{"id":3557,"date":"2024-08-19T09:24:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T23:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/uncategorized\/rio-market-stall-program"},"modified":"2024-08-19T13:34:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T03:34:46","slug":"rio-market-stall-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/news\/rio-market-stall-program","title":{"rendered":"Chronic pain patients like Lilian are finding inspiration and connecting with others through the RIO Market Stall program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:89.44rem;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1>Chronic pain patients like Lilian are finding inspiration and connecting with others through the RIO Market Stall program<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_3558\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3558\" class=\"wp-image-3558 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2024\/08\/newsroom-lilian-p.png\" alt=\"If you\u2019d like to check out Lillian\u2019s wares, this year\u2019s market will be held in the RBWH Atrium on 19 and 21 August from 9am-2pm.\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2024\/08\/newsroom-lilian-p-100x150.png 100w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2024\/08\/newsroom-lilian-p-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2024\/08\/newsroom-lilian-p.png 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/600;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If you\u2019d like to check out Lilian\u2019s wares, this year\u2019s market will be held in the RBWH Atrium on 19 and 21 August from 9am-2pm.<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Lilian has always enjoyed being crafty with her hands, but due to chronic pain from osteoarthritis for the last nine years, it has been increasingly hard to find the motivation to take up her hobby.<\/h4>\n<p>\u201cMy pain has greatly affected my mobility,\u201d Lilian said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can no longer walk long distances, and I can&#8217;t get out as much as I used to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since getting involved in the RIO Market Stall program at RBWH, run by the Tess Cramond Pain and Research Centre, Lilian has found the motivation to get back to making glass earrings and quilling paper cards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe program has been a great way to connect with others and get some inspiration for doing things that I used to enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Re-Engagement in Occupation Market Stall program was established in 2018 at the Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital and allows patients presenting with chronic pain to re-engage in occupation through creating, marketing and selling handmade goods in a supportive environment.<\/p>\n<p>Persistent pain is immensely disabling and impacts an individual\u2019s ability to participate in daily and meaningful activities called occupations. The RIO Market Stall program facilitates re-engagement in occupations, particularly in the creation of handmade items and craft-related hobbies.<\/p>\n<p>Through this creative outlet patients build social connections, develop increased self-efficacy and confidence in their skills which positively contributes to improved mental health and wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese creative activities also have helped me with my anxiety and depression. It keeps my mind occupied!\u201d Lilian said.<br \/>\nIf you\u2019d like to check out Lilian\u2019s wares, this year\u2019s market will be held in the RBWH Atrium on 19 and 21 August from 9am-2pm.<\/p>\n<p>Ten percent of market profits will go to the RBWH Foundation funding lifesaving research and patient care initiatives. The remaining proceeds will go towards the artisans and supporting the Tess Cramond Pain and Research Centre, located at STARS.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019d like to check out Lilian\u2019s wares, this year\u2019s market will be held in the RBWH Atrium on 19 and 21 August from 9am-2pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":3559,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-stars"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3557"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3566,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3557\/revisions\/3566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}