Airing Pain
Airing Pain 11: Music and Knitting
February 15 , 2011
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Paul Evans learns to knit, and how music can be used for pain relief
Paul Evans gets a knitting lesson when he visits the Stitchlinks group in Bath, where people use craft activities to manage their pain. Betsan Corkhill and Mike Osbourne talk about the medical science behind ...
Airing Pain 10: Young People in Pain
February 01 , 2011
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Patients and health professionals at a residential pain management programme in Bath talk about the pain management needs of younger people and the aims of the programme
Paul Evans visits the Centre for Pain Services at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases at Bath to find out ...
Airing Pain 9: Relieving Pain: TENS and acupuncture
January 18 , 2011
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How acupuncture and TENS can help relieve pain, plus, a new web service aiming to educate health professionals about pain
We take a look at the role of the pain specialist nurse in the community, eavesdropping on two consultations given by Kathryn Nur at her nurse-led clinic at ...
Airing Pain 8: Work and Benefits
January 04 , 2011
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Is work good for us? We discuss working with chronic pain and the benefits system
In the wake of the government’s introduction of the Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) which will see all people already on incapacity benefits reassessed for their ability to work by 2014, Airing Pain discusses benefit ...
Airing Pain 7: Exercise and Improving Mobility
December 21 , 2010
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Getting back into exercise and improving mobility. Plus, funding for pain services, and how can we best describe pain to a health professional?
Airing Pain visits the Frenchay Hospital Pain Clinic in Bristol where we hear from staff and patients. Paul Evans sits in on a consultation with physiotherapist ...
Airing Pain 6: Pacing and Arthritis
December 07 , 2010
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How pacing can help people with pain regain control, plus arthritis myth-busting, the future of pain management in the UK and a Q&A session on pain relief
Pacing is the thing that makes the most difference to his patients’ lives, says David Laird, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain ...
Airing Pain 5: Learning to Live with Pain
November 23 , 2010
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Learning how to live with pain and living with people in pain, and what pain management programmes do
Pain management programmes can ‘remove the barriers’ that prevent people with pain from living a normal life, says Dr Owen Hughes of the Pain and Fatigue Management Centre in Bronllys, ...
Airing Pain 4: Diet, CBT and Mindfulness
November 09 , 2010
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How diet can help manage pain, the benefits of mindfulness, CBT and exercise, and a Q&A with pain specialist Mark Turtle
In this programme Airing Pain looks at a range of lifestyle changes and psychological approaches we can use to help with managing pain. Dr Rae Bell tells us how ...
Airing Pain 3: Children in Pain
October 26 , 2010
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The hidden problem of pain in children and young people, plus tributes to Pain Concern patron Claire Rayner
Chronic pain is as widespread in children and young people as in the population as a whole, but is probably even less well understood. Jan Barton and her son Sam, ...
Airing Pain 2: Nerve Pain and How to Manage it
October 12 , 2010
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How problems with the nervous system can give rise to chronic pain, a personal success story of pain management and a Q&A with pain specialist Dr Mark Turtle
Elizabeth Carrigan of the Australian Pain Management Association talks about how pain management techniques helped her come to terms with ...
Airing Pain 1: Introduction to Pain
September 28 , 2010
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What is chronic pain and how can we manage it? We talk to health professionals and patients to find out more
In the first Airing Pain programme we introduce the subject of pain and its management, featuring contributors with a variety of expertise and experience. Professors Blair Smith and Richard ...
