Escape-pain Courses

ESCAPE-pain stands for Enabling Self-management and Coping with Arthritic Pain using Exercise. It is a rehabilitation programme for people with chronic joint pain that integrates education and exercise.

ESCAPE-pain for knees and hips

This six week course is a group exercise and education programme for people with chronic joint pain that integrates educational self-management and coping strategies with an exercise regimen individualised for each participant. The course helps people understand their condition, teaches them simple things they can help themselves with, and takes them through a progressive exercise programme so they learn how to cope with pain better.

The ESCAPE pain programme runs twice a week and involves a combination of education, exercise and specialist advice from a physiotherapist.

You can access this programme at:

• Sevenoaks Hospital, Sevenoaks
• Tonbridge Cottage  Hospital, Tonbridge
• Churchill Centre, Aylesford
• Gravesham Community  Hospital, Gravesend

If you cannot attend any of these locations, or would prefer to access the ESCAPE programme in your own time, you can access the programme online.

ESCAPE-PAIN

Escape pain criteria:

• Patients over 45 years of age with chronic joint pain Hip and Knee (at least 3 months’ duration).
• Clinical diagnosis of osteoarthritis.
• No contraindications to carrying out a regular exercise programme.
• Would benefit from a group-based rehabilitation programme with exercise.

Independently mobile and able to participate in a group-based exercise programme with minimal supervision