03/12/2025
𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬
The recent 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧 (𝐒𝐈𝐏) event at the 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 highlighted what we see daily in practice: chronic pain is more than a medical condition, it is a societal challenge with profound social, economic, and mental health consequences.
𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑒𝑚𝑝ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡:
🔹 Chronic pain affects millions across Europe, limiting participation in work, community, and daily life.
🔹 Prevention is essential: addressing pain early and understanding its purpose can stop it from becoming long-term.
🔹 Holistic, biopsychosocial care is key to restoring function, independence, and quality of life.
𝐀𝐭 𝐎𝐥𝐝𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧𝟐𝐆𝐨®, 𝐰𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
🔸 Our approach focuses on the brain’s protective role in pain, recognising that once pain becomes chronic, it is not necessarily a sign of ongoing damage. Instead, it often reflects the brain’s protective systems working continuously to keep the individual safe.
🔸 We believe that, from the brain's perspective, all pain serves a purpose: to signal that it still perceives a need for protection. What makes our approach unique is that we do not view chronic pain as a malfunction to be managed, but as a meaningful message to be 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒅, 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒅, 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅.
𝐏𝐮𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲...
Our approach is centred around helping the brain update its own internal understanding on a deep level, through a form of communication it inherently speaks, essentially guiding it to recognise that protective responses are no longer needed, supporting the brain to reset its processing.
By combining scientific understanding with practical application, we transform prevention into meaningful, real-world results.
👉𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 about the approach, success stories, our training programme, and our free online training introduction sessions at: www.oldpain2go.com
🌍Chronic pain prevention is not just a policy priority, it is a human, social, and economic necessity. Together, we can move from burden to prevention, supporting individuals to understand, address, and release chronic pain.
Societal Impact of Pain - SIP International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) European Pain Federation EFIC The British Pain Society Pain Alliance Europe Global Pain Association US Pain Foundation American Society of Pain & Neuroscience Pain UK
🎥 From Burden to Prevention: Reframing Chronic Pain in EU Health Policy
The Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) gathered policymakers, healthcare professionals, and patient representatives at the European Parliament to call for stronger EU action on preventing chronic pain.
Watch the highlights from our annual event and hear key messages from MEPs Sirpa Pietikäinen, Vytenis Andriukaitis, and Tomislav Sokol, alongside experts and patient voices, on how prevention can transform the future of pain care in Europe.
🎬 Watch the video report here: https://brnw.ch/21wXS4R
📄 Read the written event report here: https://brnw.ch/21wXS4Q