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Please find our range of web-only leaflet below. All our leaflets are free to download.

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

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Leaflet

June 19 , 2022
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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 ...

Managing Emotions with Chronic Pain Leaflet

March 19 , 2022
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Take me to the leaflet This leaflet is designed to help you think about how chronic pain can give rise to difficult feelings and thoughts. David Craig and Katy Gordon look at how this can affect your life and how to address these emotional effects of pain. Please note ...

Stress, Pain and Relaxation Leaflet

June 19 , 2022
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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 ...

Manage Your Pain Leaflet

May 19 , 2022
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Take me to the leaflet A guide to becoming more active and reducing flare-ups. In this booklet Liz Macleod brings together a lifetime’s experience in helping people understand and manage their pain. Her practical approach gives encouragement to anyone who wants advice and support in living with pain. This ...

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 ...

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.

Diet and pain

July 09 , 2019
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Prefer a PDF?Download We all know that what we eat can affect our health. New research, however, shows that there may be a specific link between diet and pain. Pain specialist Dr Rae Frances Bell tells us more, and outlines steps you can take to improve your diet ...

Foot pain – how to manage and prevent it

July 08 , 2019
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Prefer a PDF?Download Please note: This leaflet is the process of being updated. The revised version will be uploaded in due course. Most of us will have painful feet from time to time, but it’s usually possible to take care of minor foot problems by making simple changes. Podiatrist ...

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 ...

Not all in the mind

July 07 , 2019
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It is unfortunately not uncommon for people in pain to be told by others (family, colleagues or healthcare professionals) that their pain must be ‘all in the mind’. Amanda C de C Williams gives some tips on how you can respond There is a way of thinking that ...

Parenting a child or young person with chronic pain

August 12 , 2022
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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 ...
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