Why We Hurt Programme

A digital support tool for people living with pain

What is Why We Hurt?

Why We Hurt is an online guide all about how pain works.

Created by Flippin’ Pain, Why We Hurt can help you to understand your pain and the best ways to reduce it. It has been created with the help of people who live with pain themselves.

If you’ve been referred to the Northern Lincolnshire MSK or Pain service, Why We Hurt is free for you to access- just follow the steps below to sign up.

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Please use the form below to sign up. You should then get an email asking you to create an account.

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Your questions answered

Research has shown that getting to know how pain works can be a game-changer. It can change how people think about their pain, what they do about it, and even how it feels.  

When pain is affecting your life, it can be difficult to know what to do for the best and whose advice to believe. We hope that Why We Hurt will help you feel in control of your situation, understand your pain better, and be more confident about what next steps will really help. 

The information included in Why We Hurt can be useful to anyone: but it was created particularly for people who are affected by pain.  

It focuses a lot on persistent pain (also known as chronic pain). This is any pain that has been present for more than 3 months. We know that for many people pain has been a part of their lives for much longer. 

No matter how severe your pain, where you feel it, or how long you’ve had it, Why We Hurt could be helpful to you. 

Why We Hurt includes seven short videos, each with tasks for you to complete. You can also download extra information or post in a group chat with other people who are going through the information. 

Altogether it takes around 3 hours to complete. You can stop, start, or rewatch as much as you like. 

This information is backed by organisations such as the NHS, the British Pain Society and the European Pain Federation.