Airing Pain: Series 2 (19 &#8211; 36)

Evaluating the cost of chronic pain to society and improving public health policy on pain.

Airing Pain 35: The Northern Ireland Pain Summit: Pain, policy and employment

June 13, 2012

The challenges of improving pain management in Northern Ireland, and raising awareness of chronic pain among businesses.

Airing Pain 34: Ankylosing Spondylitis; The Patient Perspective

May 30, 2012

Living with ankylosing spondylitis and psoriasis, plus, listening to the patient perspective and educating health professionals.

Airing Pain 33: Gender and Communication

May 16, 2012

How gender can influence experiences of pain, and living with cluster headaches.

Airing Pain 32: Pain Management Programmes

May 03, 2012

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What is a pain management programme? We find out more with the patients and staff on the Glasgow programme.

Airing Pain 31: Brain Imaging: Looking into your pain

April 18, 2012

How pain can be seen in the brain, and the research showing pain to be a condition in its own right

Airing Pain 30: SUCCESSful Research into Chronic Conditions

April 05, 2012

How a patient group is getting involved in setting health policy for chronic conditions.

Airing Pain 29: Fibromyalgia

March 28, 2012

Living with fibromyalgia, and the medical research offering hope for the future.

Airing Pain 28: Self-Management: Pacing and communication

March 15, 2012

Learning to manage pain with Arthritis Care’s self-management programme.

Airing Pain 27: Arthritis: Challenging perceptions

February 21, 2012

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Setting the record straight on arthritis, and practical tips on living with the condition.

Airing Pain 26: Transforming Pain Services: Joining up pain management and involving the patient

February 14, 2012

The health professionals working to improve pain management, and the importance of getting patients more involved.

Airing Pain 25: A Heads-Up on Migraines

January 30, 2012

How to manage migraines: patients and experts share their thoughts.

Airing Pain 24: Exercise and Managing Pain

January 13, 2012

How swimming can help manage pain, and a Q&A session with physiotherapist Paul Cameron.

Airing Pain 23: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

January 03, 2012

Understanding complex regional pain syndrome, and treating phantom limbs with mirrors.

Airing Pain 22: Pain Support Groups and Facial Expressions

December 16, 2011

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What facial expressions in mice can tell us about pain, managing pain in dementia patients, and finding hope in a pain support group.

Airing Pain 21: Opioids and Managing Pain in Remote Areas

December 01, 2011

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How people in remote areas manage pain, and when and how to take opioids.

Airing Pain 20: The Social Costs of Pain

November 17, 2011

The societal and economic impact of pain and driving pain up the agenda.

Airing Pain 19: Family Therapy

November 03, 2011

How pain affects family members and how family therapy can help.