Tag: family
Book review – The Chronic Pain Couple
December 14 , 2023
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The Chronic Pain Couple, by Karra Eloff. Review by Tim Atkinson
Tim Atkinson is an author, freelance writer and Vice-Chairman of the British Pain Society Patient Voice Committee.
"No man is an island" wrote John Donne. To which we might add man, woman, and child. But for the chronic ...
Book review – Zoe and Zak’s Pain Hacks
December 14 , 2023
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Zoe and Zak's Pain Hacks by Dr Joshua Pate. Review by Tim Atkinson
Tim Atkinson is an author, freelance writer and Vice-Chairman of the British Pain Society Patient Voice Committee.
Contrary to the long-held (and, thankfully, long-discredited) notion that babies "can't feel pain" we now know that, just like ...
Airing Pain 141: Living with Childhood and Young Adult Cancer
December 20 , 2023
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This edition of Airing Pain sheds light on the unique challenges of living with cancer as a child or young adult, and the later impacts of the cancer treatment they underwent during the critical formative years.
Airing Pain speaks to experts on the longitudinal impacts of cancer ...
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.
Walk Your Dog Month
January 19 , 2023
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While #WalkYourDogMonth is an attempt to encourage people to exercise their dogs regularly, the team at Pain Concern reckon that it's a great opportunity to consider the positive effects that regular dog walks can have for the owners too – whether living with pain, or not.
It goes ...
Airing Pain 132: When Children Have Arthritis
May 03 , 2022
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How do you identify illness in young children and coping as a family.
This Airing Pain was recorded at the Scottish Network for Arthritis in Children SNAC’s 2022 Family Weekend at Crieff Hydro, which brings together families recently affected by juvenile idiopathic arthritis and some of the country’s leading ...
Airing Pain 106: Pain Education For Doctors, Patients And Parents
September 04 , 2018
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What can be done to implement better pain education for doctors, patients and parents, and trusting your pharmacist when in doubt
This edition has been funded by Pain Concern supporter and cyclist Ade and The Sackler Trust.
According to the British Pain Society, doctors and other healthcare professionals (HCPs) ...
Transcript – Programme 103: Pain and Relationships
June 11 , 2018
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How pain’s unpredictability can affect interpersonal relationships, and recognising help when it appears
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This edition of Airing Pain is funded by the JTH Charitable Trust and the Persula Foundation.
With between one third and one half of people living with chronic ...
Airing Pain 99: Transition Services for Adolescents with Chronic Pain
February 12 , 2018
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Exploring the challenges and successes that patients, parents and healthcare professionals encounter when pain in adolescents
This edition was funded by a grant by the Agnes Hunter Trust.
Going through adolescence can be a difficult process for anyone, but for young adults with chronic pain the difficulties of these ...
Airing Pain 84: Cancer pain
July 11 , 2016
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How cancer survivors can manage long term pain and creating a home from home at the hospital
This edition is funded by the Agnes Hunter Trust.
More people than ever before survive cancer, but the disease and treatment can have long-lasting effects on health, including chronic pain. In this ...
Airing Pain 78: Putting Children’s Pain in the Picture
January 06 , 2016
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How children can express their pain in art, plus tips for parents
This edition is funded by a grant from the Stafford Trust.
‘In hospital. Don’t know what’s going to happen to me.’ These words, written by a child asked to describe her pain after surgery, speak of the ...
Transcript – Programme 66: Not a Burden
March 18 , 2015
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The challenges facing young people in caring roles and ways to support them
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Friends don’t always understand, they don’t get out much and they’re faced with daunting responsibilities, but they wouldn’t change a thing about their families. So say ...
