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Download PDF With Dr Alan Fayaz Alan, MD(Res), MRCP, FRCA, FFPMRCA, is a Consultant in Chronic Pain Medicine, Anaesthesia and Perioperative Care at the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He has a specialist interest in the management of neuropathic pain and pain in the context of neurological ...

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Download PDF (1) Foot. Starting with your right foot, curl your toes downwards, and then let go.  (2) Lower leg. On your right-hand side, pull your toes towards you to get a stretch down your calf muscles, then let go.  (3) Upper leg. Tighten your right thigh, and let go. (4) ...

Download PDF Progressive muscular relaxation, PMR, is a process in which you tense and relax different muscle groups throughout the body, through practising, tensing and relaxing these muscles.  PMR increases your awareness of how it feels for your muscles to be in these two different states of tension and ...

Download PDF Find a quiet place where you'll not be disturbed during the exercise.  Either sit or lie down.  Make yourself as comfortable as possible, but if possible, try to keep your back straight. It can help to have one hand on your chest and the other on your stomach.  Close ...

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Download PDF Why is relaxation important for people with chronic pain?  At a simple level, feeling stressed will cause physical reactions that can increase pain. For example, increased muscle tension around an area that is already sore is likely to make it even more painful.  Stress also produces changes in ...

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This episode is produced in partnership with the British Pain Society: all interviews were recorded at their 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting. This episode features discussion of trauma and conflict that some listeners may find distressing. 'The last injury report by Save the Children stated 50,000 casualties in ...