Airing Pain
Airing Pain 93: Easy Being Green
August 07 , 2017
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AP al fresco! The benefits of gardening for our physical and mental health, plus why, when it comes to green space, size isn’t everything…
This programme was funded by a grant from The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust.
Getting some gentle exercise tops the NHS’ list of ten self-help tips ...
Airing Pain 92: Diabetic Neuropathy
July 05 , 2017
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Watch your step: with 80% of amputations preventable with the proper care, we discuss diabetic neuropathy & why we should treat our feet
This programme was funded by a grant from The Schuh Trust.
There are around 4.5 million people living with diabetes in the UK, and every day ...
Airing Pain 91: Not an Old Man’s Disease
June 07 , 2017
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We talk to campaigners, MPs, patients and specialists about the most common form of inflammatory arthritis: gout
This programme was funded by a grant from The Schuh Trust.
Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis and affects 1 in 40 people in the UK. So why do ...
Airing Pain 90: Back Pain
May 10 , 2017
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David Rogers, physiotherapist and co-author of Back to Life, explains persistent back pain and some simple exercises that can help
This programme was funded by a grant from The Schuh Trust.
Back pain causes more disability than any other condition in the UK[1]. It is the second most common ...
Airing Pain 89: Dementia
April 12 , 2017
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The challenges of pain management in people with dementia, different medications and why an iPod could be latest tool in our first aid kit
This programme was funded by grant from W G Edwards and the Cruden Charitable Foundation.
According to a survey carried out by the Alzheimers Society, ...
Airing Pain 88: What to EXPPECT When You’re in Pelvic Pain
March 20 , 2017
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We visit the EXPPECT pelvic pain clinic, where women share their experiences and advice for living with persistent bladder and pelvic pain
This edition has been funded by a grant from the Women’s Fund For Scotland.
Interstitial cystitis, a.k.a painful bladder syndrome, is a poorly understood bladder condition that ...
Airing Pain 87: Vulvodynia
February 15 , 2017
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From diagnosis difficulties to defining gender: the effects of Vulvodynia on women today
This edition has been funded by a grant from the Women’s Fund For Scotland.
Vulvodynia is a nerve-based pain, often described as a burning or stinging sensation, which affects the vulva. 1 in 7 seven women ...
Airing Pain 86: Sickle Cell Disease
February 01 , 2017
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Patient and clinician perspectives on living with Sickle Cell disease and the importance of a multidisciplinary approach
This edition has been funded by donations from Pain Concern’s friends and supporters.
An estimated 15,000 people in the UK are living with Sickle Cell disease and at least 250,000 are carriers. ...
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 ...
