Airing Pain
Airing Pain 83: Arthritis: From self-help to cutting edge research
June 30 , 2016
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Getting moving with tai chi, staying in work and why arthritis pain is not all about the joints
This edition is funded by the Agnes Hunter Trust.
Over ten million people in the UK live with arthritis and it is the most common cause of pain. Professor David Walsh ...
Airing Pain 82: Pain, PTSD and perfume
June 15 , 2016
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The emotional and physical impacts of injury and how to cope with them
This edition has been funded by the Forces in Mind Trust and the MacRobert Trust.
In the third instalment of our Airing Pain miniseries on military veterans living with pain we focus on the relationship between ...
Airing Pain 81 : Life after limb loss
June 02 , 2016
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Supporting amputee veterans to rebuild their lives, and psychological techniques beyond words
This edition has been funded by the MacRobert Trust and the Forces in Mind Trust.
Hundreds of veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan sustained injuries leading to the loss of one or more limbs. In ...
Airing Pain 80: Suffering is Optional
May 19 , 2016
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Improving treatment for veterans in pain and facing the challenges of civilian life
This edition has been funded by the MacRobert Trust and the Forces in Mind Trust.
‘Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.’ A motto tattooed onto the arm of a wounded veteran which, although easier said ...
Airing Pain 79: Side Effects, Placebos and a Brief History of Nerve Pain
May 03 , 2016
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Making sense of side effects, the power of placebo, and the improving treatment of neuropathic pain
This edition has been funded by friends and supporters of Pain Concern.
Tens of thousands of soldiers in the First World War survived with limb amputations, but doctors and wider society were unprepared ...
Airing Pain 78: Putting Children’s Pain in the Picture
January 06 , 2016
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How children can express their pain in art, plus tips for parents
This edition is funded by a grant from the Stafford Trust.
‘In hospital. Don’t know what’s going to happen to me.’ These words, written by a child asked to describe her pain after surgery, speak of the ...
Airing Pain 77: Realising the Painful Truth
December 22 , 2015
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Putting patients first, and teenage life with pain
This edition is funded by a grant from the Pain Alliance of Northern Ireland.
How can healthcare systems adapt to meet the needs of people in pain? Airing Pain returns to Northern Ireland to find out how the findings of the ...
Airing Pain 76: Pain, Poverty and Employment
December 11 , 2015
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How to break the links between poverty, pain and unemployment
This edition is funded by a grant from the Moffatt Charitable Trust.
In the second programme in our 'Good Work' double bill we hear how people in pain and their families are affected by barriers to employment and support.
Kieran ...
Airing Pain 75: Back to Work
November 24 , 2015
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How to move from sick leave to ‘good work’
This edition is funded by a grant from the Moffatt Charitable Trust.
As many as a quarter of people with chronic pain go on to lose their jobs, so what can be done to make staying in work more achievable? ...
Airing Pain 74: Music
November 10 , 2015
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Tune in and turn down the volume on pain
This edition is funded by grants from the Sylvia Waddilove Foundation and the Scottish Government.
Could music be a key resource for managing pain? The results of a survey on music and chronic pain are promising, according to psychologist and ...
Airing Pain 73: Foot Pain
October 27 , 2015
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Taking care of our feet, plus, why we need toes
This edition is funded by a grant from the Schuh Trust.
About ten per cent of the adult population experience disabling levels of foot pain. Producer Paul Evans hears from the experts about professional help, self-management and why we ...
Airing Pain 72: Breaking the Barriers to Managing Pain
October 14 , 2015
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Why self-management isn’t working and what we can do about it
This edition is part of a project funded by the Health and Social Care Alliance.
We know that supported self-management reduces the impact of chronic pain on daily life, but many people in pain feel they are not ...
