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A research study carried out by Pain Concern has identified a range of common barriers which can make the facilitation and adoption of self-management of chronic pain more difficult. The study focused on the participants’ experiences of primary care and data was gathered from people living with chronic ...

Airing Pain, the popular digital radio programme for people living with chronic pain, is returning for a brand new series. Tune in to Able Radio for the first episode on Tuesday 3February at 8pm!  Since 2010, Airing Pain has brought together people with chronic pain and top specialists to ...

As a survey of UK drug use reveals a ‘significant increase in misuse’ of two of the most important drugs for chronic pain, pregabalin and gabapentin, Pain Concern is urging prescribers to ensure that these often life-changing treatments remain available to people living with pain. The charity behind ...

Join us every Tuesday and Sunday at 8pm on Able Radio as we repeat some of Airing Pain’s best programmes! Tune in next week on Tuesday 18th November for the first of five weekly programmes in our repeat series looking at reducing pain without drugs. Each programme provides ...

The 2014-2015 Global Year Against Neuropathic Pain has launched! Sponsored by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), The Global Year Against Pain is a yearlong initiative designed to raise international awareness of pain. Each year, the campaign focuses on a different aspect of pain ...

#PainPetition campaign leaflet I am never asked how my pain is by my GP even if I go about my pain. When I see my surgeon it is usually because I am suffering and he asks me where the pain is and what type of pain but ...

Two-thirds of people in pain have experienced discrimination at work, the findings of an online poll conducted by Pain Concern suggest. One hundred and six people participated in the survey on Pain Concern’s HealthUnlocked forum, with 70 answering ‘Yes’ to the question: ‘Do you feel you have had ...

The impact of pain on the family is "neglected". Lost childhood, financial burden, emotional turmoil and guilt – these are some of the challenges facing family members who care for people in pain on top of the caring itself. Caring for someone in pain can be especially ...

Are you caring for a parent, brother or sister, or other relative who has chronic pain? If so, you are not alone. According to 2011 census data from 2011 there were 177,918 young unpaid carers (5 to 17-years-old) in England and Wales. In Scotland, 100,000 young people are ...

Did you know it’s Volunteers’ Week this week? If you have thought of volunteering, but were unsure how you could help, this is a great time to find out more. Volunteering has lots of benefits – from teaching you new skills (which could help get a job) to ...