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Assisted Dying and those in pain
March 15 , 2023
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Read Pain Concern's response to recent discussions around Assisted Dying.
Shingles Vaccination Leaflet
January 17 , 2023
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Pain Concern have created a selection of key resources about shingles, which you can find all in one place on our Shingles, Post-herpetic Neuralgia and Chronic Pain Resources page.
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Shingles, or herpes zoster, is caused by the varicella zoster virus which causes chickenpox. After you ...
Vulval Pain Leaflet
August 19 , 2022
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Many people living with chronic pain report difficulties with sleep. Pain makes getting comfortable in bed harder anWhat is persistent vulval pain? Persistent vulval pain is described as soreness, and sometimes burning or itching in the vulval area. Dr Shona Brown explains the symptoms, ...
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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CausesMedicationsTreatmentsUnderstanding neuropathic pain ...
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.
Bone and Joint Week 2022
October 12 , 2022
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This week, from Wednesday 12th October - Thursday 20th October is official Bone and Joint Week 2022. In order to raise awareness of bone and joint conditions, Pain Concern have worked with ARMA (Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance) to deliver informative content throughout this week.
To take a ...
Shingles, Post-herpetic Neuralgia and Chronic Pain Resources
September 30 , 2022
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Funded by The RS MacDonald Charitable Trust and the Stafford Trust.
Pain Concern have produced a selection of key resources about shingles, post-herpetic neuralgia and pain associated with shingles. Just over a year ago in August 2021, we released an Airing Pain podcast programme - #129 'Shingles & ...
Pain Concern Co-badges British Pain Society Publication on Managing Pain After Surgery
August 10 , 2022
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Pain Management After Surgery LeafletDownload
Pain Concern Co-badges British Pain Society publication on managing pain after surgery. This is a really useful publication for anyone who is undergoing/has undergone surgery. Arming yourself with the knowledge while you're still strong before surgery can really make all the difference when ...
Airing Pain 132: When Children Have 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 ...
Airing Pain 131: Face Pain, Treatment & Management
January 11 , 2022
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What causes different types of face pain and what treatment is available?
In collaboration with UCLH Royal National ENT & Eastman Dental Hospitals.
In this episode of Airing Pain we cover facial pain in its many forms, what treatments are available and how to cope better with your pain.
The way ...
Pain Matters Issue 77 – Facial Pain
January 01 , 2022
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Inside issue 77: When you have pain in your face, who do you go to see about it? The dentist might be your first port of call, but what happens if the problem is not dental? The Facial Pain Team, based at the Eastman Dental ...
Airing Pain 129: Shingles & PHN (Post Herpetic Neuralgia)
August 03 , 2021
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Determining what Shingles really is and why vaccine uptake is so low?
This edition of Airing Pain has been funded by a grant from The RS Macdonald Charitable Trust and The Stafford Trust
What exactly is Shingles? We often hear it thrown into conversation alongside a virus many of us have already ...
