Pain Matters 64

Inside issue 64: Lan­guage – Phys­io­ther­a­pist and author Bet­san Corkhill explains how the way we talk about pain affects our per­cep­tions; Pow­er to the com­mu­ni­ty – how a sup­port group in Moray suc­ceed­ed in reopen­ing their local clin­ic; Being mind­ful – Vidya­mala Burch talks about what she keeps in her pain toolk­it for severe flare ups; Mis­con­cep­tions – Emma Scott-Smith shares her expe­ri­ences of using opi­oids as a treat­ment for chron­ic pain and the stig­ma she has faced.