Pain Stories Lab
@painstorieslab.org
We focus on the experiences of children and young people, and their families, living with pain. Our aim is to improve society's understanding of their stories. Based at the University of Bath, United Kingdom.
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· Jun 25
Hey Bluesky!
We've got a new study that you might be interested in.
We'd love to hear your perspectives - whether you have relationship experience or not.
Visit painstorieslab.org/romantic-relationships for more info or DM us!
#ChronicPainSky #research #chronicillness #writing
We've got a new study that you might be interested in.
We'd love to hear your perspectives - whether you have relationship experience or not.
Visit painstorieslab.org/romantic-relationships for more info or DM us!
#ChronicPainSky #research #chronicillness #writing
See below for details about how to hear more about paediatric pain and have your say (this is not PSL specific!) Pediatric Pain Letter details are below, worth a follow!
Interested in paediatric pain? Come and follow the Pediatric Pain Letter, an open access international publication which hears from researchers, clinicians, individuals with lived experience and other non academic voices. We would love to hear from you. Follow us here bsky.app/profile/pedi...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:20 AM
See below for details about how to hear more about paediatric pain and have your say (this is not PSL specific!) Pediatric Pain Letter details are below, worth a follow!
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Through art, text, and photography, our competition revealed how persistent pain shapes daily life. Congratulations to the winners — and thank you to all who helped turn lived experience into insight. Read more: criisp.uk/2025/10/23/s...
#ChronicPainResearch #PublicInvolvement
#ChronicPainResearch #PublicInvolvement
Sharing Daily Moments of Chronic Pain
Over the summer we ran an activity where we asked those living with chronic or persistent pain to take part in a unique creative opportunity to share a moment from their day. We had a diverse …
criisp.uk
October 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Through art, text, and photography, our competition revealed how persistent pain shapes daily life. Congratulations to the winners — and thank you to all who helped turn lived experience into insight. Read more: criisp.uk/2025/10/23/s...
#ChronicPainResearch #PublicInvolvement
#ChronicPainResearch #PublicInvolvement
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Do you know that the Pediatric Pain Letter is pubished three times a year? We are always looking for submissions so please do let us know if you have any insights, critiques or fresh insights on pediatric pain. We would love to hear from you! pediatric-pain-letter.org/information-...
August 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Do you know that the Pediatric Pain Letter is pubished three times a year? We are always looking for submissions so please do let us know if you have any insights, critiques or fresh insights on pediatric pain. We would love to hear from you! pediatric-pain-letter.org/information-...
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The deadline has now been extended for our creative competition for those with lived experience of chronic pain. Share your moment today uniofbath.questionpro.eu/t/AB3uySWZB3...
✍️🎨🎵🎥📸
#creativity #art #competition #chronicpain
✍️🎨🎵🎥📸
#creativity #art #competition #chronicpain
August 19, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The deadline has now been extended for our creative competition for those with lived experience of chronic pain. Share your moment today uniofbath.questionpro.eu/t/AB3uySWZB3...
✍️🎨🎵🎥📸
#creativity #art #competition #chronicpain
✍️🎨🎵🎥📸
#creativity #art #competition #chronicpain
The deadline has now been extended for our creative competition for those with lived experience of chronic pain. Share your moment today uniofbath.questionpro.eu/t/AB3uySWZB3...
✍️🎨🎵🎥📸
#creativity #art #competition #chronicpain
✍️🎨🎵🎥📸
#creativity #art #competition #chronicpain
August 19, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The deadline has now been extended for our creative competition for those with lived experience of chronic pain. Share your moment today uniofbath.questionpro.eu/t/AB3uySWZB3...
✍️🎨🎵🎥📸
#creativity #art #competition #chronicpain
✍️🎨🎵🎥📸
#creativity #art #competition #chronicpain
Reminder: take part in our creative competition if you have lived experience of chronic pain! We'd really love to hear from you.
#chronicpain #ChronicPainSky #art #creativewriting #competition #photography
#chronicpain #ChronicPainSky #art #creativewriting #competition #photography
July 31, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Reminder: take part in our creative competition if you have lived experience of chronic pain! We'd really love to hear from you.
#chronicpain #ChronicPainSky #art #creativewriting #competition #photography
#chronicpain #ChronicPainSky #art #creativewriting #competition #photography
🎨 Live with chronic pain and 16+?
The CRIISP research project invites you to share a moment from your day, through writing, art, film or photography. Embrace your creativity!
🗓️ Deadline: 25th August
🔗 Submission and more info: uniofbath.questionpro.eu/t/AB3uySWZB3...
@criispapdp.bsky.social
The CRIISP research project invites you to share a moment from your day, through writing, art, film or photography. Embrace your creativity!
🗓️ Deadline: 25th August
🔗 Submission and more info: uniofbath.questionpro.eu/t/AB3uySWZB3...
@criispapdp.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
🎨 Live with chronic pain and 16+?
The CRIISP research project invites you to share a moment from your day, through writing, art, film or photography. Embrace your creativity!
🗓️ Deadline: 25th August
🔗 Submission and more info: uniofbath.questionpro.eu/t/AB3uySWZB3...
@criispapdp.bsky.social
The CRIISP research project invites you to share a moment from your day, through writing, art, film or photography. Embrace your creativity!
🗓️ Deadline: 25th August
🔗 Submission and more info: uniofbath.questionpro.eu/t/AB3uySWZB3...
@criispapdp.bsky.social
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The Pain Toolkit Academy Courses, are ideal for the ‘curious’
paintoolkit.thinkific.com/
#selfmgtliving-works
paintoolkit.thinkific.com/
#selfmgtliving-works
July 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The Pain Toolkit Academy Courses, are ideal for the ‘curious’
paintoolkit.thinkific.com/
#selfmgtliving-works
paintoolkit.thinkific.com/
#selfmgtliving-works
Are you 18-25 years and want to help us with a creative online study, please see below for info. People living with chronic or persistent pain as well as those who do not are welcome to take part. See below link for more details! www.painstorieslab.org/romantic-rel...
July 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Are you 18-25 years and want to help us with a creative online study, please see below for info. People living with chronic or persistent pain as well as those who do not are welcome to take part. See below link for more details! www.painstorieslab.org/romantic-rel...
Happy Pride Month from the Pain Stories Lab!
Let's continue the celebration of LGBTQIA+ voices in academic research.
#lgbtq #pridemonth #chronicpain #ChronicPainSky #research #AcademicSky
Let's continue the celebration of LGBTQIA+ voices in academic research.
#lgbtq #pridemonth #chronicpain #ChronicPainSky #research #AcademicSky
June 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Happy Pride Month from the Pain Stories Lab!
Let's continue the celebration of LGBTQIA+ voices in academic research.
#lgbtq #pridemonth #chronicpain #ChronicPainSky #research #AcademicSky
Let's continue the celebration of LGBTQIA+ voices in academic research.
#lgbtq #pridemonth #chronicpain #ChronicPainSky #research #AcademicSky
Are you a girl aged 11-18 years looking for an opportunity to gain skills and help to design research about period pain? We are looking for young people to join our team as a research advisor. If this is you or you think that your young person might be interested, email painstories@bath.ac.uk
June 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Are you a girl aged 11-18 years looking for an opportunity to gain skills and help to design research about period pain? We are looking for young people to join our team as a research advisor. If this is you or you think that your young person might be interested, email painstories@bath.ac.uk
Check out Amy Parkinson's paper - looking at diffs in words used by parents of adols with CRPS & parents of pain-free adols when talking about their child's future.Parents of adols with CRPS used: more neg emotion & anger words, fewer certainty & friend words
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
A Linguistic Analysis of Future Perceptions of Parents of Adolescents With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Parents of Pain‐Free Peers
Background Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain condition which typically affects a body extremity and occurs more frequently from the onset of adolescence. Parents of adolescents...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Check out Amy Parkinson's paper - looking at diffs in words used by parents of adols with CRPS & parents of pain-free adols when talking about their child's future.Parents of adols with CRPS used: more neg emotion & anger words, fewer certainty & friend words
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Amazing to see Tess Rugg's fabulous images of research entry being displayed at the Viuce Chancellor's Engage awards at the University of Bath yesterday. Amazing work on identity in young adults living with pain. Keep following us for updates on Tess' fab PhD work! @ruggstickles.lol
June 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Amazing to see Tess Rugg's fabulous images of research entry being displayed at the Viuce Chancellor's Engage awards at the University of Bath yesterday. Amazing work on identity in young adults living with pain. Keep following us for updates on Tess' fab PhD work! @ruggstickles.lol
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UK-based healthcare professionals, we need your help designing resources to help children and young people manage musculoskeletal pain and get better use out of primary care.
@campainstudy are running an e-Delphi study: forms.office.com/e/8...
10 minute survey, spread the word!
@campainstudy are running an e-Delphi study: forms.office.com/e/8...
10 minute survey, spread the word!
June 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
UK-based healthcare professionals, we need your help designing resources to help children and young people manage musculoskeletal pain and get better use out of primary care.
@campainstudy are running an e-Delphi study: forms.office.com/e/8...
10 minute survey, spread the word!
@campainstudy are running an e-Delphi study: forms.office.com/e/8...
10 minute survey, spread the word!
Hey Bluesky!
We've got a new study that you might be interested in.
We'd love to hear your perspectives - whether you have relationship experience or not.
Visit painstorieslab.org/romantic-relationships for more info or DM us!
#ChronicPainSky #research #chronicillness #writing
We've got a new study that you might be interested in.
We'd love to hear your perspectives - whether you have relationship experience or not.
Visit painstorieslab.org/romantic-relationships for more info or DM us!
#ChronicPainSky #research #chronicillness #writing
June 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Hey Bluesky!
We've got a new study that you might be interested in.
We'd love to hear your perspectives - whether you have relationship experience or not.
Visit painstorieslab.org/romantic-relationships for more info or DM us!
#ChronicPainSky #research #chronicillness #writing
We've got a new study that you might be interested in.
We'd love to hear your perspectives - whether you have relationship experience or not.
Visit painstorieslab.org/romantic-relationships for more info or DM us!
#ChronicPainSky #research #chronicillness #writing
Hello! We are the Pain Stories Lab, based at the University of Bath. Our lab research focuses on better understanding how children, young people and their families make sense of and experience pain (their stories). By understanding these stories, we can help to improve people's lives.
April 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Hello! We are the Pain Stories Lab, based at the University of Bath. Our lab research focuses on better understanding how children, young people and their families make sense of and experience pain (their stories). By understanding these stories, we can help to improve people's lives.