Conditions
Shoe shopping tips
August 30 , 2016
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Following our shoe shopping tips might help you to reduce or prevent foot pain
1. Try before you buy
Avoid buying online unless you’ve tried on in store first or you’ve checked the site has a good returns policy.
2. Rule of thumb
You should have a thumb’s width between the ...
Airing Pain 85: Pain in Europe
July 26 , 2016
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Why pain is a matter of life and death, the struggle for diagnosis and challenging misperceptions of palliative care
This edition is funded by Grünenthal.
Around 20 per cent of Europe’s adult population live with chronic pain and the consequences for individuals and society are devastating. In this edition ...
Airing Pain 84: Cancer pain
July 11 , 2016
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How cancer survivors can manage long term pain and creating a home from home at the hospital
This edition is funded by the Agnes Hunter Trust.
More people than ever before survive cancer, but the disease and treatment can have long-lasting effects on health, including chronic pain. In this ...
Airing Pain 83: Arthritis: From self-help to cutting edge research
June 30 , 2016
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Getting moving with tai chi, staying in work and why arthritis pain is not all about the joints
This edition is funded by the Agnes Hunter Trust.
Over ten million people in the UK live with arthritis and it is the most common cause of pain. Professor David Walsh ...
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 ...
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
February 06 , 2016
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Today, February 6 marks the 10th annual Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. It’s an awful thing to have to commemorate. According to the World Health Organization, about 140 million women and girls are living with the consequences of FGM–the vast majority (about 101 million) ...
Airing Pain 78: Putting Children’s Pain in the Picture
January 06 , 2016
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How children can express their pain in art, plus tips for parents
This edition is funded by a grant from the Stafford Trust.
‘In hospital. Don’t know what’s going to happen to me.’ These words, written by a child asked to describe her pain after surgery, speak of the ...
Airing Pain 77: Realising the Painful Truth
December 22 , 2015
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Putting patients first, and teenage life with pain
This edition is funded by a grant from the Pain Alliance of Northern Ireland.
How can healthcare systems adapt to meet the needs of people in pain? Airing Pain returns to Northern Ireland to find out how the findings of the ...
Radio Production Awards 2015 – The Winners!
November 25 , 2015
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The winners for the 2015 Radio Productions Awards have been announced, with Airing Pain's very own producer and presenter Paul Evans taking home the Best Nations & Regions Producer prize!
Paul won the award (sponsored by Quattrain) for not only all of his invaluable work for us at Pain Concern; ...
