CamPain OnlineTalk:
Mindfulness and Fibromyalgia
with Edward Walsh
Friday, 31 July, 7 - 8 PM
This talk…
will explore what mindfulness actually is, what fibromyalgia actually is, the research Edward recently published on MBSR (mindfulness based stress reduction) for fibromyalgia, which type of mindfulness practice is most helpful for people with persistent pain including fibromyalgia and how much mindfulness one needs to practice before seeing benefits.
Edward Walsh…
is a physiotherapist and pain specialist with over nine years of clinical experience and a Master’s degree in Clinical, Social and Cognitive Neuroscience with Distinction.
Edward was awarded the Elsevier Award for highest overall mark during his physiotherapy training, and the Academic Achievement Award from the School of Health and Medical Sciences at City St George’s, University of London for achieving the highest overall mark in his neuroscience Master’s degree
If you would like to attend, please contact campain82@gmail.com for the joining link
Online Mindfulness Drop-in Group
We are pleased that We are establishing a monthly drop-in mindfulness group run by Diarmuid. It's open to anybody in our network who has chronic pain and some previous experience of mindfulness.
The group will meet on the 2nd Friday of the month, 4-6 PM
Contact Diarmuid if you would like to find out more: Diarmuid.Denneny@brunel.ac.uk
FYI, this follows on from a really lovely 8 session mindfulness for pain course led by Diarmuid Denneny. It covered a number of different practices, including body scans, breathing meditations, meditations on thoughts and feelings and mindful movement.
The group was very supportive of each other and developed a strong bond.
With thanks to Mindful for the image used.
Camden Health Inequalities Pain Project
(CHIPP)
This is a co-produced collaborative project undertaken by CamPain and UCLH Pain Management Service, funded by North Central London Integrated Care Board.
It began with a series of co-production workshops with a total of 55 attendees where we asked people to share suggestions and ideas about what they would like to see in terms of activities and services (non-medical) for people with pain in Camden. Our in-person workshop was held at the Old Diorama Arts Centre on 19 June – see pictured.
We have now completed the co-production workshop phase of the project.
The next phase will be a Festival programme of events, giving people a taster of various activities to try. This is planned for autumn 2026. Then we would look to get additional funding to continue those activities which people found most useful
Upcoming Events
From us and recommended groups
CamPain Events Schedule
Upcoming events relevant to living with pain from other groups and projects
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Upcoming events relevant to living with pain from other groups and projects
ARMA is an umbrella body bringing together patient organisations and professional bodies representing the breadth of musculoskeletal health.
Our vision for musculoskeletal (MSK) health: the MSK health of the population is promoted throughout life; everyone with MSK conditions receives appropriate, high quality interventions to promote their health and well-being in a timely manner.
ARMA produces a monthly e-newsletter which will keep you up to date with news from our members and the MSK sector.
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Creative Health Camden at James Wigg Centre
"We are a charity supporting arts and community initiatives within Kentish Town Health Centre in Camden, north London. Our aim is to relieve mental and physical suffering through the use of the arts and holistic care.
We work in partnership with the James Wigg and Queens Crescent GP practices as part of a social prescribing model, meaning we take in-house referrals for registered patients. At times we are able to wider accommodate those living in the borough of Camden that are not registered patients and general public events.
We provide a range of projects and services. From arts workshops to dance classes for people with Parkinson’s, a non-medical chronic pain group, and legal advice through the Citizens Advice Bureau.
Our award winning exhibition space on the first floor displays work on themes surrounding health and well-being from various perspectives."
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NHS Pain Management Webinars
Camden Pain Service
The Camden Pain Service organises monthly webinars on pain management topics. Please contact them if you would like to receive an invite to attend. This service now runs out of the Royal Free Hospital.
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