Pain. Do you get it? Black Country

Pain. Do you get it the Black Country?

YMCA Western Gateway

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Thursday 29th September

A free public seminar for everyone, coming to the Black Country on Thursday 29th September

Join Professor Cormac Ryan – Community Pain Champion for the Flippin’ Pain campaign – and a panel of pain experts (including people living with persistent pain) for this fun, informative, free and easy to understand public seminar introducing some of the latest, often surprising scientific understanding of pain.

WHY?
… because without understanding, most of the best advice about persistent pain makes no sense.

AND
… flippin’ your understanding of pain could be your first step on the journey to recovery.

Professor Ryan’s talk will be followed by a live Q&A where he’ll be joined by our expert panel.

Where: YMCA Western Gateway, 38 Carter’s Green, West Bromwich, B70 9LG

Reserve your place

Pain: do you get it?… it’s estimated that between one third and one half of UK adults live with longstanding (a.k.a. chronic or persistent) pain. Recent decades have seen huge increases in the use of scans, medications and surgery in efforts to pinpoint and then reduce pain, but the numbers of people living with persistent pain and their overall health outcomes show no sign of improving. Pain is common, but it’s also complex and misunderstood.

Flippin’ Pain is public health campaign dedicated to changing the way we think about, talk about, and treat persistent pain. Closing the gap between what modern pain scientists know about pain and public understanding. Bringing the science of pain to the people… those who need it most.

Download and share our event poster here

Brain Bus Wolverhamptom

Bentley Bridge Retail Park

9am-4pm
Wednesday 28th September

The Brain Bus Experience

We believe that experiencing is believing when it comes to pain science. And there’s no better way to learn about something than to see it or feel it for yourself (don’t worry though- we won’t actually cause you pain!). The Brain Bus is our interactive pain science laboratory on wheels. Pop along and take part in one of our experiments, try out an immersive Virtual Reality experience or simply have a chat with one of our pain science experts that make up the Brain Bus team.

There is no need to book a place for our Brain Bus Experience, just come along and learn about the brain’s role in how we perceive pain. We will be at Bentley Bridge Retail Park, Wolverhampton, WV11 1BP from 9am to 4pm.

Brain Bus Brierley Hill

Merry Hill Retail Park

9am-4pm
Thursday 29th September

The Brain Bus Experience

There is no need to book a place for our Brain Bus Experience, just come along and learn about the brain’s role in how we perceive pain. We will be at Merry Hill Retail Park, Brierley Hill, DY5 1QX from 9am to 4pm (located at the walkway between Argos and M&S).

You can register your place for the public seminar by clicking HERE.

Due to the restricted capacity of the venue, please inform us if you can no longer attend so that your place can be reallocated to someone else.

These events are completely free and open to anyone – there is no need to reserve a place for the Brain Bus Experience, just turn up! Please do let your family, friends and healthcare professionals know about the events and get them to sign up and come along too. Together we can all gain a better understanding of dealing with persistent pain that may just make life a little easier for everyone…