your movement.
Wear loose comfortable clothing and keep some water nearby.
Try to attempt these exercises at least twice a week, this will help to improve muscle strength, balance and co-ordination.
Build up slowly and aim to increase repetitions of each exercise over time.
Follow this link to see the exercises.
As your fitness improves, why not look for a group session near you? Age UK have lots of ideas.
WHAT IS PHYSIOTHERAPY
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy have useful guidance : physiotherapy?
INTERVIEW WITH MUSCULO-SKELETAL SPECIALIST
Sharon recently interviewed Lorimer Moseley at the International Conference for Physio's working with Musculo-skeletal conditions. He is a researcher and cliniciannow based in Adelaide, and is part of the Neuro Orthopaedic Institute (NOI). His interest is pain in the brain.
WHY DO WE SLEEP?
Follow the link to hear what Russell Foster has to say about the importance of good sleep.
LONDON DIOCESE
In Feb 2016, The London Diocese ran an article on their website featuring the Pain Exchange.
The Pain Exchange is a registered charity in England & Wales. Charity no. 1166229