Airing Pain 123: Opioids and Chronic Pain
Rethinking long-term pain management This edition of Airing Pain has been supported with a grant from Kyowa Kirin donated for this purpose. The opioid crisis reached its peak in the United States in 2017, where addiction and overprescription have led to 218,000 deaths from prescripti
Continue Reading →Transcript – Programme 106: Pain Education for Doctors, Patients and Parents
March 19, 2020
airing pain, Chronic pain as a condition in its own right, Communication skills, Educating healthcare professionals, Explaining pain, Explaining your condition to others, Healthcare policy, Medication, Older people, pain management, Painkillers and side-effects, Patient perspective, pharmacist, Talking to your doctor, Young people and children
What can be done to implement better pain education for doctors, patients and parents, and trusting your pharmacist when in doubt To listen to this programme, please click here. Prefer a PDF? Click here. This edition has been funded by Pain Concern supporter and cyclist Ade and The Sa
Continue Reading →Airing Pain 106: Pain Education for Doctors, Patients and Parents
September 04, 2018
airing pain, Chronic pain as a condition in its own right, Communication skills, Educating healthcare professionals, Explaining pain, Explaining your condition to others, Healthcare policy, Medication, Older people, pain management, Painkillers and side-effects, Patient perspective, pharmacist, Talking to your doctor, Young people and children
What can be done to implement better pain education for doctors, patients and parents, and trusting your pharmacist when in doubt This edition has been funded by Pain Concern supporter and cyclist Ade and The Sackler Trust. For a full transcript of this programme, please click here. A
Continue Reading →‘Growing problem’ of addiction to prescription drugs probed – BBC article
January 24, 2018
Public Health England is launching a review into “growing problem” of prescription drug addiction. The review, which will take a year, will cover: sedatives and anti-anxiety drugs known as benzodiazepines and z-drugs (zolpidem and zopiclone) painkillers called opioids, pre
Continue Reading →Airing Pain 53: Headaches, Chilli Pepper Patches and the Placebo Effect
January 30, 2014
Investigating the diagnoses of headaches, and the benefits of topical and placebo treatments for chronic pain.
Continue Reading →Airing Pain 52: Better Care for People in Pain
January 15, 2014
back pain, Carers, Chronic pain as a condition in its own right, Educating healthcare professionals, exercise, Explaining pain to children, Family and relationships, General practitioners (GPs), Healthcare policy, Neuropathic pain, Pain management programmes, Painkillers and side-effects, Patient perspective, primary care, work
How to ensure people in pain get the best treatment: a new guideline for chronic pain in Scotland.
Continue Reading →Airing Pain 48: Nursing Beyond Drugs
November 20, 2013
How nurses can use relaxation therapy, massage, acupuncture and empathy to help people manage their pain.
Continue Reading →Airing Pain 46: Post-Herpetic Neuralgia and Migraine
October 28, 2013
Busting some myths about shingles and post-herpetic neuralgia, and the dos and don’ts of managing migraines.
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