Participants will be asked to think of a creative way to answer the question
“What advice would you give to other young people with chronic musculoskeletal pain on how to manage their pain on a daily basis?”
This can be anything you like, and is not compulsory.
We will use what you created to begin the conversation in a casual way, asking you to tell us more about your creation. With your permission, we will also use your creation to show other young people and the wider public what managing chronic pain can look like.
Here are some examples created by members of the research team and our project partners:
Minimum pain zone maze (designed by Georgina Ferguson-Glover)
Pain management playlist (designed by Zak Hurren)
Pain management constellation (designed by Amber Daw)
Staying healthy poster (designed by Connie Young)
A self-care day (designed by Line Caes)
A crispy fall morning walk through the nearby forest, the 2 doggies running freely through the leaves, being chased by the wee one!
Back home, sipping on a nice hot chocolate topped with small marshmallows, while reflecting on the difficult moments as well as the moments that made me laugh at loud this week.
Needs must, so some house tasks were still part of the plan, but were closely followed by a cozy afternoon cuddled up in the blanket on the sofa. Giving my sore feet a well-deserved rest while keeping the brain from spinning by engaging in a mixture of my favourite hobbies: crocheting (in moderation to ensure the thumb doesn’t get sore), gaming on the Steamdeck, colouring and child book writing.
The day ends with a lovely warm bath, with the foot hanging out of the warm water of course, an ibuprofen and an evening of Netflix or more cozy gaming on m Steamdeck. Nothing like a bit of playing Dave the Diver to get the mind and muscles to relax.