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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 ...
Transcript – Programme 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
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Tens of thousands of soldiers in the First World War survived with limb amputations, but doctors and wider society were unprepared for and ...
79. Neuropathic pain since WWI
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 ...
Transcript – Pain Management Programmes
January 15 , 2016
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‘Self-management’ doesn’t mean being abandoned to ‘get on with it’ alone. Support can come from healthcare professionals, family, friends, voluntary organisations or support groups.
If pain is having a big impact, pain management programmes can help people to get their lives back on track. This involves focusing on ...
Transcript – Medical Investigations
January 15 , 2016
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Doctors and patients can both get caught up in an almost endless search for a cure or a clear diagnosis of what’s causing the pain. Searching for a medical solution is understandable, but it can delay people in starting to learn to manage their pain.
With the right ...
Transcript – GP Consultations
January 15 , 2016
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Your GP is likely to be the healthcare professional who’ll be most involved in helping manage persistent pain, but it can sometimes be a difficult relationship. People in pain and their GPs both often feel that there isn’t enough time to deal with a problem as complex ...
Transcript – Emotional Impact of Chronic Pain
January 15 , 2016
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Pain can involve a lot of loss – of friendships, work or plans for the future. The emotional impact of these losses as well as of the pain itself often hits people hard.
People with long term pain can find themselves struggling with low mood, depression, anxiety and ...
Transcript – What is Self-Management?
January 15 , 2016
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'You have to want to live again.’ That’s the key to managing pain, according to Diane. It can be a long, winding road, but many people living with pain have learned strategies that help them to get the most out of life alongside their condition, rather than ...
Transcript – Programme 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
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‘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 anxiety ...
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 ...
Transcript – Programme 77: Realising the Painful Truth
December 22 , 2015
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Putting patients first, and teenage life with pain.
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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 Painful Truth report into ...
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 ...
