Resources

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 ...

How pain can be seen in the brain, and the research showing pain to be a condition in its own right To listen to this programme, please click here. Prefer a PDF?Download In this programme we feature two areas of research which are helping in the understanding of pain. Professor Karen ...

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 ...

How a patient group is getting involved in setting health policy for chronic conditions To listen to this programme, please click here. Prefer a PDF?Download How can patients with chronic pain get involved with research into managing their condition? Paul Evans talks to SUCCESS (Service Users with Chronic Conditions Encouraging ...

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 ...

Living with fibromyalgia, and the medical research offering hope for the future To listen to this programme, please click here. Prefer a PDF?Download 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 ...

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 ...

Learning to manage pain with Arthritis Care’s self-management programme To listen to this programme, please click here. Prefer a PDF?Download 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 ...

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 ...

Setting the record straight on arthritis, and practical tips on living with the condition To listen to this programme, please click here. Prefer a PDF?Download In this programme we tackle the issue, raised by Judy on our forum, of how people with arthritis – which often has no obvious physical ...

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 ...

The health professionals working to improve pain management, and the importance of getting patients more involved To listen to this programme, please click here. Prefer a PDF?Download The relationship between doctor and patient is crucial in managing pain. In this programme we look at how the British Pain Society’s newly ...