Airing Pain
143. Personalised medicine
April 10 , 2024
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This edition of Airing Pain focuses on the treatment of pain, the importance of catering treatment to a person’s individual genetic makeup, and why addressing the psychological dimensions of pain is crucial in treating it effectively.
The process of finding a medication or treatment that works for a ...
142. Inequalities
February 21 , 2024
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In this edition of Airing Pain, Paul investigates the significant inequalities and disparities in treatment among primary care pain management services.
In a 2020 US study, it was found that ‘Implicit bias remains a contributor to healthcare disparities.’ This can be based on gender, ethnicity, disability or locality, ...
141. Young people living with cancer
December 20 , 2023
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This edition of Airing Pain sheds light on the unique challenges of living with cancer as a child or young adult, and the later impacts of the cancer treatment they underwent during the critical formative years.
Airing Pain speaks to experts on the longitudinal impacts of cancer ...
140. Adverse childhood experiences
November 15 , 2023
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Listen to Airing Pain 140 to hear about the links between adverse childhood experiences, pain and parental mindset.
139. Post-COVID guidance
October 04 , 2023
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This edition of Airing Pain was recorded at the Living Well with Persistent Pain in Wales conference during Pain Awareness Month in September 2023. The topic of the conference was the launch of the refreshed persistent pain guidance first published in 2019.
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how ...
138. Dance
August 30 , 2023
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Hear interviews with Edinburgh Festival Fringe performers who have chronic pain, as well as researchers exploring dance and self-compassion.
137. Pharmacists
June 07 , 2023
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How to Prescribe and De-prescribe Safely
This edition of Airing Pain was prompted by the 2022 NICE Guidelines which follows a Public Health England report (2019) looking at medicines associated with dependence and withdrawal. This new legislation follows increased concerns in high levels of prescribing.
This edition discusses the challenges ...
136. The future of pain management
April 26 , 2023
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Listen to Airing Pain 136, The Future of Pain Management – Whats around the corner?
135. COVID and consultations
February 22 , 2023
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This edition of Airing Pain examines the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the relationship between patient and healthcare professional.
At the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020, the face-to-face consultations between doctors and patients was one of the first casualties. With restrictions relaxed, have ...
134. Mental defeat
December 01 , 2022
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Listen to Airing Pain 134 – Warwick Study of Mental Defeat in Chronic Pain
133. Long COVID
September 27 , 2022
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How the symptoms of long COVID are being managed using group consultations and the many things long COVID has in common with other long-term conditions.
Now that COVID has become a part of our day-to-day lives, so too has long COVID. There is now so much ...
132. Children with arthritis
May 03 , 2022
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How do you identify illness in young children and coping as a family.
This Airing Pain was recorded at the Scottish Network for Arthritis in Children SNAC’s 2022 Family Weekend at Crieff Hydro, which brings together families recently affected by juvenile idiopathic arthritis and some of the country’s leading ...
