Musculoskeletal and joint-related issues can not only impact your mobility, they can also cause a great deal of pain – and that’s just one of the focuses of our fifth week in our #heathyjoints programme.
We’ve looked at how positive psychology can have a direct impact on your physical wellbeing, ways of managing pain, some simple tips to follow when it comes to looking after your back if you’re a carer, as well as sharing the third in our series of exercise tutorial videos.
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Here are some of the highlights from week five:
Our Wellness and Behaviour Change Coaches, Mike Lennon and Sally Walker, revealed how positive psychology can have huge impact on mental and physical wellbeing.
They considered how our happiness can enhance our psychological wellbeing and, in turn, improve our physical wellbeing… which is particularly useful when considering #healthyjoints.
We also posted the third of our fortnightly exercise tutorials, this time focusing on strengthening the muscles in your lower limbs. You can watch the full video here, or see a teaser below:
Living with chronic pain, whether persistent or intermittent – can sometimes feel like there’s no escape. And while, for some people, it’s something they may have to live with, there are some very simple everyday changes you could make to help keep it under control.
We offered five tips to help you manage pain in day-to-day life. You can find them all below, along with a handy graphic:
5 simple tips to help manage pain
And knowing how important it is to look after your back, particularly if you’re caring for someone – which may involve a lot of heavy lifting – we focused on some simple strategies to follow if you’re a carer:
5 top tips for looking after your back as a carer
Remember you can meet and chat to other carers in our Carers group here.
Keep an eye on our Healthy Joints Hub on the website too, where you’ll find all the links to the content in MyFFC:
You can keep up with all the latest updates, content and videos in our joints campaign by joining our Healthy Joints Group in MyFFC or searching for #HealthyJoints and following the topic. Anything new will appear there and you’ll also be updated when anything is added.
