Joint pain affects people in different ways.
Some people arrive unsure about what movement is safe.
Others find that pain has gradually affected everyday tasks, work, family life or the activities they enjoy.
The experiences below come from people who have completed the 12-week Joint Pain Programme.
They show:
where different people started,
what changed for them and
what they would say to someone who feels unsure about taking part.
Everyone's experience is different.
These stories are personal experiences rather than promises of a particular result.
Where people started
For some people, joint pain made ordinary daily activities difficult.
For others, uncertainty about what they could safely do led them to move less or stop exercising altogether.
What changed
Progress did not look the same for everyone.
People describe walking further, returning to important activities, adapting exercise to how they feel and becoming more confident in managing movement and pain.
What they would tell someone who feels unsure
Many people joined with concerns about making their pain worse, feeling out of place, keeping up with others or whether the programme would help them.
These are the answers they gave after completing it.
Your experience will be your own
You do not need to match anybody else's starting point or progress.
These stories are here to help you understand the range of people who take part and the different ways they have experienced the programme.
If you have questions or concerns about taking part, bring them to your triage call or speak to the person supporting you through the programme.
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