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With Professor Tamar Pincus, Dr Hollie Birkinshaw, Dr Cathy Price and Ian Taverner Tamar is Professor in Health Psychology at the University of Southampton Hollie is a Research Fellow at the University of Southampton Cathy is a Consultant in Pain Medicine at University Hospital Southampton Ian is Chair of the Consortium ...

Order print version With Lyn Watson Lyn serves as National Lead Clinician for the Scottish Government, and Clinical Nurse Specialist for the NHS Ayrshire and Arran Pain Management Service. She is also Chair of Pain Concern’s Pain Education Session steering group.  This information was last updated in June 2025. It is ...

With Dr Lars Williams Lars is Consultant Anaesthetist and Pain Specialist at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and at the Scottish National Pain Management Service. This information was last updated in June 2025. It is due for a review in June 2028. Guidance on specific medicines: Amitriptyline Antidepressants Most people would prefer not ...

Order print version With Professor Nicole Tang and Dr Thomas Bilterys Nicole and Thomas are researchers at the University of Warwick’s Sleep and Pain Laboratory. This information was last updated in June 2025. It is due for a review in June 2028. Living with pain and struggling to sleep can feel ...

Order print version With Dr David Craig and Dr Katy Gordon Now retired, David was Consultant Psychologist at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and leader of their community Pain Education Sessions. He has over 20 years’ experience working in chronic pain services. Katy is author of ‘Barriers to Self-Management of ...

Order print version Please note that currently only the older version of this guide, 'Manage your pain', is available in print. With Professor Paul Cameron Paul is Director of Allied Health at NHS Forth Valley and Honorary Clinical Professor at the University of Stirling. He is an advisor to Pain ...

Order print version Please note that currently only the older version of this guide, 'Manage your pain', is available in print. With Professor Paul Cameron Paul is Director of Allied Health at NHS Forth Valley and Honorary Clinical Professor at the University of Stirling. He is an advisor to ...

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. Prefer a PDF?Download Shingles, or herpes zoster, is caused by the varicella zoster virus which causes chickenpox. After you ...

Prefer a PDF?Download This leaflet is for parents of children and young people with chronic pain. We’ll look at some of thechallenges and how you can face them with top tips from parents, healthcare professionals andyoung people. What is chronic pain?Chronic pain is pain that has lasted ...

Take me to the leaflet What is complex regional pain syndrome? Professor Karen Rodham explains this poorly-understood condition and provides information on the causes, diagnoses and treatment and self-management options available to people living with it. Includes What is CRPS?Psychological interventionsAcupuncturePhysical and vocal rehabilitationTENS machineCopingAmputation ...

Take me to the leaflet This leaflet is designed to help you understand what stress is, inform you as to why is it important to be able to relax when you have chronic pain and provide some relaxation exercises for you to try. Includes The stress cycleThe pain and stress ...

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 ...