June's Foundry Chronic Pain Groups

Are you looking for support with chronic, persistent or long-term pain, or do you know someone who would benefit? 

We run weekly groups in Burngreave, Firvale, and Firth Park. Anyone living with chronic pain that would like to learn how to better manage in their day-to-day life as well as socialise and exercise are welcome to join any of our groups.

No need to contact us, just turn up!

Tuesdays 

Men and Women 1pm – 2pm every Tuesday at Firvale Community Hub

• This month we had Wellbeing Coach Julie and Harry from Healthwatch join us! Having the space to talk about the difficult parts of living with chronic pain with others that understand and listen has been most helpful. We of course continued to use the massage balls and resistance bands to help relax and strengthen our bodies. We also discussed the ways to stay safe during the heatwave.

Wednesdays

Men and Women 1pm – 2:30pm every Wednesday at Firth Park Hall (behind Firth Park Methodist Church)

• This month has involved lots of discussions about managing chronic pain and sharing tips with each other. And for those that have wanted to we have of course exercised in chairs using resistance bands. The hall was a fantastic space to be in during the heatwave – we highly recommend!

Thursdays

Women only 11am – 12:30pm every week at Burngreave Vestry Hall

• June was a busy month at the women’s group as we had Helen who loves morris dancing getting the women up and dancing different types of dance, discussions around living with chronic pain, and Sarah getting everyone doing yoga! We also continued with our weekly exercise with resistance bands.