Shingles, Post-herpetic Neuralgia and Chronic Pain Resources
Funded by The RS MacDonald Charitable Trust and the Stafford Trust.
Pain Concern have produced a selection of key resources about shingles, post-herpetic neuralgia and pain associated with shingles. Just over a year ago in August 2021, we released an Airing Pain podcast programme – #129 ‘Shingles & PHN (Post-herpetic Neuralgia). Alongside the facial pain team at Eastman Dental Hospital in London, we produced an issue of Pain Matters magazine titled Face the Pain.
Now, as we approach winter 2022, we are releasing two additional publications on the topic. Our Shingles Vaccination Information Leaflet and Shingles Vaccine Hesitancy and Post-herpetic Neuralgia article have both been co-badged by the Shingles Support Society and have received the prestigious Crystal Mark accreditation from the Plain English Campaign.
Pain Concern CEO Heather Wallace receives shingles vaccination
‘Around one in four of us will get shingles during our lifetime and, if we live to eighty that statistic rises to one in two of us. Shingles is common and presents a high risk for developing long-term pain. If you are in the eligible group, please get vaccinated.‘
GP, administering vaccination
Shingles, post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) and pain resources:
- Airing Pain 129: Shingles & PHN (Post-herpetic Neuralgia
- Pain Matters 77: Face the Pain
- Shingles vaccination information leaflet
- Shingles vaccine hesitancy and post-herpetic neuralgia (article).
Shingles vaccination information leaflet
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Shingles vaccine hesitancy and PHN (post-herpetic Neuralgia) by Mick Serpell
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Airing Pain 129: Shingles & Post-herpetic Neuralgia (PHN)
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Pain Matters 77: Face the Pain
When you have pain in your face, who do you go to see about it? The dentist might be your first port of call, but what happens if the problem is not dental? The Facial Pain Team, based at the Eastman Dental Hospital in London, have taken the reins for this issue. The multidisciplinary service they provide is the largest and most comprehensive of its kind in the UK.
We are delighted to have this team, who were runners up in the Clinical Leadership Team of the Year category at the 2019 BMJ Clinical Excellence Awards, on board. In this issue, they explain all about how pain in the jaw, mouth and surrounding nerves differs from other types of pain, and explore the different treatment options available.
