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Airing Pain 69: People not Patients
April 28 , 2015
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Sharing decisions and why pain management needs psychology
This edition has been funded by a grant from the Scottish Government.
Can a doctor ever be too sympathetic? Health psychologist Professor Tamar Pincus explains why this might be the case – patients with long term conditions can feel like they ...
Pain Concern learns about a new health and wellbeing app.
April 28 , 2015
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Soulight – your mobile well-being companion
Pain Concern spoke to Maciej Zurawski, Founder & CEO of Musemantik about his new app 'Soulight'.
"Soulight is a free mobile app for alleviating mental distress, incl. stress, depression and anxiety, both for healthy individuals and those with some condition. However, we also ...
Transcript – Programme 69: People not Patients
April 28 , 2015
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Sharing decisions and why pain management needs psychology
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Can a doctor ever be too sympathetic? Health psychologist Professor Tamar Pincus explains why this might be the case – patients with long term conditions can feel like they are being ...
Transcript – Programme 68: The Brain and the Genes
April 14 , 2015
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The science behind pain and its treatment, and why understanding it matters
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If someone steps on your toe, your toe hurts – simple as that, right? Wrong! Professor Rolf-Detlef Treede explains how the brain and nervous system make pain ...
Airing Pain 68: The Brain and the Genes
April 14 , 2015
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The science behind pain and its treatment, and why understanding it matters
This edition has been funded by a grant from the Scottish Government.
If someone steps on your toe, your toe hurts – simple as that, right? Wrong! Professor Rolf-Detlef Treede explains how the brain and nervous system ...
Transcript – Programme 67: Biopsychosocial and Spiritual?
April 09 , 2015
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The place of faith in pain relief, plus physiotherapy meets mental health, and educating doctors
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It’s well established that pain needs to be understood and treated as a biopsychosocial problem, but what about the spiritual side of life? Professor ...
Airing Pain 67: Biopsychosocial and Spiritual?
March 31 , 2015
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The place of faith in pain relief, plus physiotherapy meets mental health, and educating doctors
This edition is funded by a donation from the residents at Falcon House, Edinburgh.
It’s well established that pain needs to be understood and treated as a biopsychosocial problem, but what about the spiritual ...
Airing Pain 66: Not a Burden
March 18 , 2015
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The challenges facing young people in caring roles and ways to support them
This edition is funded by a grant from the Dorothy Howard Charitable Trust.
Friends don’t always understand, they don’t get out much and they’re faced with daunting responsibilities, but they wouldn’t change a thing about their ...
Transcript – Programme 66: Not a Burden
March 18 , 2015
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The challenges facing young people in caring roles and ways to support them
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Friends don’t always understand, they don’t get out much and they’re faced with daunting responsibilities, but they wouldn’t change a thing about their families. So say ...
Transcript – Programme 65: Hypnosis and Unexplained Pain
March 04 , 2015
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Bringing mind and body together to reduce pain with self-hypnosis
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In this edition of Airing Pain we hear how healthcare professionals can use hypnotic techniques to help people in pain. This is not the hypnosis of stage performances, but ...
Airing Pain 65: Hypnosis and Unexplained Pain
March 04 , 2015
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Bringing mind and body together to reduce pain with self-hypnosis
This edition is funded by a grant from the Dorothy Howard Charitable Trust.
In this edition of Airing Pain we hear how healthcare professionals can use hypnotic techniques to help people in pain. This is not the hypnosis of ...
Transcript – Programme 64: Patients, Pills and Policies
February 17 , 2015
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Making pain patients’ voices heard across Europe and changing the prescribing culture
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Almost 100 million EU citizens have chronic pain, but there is still much progress to be made in improving diagnosis and treatment. Pain Concern’s Rowena Jacobs attended ...
