Escape-pain - Self management for Arthritic pain using exercise

Enabling Self-management and Coping
with Arthritic Pain using Exercise

ESCAPE-pain is a rehabilitation programme for people with chronic joint pain of the knees and/or hips, that integrates educational self-management and coping strategies with an exercise regimen individualised for each participant. It helps people understand their condition, teaches them simple things they can help themselves with, and takes them through a progressive exercise programme so they learn how to cope with pain better.

Robust evaluation shows that ESCAPE-pain:

Reduces pain
Improves physical function
Improves the psychosocial consequences of pain
Reduces healthcare and utilisation costs.

#LiveBetterDoMore

Remember to use the #LiveBetterDoMore hashtag when tweeting or sharing any participant feedback. We'd love to hear more from you so if you have any stories to share and would like to tell us about your experience of the ESCAPE-pain programme or app email us at: hello@escape-pain.org.

Newly revamped ESCAPE-pain resource for leisure and community providers

Following on from the interest after last week’s webinar, we are pleased to announce that we have revamped our Leisure Sector FAQ resource to incorporate new learnings from ESCAPE-pain leisure and community sites, including 4x case-studies.

If you are a leisure provider/operator interested in learning more about ESCAPE-pain and how to implement the programme in your organisation please email us at hello@escape-pain.org to request a copy.

Two new sites starting soon in London Borough of Richmond

Teddington Memorial Hospital, Hampton Road, Teddington, TW11 0JL - starts 8^th July
Sheen Lane Health Centre, Sheen Lane, East Sheen, SW14 8LP - starts 15^th July

Patients need to have a Richmond GP in order to access the ESCAPE-pain service. Suitable patients will be referred into the class via a physiotherapist after assessment. They can be referred into physiotherapy via GP/self-referral, surgical departments, NHS community clinicians (e.g. NHS community physio) or a First Contact Practitioners working in General Practice.

Website quicklinks

Quicklink: Find a local class using our ESCAPE-pain site map
Quicklink: Access your ESCAPE-pain website account for viewing the internal pages containing various resources
Quicklink: Access your ESCAPE-pain Online account - the web-based version of the ESCAPE-pain app

If you have any comments or feedback please contact us at hello@escape-pain.org

Videos and Case Studies

RADIO INTERVIEW

Harrogate arthritis sufferer hails 'active' scheme - ESCAPE-pain participant Jill Quinn talks to Stray FM about her experience of the programme and how it has turned her life around. LISTEN NOW.

NEW VIDEO: Chris was diagnosed with arthritis in his hip. Hear him talk about his journey through the ESCAPE-pain programme run by Wiltshire Health and Care.

See below how Regina and Gillian took control of their joint pain, learnt to self-manage their condition, and returned to more physically active lives after completing the ESCAPE-pain programme.

For more videos and case studies visit our Personal Stories page.

News

'New service introduced for Osteoarthritis patients in borough' - Read the Richmond and Twickenham Times' news piece on the local upcoming ESCAPE-pain sites.
'Harrogate arthritis sufferer hails 'active' scheme' - LISTEN BACK to Jill Quinn's interview with on Stray FM where she talks about her experience of the ESCAPE-pain programme and how it has turned her life around.
We are proud to be listed in the new guidance launched on the 20 June by Public Health England, NHS England and Versus Arthritis on ‘Musculoskeletal health: 5 year prevention strategic framework’.
ESCAPE-pain is featured in the AHSN Network impact report 2018/19 launched earlier this month.
Read the ESCAPE-pain case study in the new AHSN Network magazine - The Innovators. The magazine draws together insights and learning on how healthcare innovation is transforming lives.
News article in local paper 'News Post Leader' - ‘New Northumberland exercise classes to help ease arthritis - New exercises classes have been launched to help residents struggling with arthritis or osteoarthritis.’