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Opioids Leaflet
October 19 , 2022
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Opioids are a group of medicines that come from the extract of poppy seeds or other medicines that work in the same way. This leaflet by Dr Roger Knaggs explains all about their uses, including the benefits and risks associated with their use.
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Neuropathic Pain Leaflet
October 05 , 2022
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What is neuropathic pain? What causes it and how can it be managed? Pain specialists Dr John Lee and Dr Alan Fayaz explain the condition and provide information on the treatment options available.
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Antidepressants Leaflet
March 19 , 2022
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Attending appointments with healthcare professionals any people living with long-term pain (also known as chronic or persistent pain) are worried about using medicines like antidepressants. They might worry that the doctor thinks it’s ‘all in my mind’. And they want to know how ...
Managing Healthcare Appointments Leaflet
June 19 , 2022
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Attending appointments with healthcare professionals can cause a lot of stress and anxiety and people often leave feeling they have not managed to discuss the issues concerning them most. This leaflet, by nurse specialist Jacquelyn Watson, looks at how you can make the ...
Managing Emotions with Chronic Pain Leaflet
March 19 , 2022
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This leaflet is designed to help you think about how chronic pain can give rise to difficult feelings and thoughts. David Craig and Katy Gordon look at how this can affect your life and how to address these emotional effects of pain.
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Stress, Pain and Relaxation Leaflet
June 19 , 2022
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This leaflet is designed to help you understand what stress is, inform you as to why is it important to be able to relax when you have chronic pain and provide some relaxation exercises for you to try.
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Manage Your Pain Leaflet
May 19 , 2022
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A guide to becoming more active and reducing flare-ups.
In this booklet Liz Macleod brings together a lifetime’s experience in helping people understand and manage their pain. Her practical approach gives encouragement to anyone who wants advice and support in living with pain. This ...
Earn Continuing Professional Development credits through Airing Pain
October 20 , 2022
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Find out about how you can earn Continuing Professional Development credits by listening to, and reflecting on, Pain Concern's Airing Pain podcast.
Families and Children Resource Page
May 19 , 2022
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Visit our Families and Children Page
Our Families and Children page is a complete guide to all of our resources on families, parenting, children and young people. It can can be found at painconcern.org.uk/families-and-children
Pain can sometimes seem like an ‘uninvited guest’ or ‘intruder’ into family life. Here ...
North British Pain Association Autumn Scientific Meeting 2022 Poster Prize Winner
September 30 , 2022
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We are pleased to share the North British Pain Association Autumn Scientific Meeting 2022 Poster Prize Winner Cassandra MacGregor’s poster: An Ecosystem of Accepting Life with Chronic Pain: A Meta-ethnography. View the poster in full below.
Cassandra's MacGregor and her PhD team's poster An Ecosystem of Accepting Life ...
Rapid design and implementation of a virtual pain management programme due to COVID-19
September 27 , 2022
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A quality improvement initiative.
As part of Pain Awareness Month, and to mark the release of our new Airing Pain podcast programme: Sharing pain - how group consultations can help long COVID and other conditions, we are privileged to be able to share this study on virtual pain ...
Join the British Pain Society Today
September 14 , 2022
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What can you gain from joining the British Pain Society? The British Pain Society are a vibrant diverse community of health professional and patients who work together to promote effective pain management. https://buff.ly/3D5dZPh ...
