Conditions
Airing Pain 33: Gender and Communication
May 16 , 2012
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How gender can influence experiences of pain, and living with cluster headaches
This programme was funded by an educational grant from Pfizer.
We hear about orofacial pain (pain of the face and mouth) from Dr Barry Sessle, a professor in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto ...
Airing Pain 32: Pain Management Programmes
May 03 , 2012
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What is a pain management programme? We find out more with the patients and staff on the Glasgow programme
This programme was funded by Pain Concern’s supporters and friends.
Airing Pain sheds some light on pain management programmes: what they are, and how they can help. Paul Evans pays a ...
Airing Pain 31: Brain Imaging: Looking into your pain
April 18 , 2012
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How pain can be seen in the brain, and the research showing pain to be a condition in its own right
This programme was funded by Pain Concern’s supporters and friends.
In this programme we feature two areas of research which are helping in the understanding of pain.
Professor Karen ...
Airing Pain 30: SUCCESSful Research into Chronic Conditions
April 05 , 2012
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How a patient group is getting involved in setting health policy for chronic conditions
This programme was funded by Pain Concern’s supporters and friends.
How can patients with chronic pain get involved with research into managing their condition? Producer Paul Evans talks to SUCCESS (Service Users with Chronic Conditions ...
Airing Pain 29: Fibromyalgia
March 28 , 2012
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Living with fibromyalgia, and the medical research offering hope for the future
This programme was funded by Pain Concern’s supporters and friends.
Fibromyalgia affects an estimated 2.7 million people in the UK, yet it is a condition which is poorly understood leaving the people with it often facing ignorance ...
Airing Pain 28: Self-Management: Pacing and communication
March 15 , 2012
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Learning to manage pain with Arthritis Care’s self-management programme
This programme was funded by Pain Concern’s supporters and friends.
In the previous edition of Airing Pain we featured the work of the charity, Arthritis Care, and, following up from that programme, Paul Evans looks into their self-management programme, the Challenging Pain ...
Airing Pain 27: Arthritis: Challenging perceptions
February 21 , 2012
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Setting the record straight on arthritis, and practical tips on living with the condition.
This programme was funded by Pain Concern’s supporters and friends.
In this programme we tackle the issue, raised by Judy on our forum, of how people with arthritis – which often has no obvious physical ...
Airing Pain 26: Transforming Pain Services: Joining up pain management and involving the patient
February 14 , 2012
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The health professionals working to improve pain management, and the importance of getting patients more involved.
This programme was funded by Pain Concern’s supporters and friends.
The relationship between doctor and patient is crucial in managing pain. In this programme we look at how the British Pain Society’s newly ...
Airing Pain 25: A Heads-Up on Migraines
January 30 , 2012
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How to manage migraines: patients and experts share their thoughts.
This programme was funded by Pain Concern’s supporters and friends.
Nine out of ten people report a lifetime history of head pain and 2012 has been designated the Global Year Against Headache by the International Association of the Study ...
Airing Pain 24: Exercise and Managing Pain
January 13 , 2012
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How swimming can help manage pain, and a Q&A session with physiotherapist Paul Cameron.
This programme was funded by Pain Concern's supporters and friends, and an educational grant from Grünenthal.
Paul Evans takes the plunge with Daphne Wood of Pain and Able to find out more about how swimming ...
Airing Pain 23: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
January 03 , 2012
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Understanding complex regional pain syndrome, and treating phantom limbs with mirrors
This programme was funded by a grant from Astellas Pharma.
Paul Evans talks to Sunny Boshoff about her experience of complex regional pain syndrome and learns more about the causes of the condition from Dr Bill Macrae. We ...
Airing Pain 22: Pain Support Groups and Facial Expressions
December 16 , 2011
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What facial expressions in mice can tell us about pain, managing pain in dementia patients, and finding hope in a pain support group
This programme was funded by a grant from Big Lottery Fund, Awards for All (Scotland) and an educational grant from Pfizer.
People with mental illness and ...