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Listen to Airing Pain 136, The Future of Pain Management - Whats around the corner?

Pain Concern received funding from the Scottish Government to enable us to support patients waiting to be seen by pain management services at NHS Forth Valley. The helpline service was offered that provided specific information about the Forth Valley Pain Management Service, self-management and how access to ...

Listen to Airing Pain 135 Download a PDF of the transcript Airing Pain Programme 135: Pain Management During the Covid-19 Pandemic - Lessons Learnt First broadcast 22nd February 2022. How technology developed for the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the working practices in pain clinics and the benefits of patients working together ...

This edition of Airing Pain examines the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the relationship between patient and healthcare professional.  At the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020, the face-to-face consultations between doctors and patients was one of the first casualties. With restrictions relaxed, have ...

Pain Concern have created a selection of key resources about shingles, which you can find all in one place on our Shingles, Post-herpetic Neuralgia and Chronic Pain Resources page. Prefer a PDF?Download Shingles, or herpes zoster, is caused by the varicella zoster virus which causes chickenpox. After you ...

Listen to Airing Pain 134 Download transcript as pdf First Broadcast 1st December 2022  What is mental defeat and does it have an impact on the experiences of those living with pain?  In this edition of Airing Pain, Paul Evans interviews the team at the Warwick Study of Mental Defeat in ...

Listen to Airing Pain 134 - Warwick Study of Mental Defeat in Chronic Pain

Take me to the leaflet What is complex regional pain syndrome? Professor Karen Rodham explains this poorly-understood condition and provides information on the causes, diagnoses and treatment and self-management options available to people living with it. Includes What is CRPS?Psychological interventionsAcupuncturePhysical and vocal rehabilitationTENS machineCopingAmputation ...

Take me to the leaflet This leaflet is designed to help you think about how chronic pain can give rise to difficult feelings and thoughts. David Craig and Katy Gordon look at how this can affect your life and how to address these emotional effects of pain. Please note ...

Take me to the leaflet This leaflet is designed to help you understand what stress is, inform you as to why is it important to be able to relax when you have chronic pain and provide some relaxation exercises for you to try. Includes The stress cycleThe pain and stress ...

Take me to the leaflet A guide to becoming more active and reducing flare-ups. In this booklet Liz Macleod brings together a lifetime’s experience in helping people understand and manage their pain. Her practical approach gives encouragement to anyone who wants advice and support in living with pain. This ...

First broadcast 27TH September 2022. How the symptoms of long COVID are being managed using group consultations and the many things long COVID has in common with other long-term conditions. To listen to the programme, please click here. Prefer a PDF?Download Paul Evans: At the end of July 2022, an estimated two ...