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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 & ...

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 ...

Airing Pain 127: Taking the Sting out the Tail of Neuropathic & Parkinson’s Pain

April 06 , 2021
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Examining misconceptions about Parkinson's Disease and neuropathic pain, and discussing how best to manage persistent pain. This edition of Airing Pain has been funded by a grant from The RS Macdonald Charitable Trust and The Stafford Trust Do you, someone you care for or perhaps your patients, suffer from persistent ...

Airing Pain 124: Diabetic Neuropathy

September 01 , 2020
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Managing neuropathic pain related to diabetes, and how to adapt diet to treat the disease This edition of Airing Pain has been supported by a grant from The Champ Trust and Foundation Scotland. According to the most recent Scottish Diabetes Survey in 2018, there are an estimated 304,000 people ...

Neuropathic Pain leaflet

November 25 , 2019
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We are delighted to announce that our popular booklet on neuropathic pain has been revised and reprinted, thanks to an award from Foundation Scotland. The booklet, originally written by Dr John Lee, has been revised and updated by Dr Alan Fayaz, Consultant in Chronic Pain Medicine, Anaesthesia and ...

Pain Matters 73: Neuropathic pain special – Out Now!

October 31 , 2019
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We are delighted here at Pain Matters HQ to have the neuropathic pain team from University College London Hospital Pain Management Centre guest-editing issue 73. This edition of the magazine takes an in-depth look at all aspects of neuropathic pain, from what it is to how best to manage ...

Amitriptyline

July 12 , 2019
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Find out about amitriptyline, how it works and the side effects that you might experience when first taking it.

Airing Pain 115: Neuropathic Pain 1 of 2: Targeted pain management programmes

July 02 , 2019
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Exploring neuropathic pain and the various ways it can be managed Understanding the differences between neuropathic and non-neuropathic pain, and the varied responses they demand. In this edition of Airing Pain, Paul Evans investigates the ideas behind Pain Management Programmes, and highlights the importance of the patient in ...

Airing Pain 116: Neuropathic Pain 2 of 2: Latest research

August 06 , 2019
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Half a century worth of research exists on neuropathic pain but what are the latest developments?  This edition of Airing Pain is facilitated by the neuropathic pain special interest group (NeuPSIG) of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). With the previous edition of Airing Pain focusing ...

Airing Pain 122: The Many Faces of Research & Fibromyalgia

May 05 , 2020
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Visiting the forefront of research into pain conditions This edition of Airing Pain has been supported with a grant from The Mirianog Trust donated for this purpose. It was recorded at the end of April 2020, the second month of the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown. All interviews were recorded prior ...

Mindfulness and Chronic Pain

February 17 , 2020
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In issue 73 of Pain Matters, we published an article about the Matrix programme, developed by the Pain Management Centre at University College London Hospitals to help introduce mindfulness into their neuropathic pain treatment. You can read all about the programme here: thriveglobal.com/stories/how-a-mindfulness-based-approach-is-helping-people-manage-chronic-pain/ Or, to read the original article in our Pain ...

Chronic pain after breast cancer surgery

July 11 , 2019
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Prefer a PDF?Download Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women, and surgery – either to the breast and/or the underarm area – is the main treatment. There are two main types of breast operation: a mastectomy (removal of the whole breast) or a lumpectomy (removal of ...
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