Grünenthal Pharma, through its platform Pain.com, celebrated the past October 4 the Second edition of their Solidarity March., under the motto Every step counts.The objective of this initiative is to bring together healthcare professionals, people with chronic pain, family members and friends. for to make the impact visible of this disease and promote moderate exercise as a complementary tool in their treatment.
The chronic pain affects about the 26% of the Spanish population, conditioning it in a significant way quality of life, your emotional well-being and theirs Personal and professional relationships.In view of this reality, Grünenthal Underline the importance of promoting actions that foster empathy and social awareness.
“Every step we take in this march is a message of support and recognition to those who live with chronic pain.From Grünenthal, alongside healthcare professionals, family and friends, we want to accompany you and remind you that you are not alone in your fight, he emphasized. Juan Quintana, Director of Patients and Communications for the company.
The march counted with the The backing of more than 40 scientific societies and patient associations., and gathered to about 300 people in a participatory and supportive environment.
The journey, of three kilometers, took place in the Juan Carlos I Park in Madrid, through an accessible and slope-free itinerary, designed for all ages and physical conditions. In addition, they organized themselves parallel activities with information panels about posture, nutrition and self-care, offering practical advice for to improve the management of pain and promote healthy living habits.
Workshops on nutrition, emotional health, and rehabilitation
The Second Solidarity Walk has introduced several new developments, including workshops on various topics such as nutrition, emotional health, and telerehabilitation, in order to provide tools that may be useful to attendees with chronic pain.
Regarding the nutrition workshop, the pharmacist and dietitian-nutritionist specializing in chronic pain, Laura Isabel Arranz, has delivered a practical session in which she offered tips and tricks on which foods to include or avoid in the diet to improve joint and muscle health, as well as to relieve abdominal pain or headaches. Additionally, as a capstone, he has developed a "recipe against pain" based on a simple dish suitable for people with chronic pain.
Regarding the workshop on emotional health, Ángela de la Rosa and María González, specialized coaches at the psychological help office “Your Emotional Health” and authors of the training course ‘Cuida tu salud emocional para acompañar mejor a tu paciente con dolor crónico’, have offered a practical session on which aspects are the most important to address by patients who suffer from chronic pain and their social environment, such as the importance of sharing their feelings with their friends and family, managing social life with chronic pain, or the inclusion of mindfulness as therapy. Additionally, the coaches have attended to the attendees' inquiries after the March ended.
Similarly, the Spanish company TRAK, a pioneer in the development of telerehabilitation solutions using artificial intelligence, has enabled a space where attendees have been able to test its telerehabilitation platform, tailored to their condition, and perform recovery exercises for knee osteoarthritis, low back pain, or neck pain, among others.
Furthermore, the activity titled 'In the Skin of a Patient with Chronic Pain' has allowed people to identify with patients and to feel their same limitations when carrying out daily activities. Thus, by donning a special suit and through a series of tests, the participants have experienced how chronic pain can greatly limit these activities.
This Walk, like the first edition, has had a charitable purpose, and Grünenthal has made a donation to the Theodora Foundation based on the number of participants and kilometers covered, totaling €4,000, thereby helping to continue bringing joy and hope to hospitalized children.
