Tag: veterans
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 ...