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Paul Evans receives Honorary Membership to BPS

September 10 , 2024
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Paul Evans, Airing Pain Host, receives his Honorary Membership to the BPS from Heather Wallace, Pain Concern's CEO Paul Evans, Airing Pain Host, Receives Honorary Memberhip to the BPS (British Pain Society) We are proud to announce that Paul Evans, host of Pain Concern’s Airing Pain podcast, has been ...

Airing Pain 144 Dilemmas in Pain Research 

June 12 , 2024
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This edition of Airing Pain focuses on the challenges that researchers must overcome when researching pain and developing new treatment approaches. Many questions remain unanswered in the field of pain research. For example we might know that a treatment works for some people living with pain, but ...

Airing Pain 143: Personalised Medicine and Empowered Pain Relief

April 10 , 2024
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This edition of Airing Pain focuses on the treatment of pain, the importance of catering treatment to a person’s individual genetic makeup, and why addressing the psychological dimensions of pain is crucial in treating it effectively. The process of finding a medication or treatment that works for a ...

Airing Pain 142: Societal Inequalities and Disparities in Pain Management

February 21 , 2024
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In this edition of Airing Pain, Paul investigates the significant inequalities and disparities in treatment among primary care pain management services. Pain Concern would like to remind listeners that the topic of chronic pain can be uncomfortable for those with lived experience of chronic pain. Please read the ...

Airing Pain 140: Childhood Pain – Adverse Experiences and Parental Relationships

November 15 , 2023
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Listen to Airing Pain 140 to hear about the links between adverse childhood experiences, pain and parental mindset.

Airing Pain 138: Dance, Chronic Pain and Self-Compassion

August 30 , 2023
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Hear interviews with Edinburgh Festival Fringe performers who have chronic pain, as well as researchers exploring dance and self-compassion.

Airing Pain 137: Pharmacists and Chronic Pain

June 07 , 2023
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How to Prescribe and De-prescribe Safely This edition of Airing Pain was prompted by the 2022 NICE Guidelines which follows a Public Health England report (2019) looking at medicines associated with dependence and withdrawal. This new legislation follows increased concerns in high levels of prescribing. This edition discusses the challenges ...

Pain Concern presents poster on the Impact of Helpline Services

May 09 , 2023
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Pain Concern presented the poster 'Impact of a Patient-led Helpline on NHS Services' at the British Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2023. Read below, or download the poster. The poster was created by Dr. Martin Dunbar, Dr. Cathy Price and Pain Concern's People, Project and Operations Manager Sam Mason. ...

Airing Pain 135: Pain Management During the Covid-19 Pandemic

February 22 , 2023
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This edition of Airing Pain examines the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the relationship between patient and healthcare professional.  At the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020, the face-to-face consultations between doctors and patients was one of the first casualties. With restrictions relaxed, have ...

Join the British Pain Society Today

September 14 , 2022
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What can you gain from joining the British Pain Society? The British Pain Society are a vibrant diverse community of health professional and patients who work together to promote effective pain management. https://buff.ly/3D5dZPh ...

Pain Concern Co-badges British Pain Society Publication on Managing Pain After Surgery

August 10 , 2022
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Pain Management After Surgery LeafletDownload Pain Concern Co-badges British Pain Society publication on managing pain after surgery. This is a really useful publication for anyone who is undergoing/has undergone surgery. Arming yourself with the knowledge while you're still strong before surgery can really make all the difference when ...