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Pain Matters 74 – OUT NOW
February 25, 2020
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INSIDE THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY PAIN TEAM Happy New Year from all of us at Pain Matters. In our first magazine of the new decade, we have invited the Chronic Pain Team from NHS Borders in the south of Scotland into the guest-editor’s chair for issue 74. In a jam-packed issue, they have looked at everyt
Continue Reading →Mindfulness and Chronic Pain
February 17, 2020
In issue 73 of Pain Matters, we published an article about the Matrix programme, developed by the Pain Management Centre at University College London Hospitals to help introduce mindfulness into their neuropathic pain treatment. You can read all about the programme here: thriveglobal.com/stor
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New Airing Pain – Available 3 March 2020
February 12, 2020
AIRING PAIN 121: LIVING WITH PERSISTENT PAIN IN WALES Listen to the trailer below AVAILABLE TO LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD FROM TUESDAY 3 MARCH 2020 (VIA THE PAIN CONCERN WEBSITE, APPLE PODCASTS, SPOTIFY OR WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS) Programme details: In April 2019, the Minister for Healt
Continue Reading →Neuropathic Pain leaflet
November 25, 2019
We are delighted to announce that our popular booklet on neuropathic pain has been revised and reprinted, thanks to an award from Foundation Scotland. The booklet, originally written by Dr John Lee, has been revised and updated by Dr Alan Fayaz, Consultant in Chronic Pain Medicine, Anaesthesia and P
Continue Reading →Pain Concern’s Annual General Meeting 2019
November 22, 2019
After a successful AGM on Thursday 7 November, it was announced that Heather Wallace has stepped down from the trustee board as part of Pain Concern’s ongoing restructure at board level. She will stay on as general manager, overseeing the day to day running of the charity. Elections too
Continue Reading →Digital Subscription Cyber Week Sale!
November 20, 2019
Black Friday and Cyber Monday will soon be here, which means digital subscriptions to Pain Matters magazine will be 35% off between 25 November and 8 December over at Pocketmags.com. Also coming up is out Mega Sale! which will run between 26 December and 12 January, during which you ca
Continue Reading →Pain Matters Back Issues
November 18, 2019
Missed an issue of Pain Matters? Fear not. You can now buy a selection of back issues via our website. Click here for more details Please note: these magazines are only available to people in the UK and while stocks last. For customers outside the UK, or for a wider selection of issues
Continue Reading →Airing Pain 119: Experts by Experience, Out Now
November 05, 2019
Experts by Experience, a new Airing Pain episode recorded live at the British Pain Society’s special interest group on pain management programmes, is out now. This episode looks at the psychological benefit to patients, and the professional value to healthcare trusts, of patient-volunteers wor
Continue Reading →Pain Matters 73: Neuropathic pain special – Out Now!
October 31, 2019
We are delighted here at Pain Matters HQ to have the neuropathic pain team from University College London Hospital Pain Management Centre guest-editing issue 73. This edition of the magazine takes an in-depth look at all aspects of neuropathic pain, from what it is to how best to manage and treat it
Continue Reading →New Airing Pain episode, coming soon
October 31, 2019
Experts by Experience, a new Airing Pain episode recorded live at the British Pain Society’s special interest group on pain management programmes, is coming soon. This episode looks at the psychological benefit to patients, and the professional value to healthcare trusts, of patient-volunteers
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