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Airing Pain 136: The Future of Pain Management  

April 26 , 2023
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Listen to Airing Pain 136, The Future of Pain Management - Whats around the corner?

Gabapentin and Pregabalin Leaflet

May 19 , 2022
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Take me to the leaflet This leaflet is about gabapentin and pregabalin, two drugs which are part of a group sometimes called gabapentinoids. The leaflet by pain specialist Dr John Lee will give you some background about gabapentin and pregabalin and help you to understand how to use ...

Neuropathic Pain Leaflet

October 05 , 2022
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Take me to the leaflet What is neuropathic pain? What causes it and how can it be managed? Pain specialists Dr John Lee and Dr Alan Fayaz explain the condition and provide information on the treatment options available. Includes CausesMedicationsTreatmentsUnderstanding neuropathic pain ...

Pain Matters 80 — Out Today

May 13 , 2022
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Our new issue, Pain Matters 80, is released today, Friday 13th May 2022. How we think about pain and how we research it. Inside Issue 80: Funding for pain research is absolutely essential in order to move towards a healthcare system with improved outcomes, where quality of patient care ...

How Mindfulness Can Help Manage Neuropathic Pain

February 23 , 2022
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This is an article by Julie Sinclair and Salma Angelinetta and was included in the February 2022 issue of Pain Press — The Pain Matters Supplement. Although it’s not as common as the more generic ‘chronic pain’, neuropathic pain is thought to affect up to 8% of the population in the ...

Neuropathic Pain leaflet

November 25 , 2019
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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 ...

Amitriptyline

July 12 , 2019
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Find out about amitriptyline, how it works and the side effects that you might experience when first taking it.

Airing Pain 115: Neuropathic Pain 1 of 2: Targeted pain management programmes

July 02 , 2019
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Exploring neuropathic pain and the various ways it can be managed Understanding the differences between neuropathic and non-neuropathic pain, and the varied responses they demand. In this edition of Airing Pain, Paul Evans investigates the ideas behind Pain Management Programmes, and highlights the importance of the patient in ...

Airing Pain 116: Neuropathic Pain 2 of 2: Latest research

August 06 , 2019
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Half a century worth of research exists on neuropathic pain but what are the latest developments?  This edition of Airing Pain is facilitated by the neuropathic pain special interest group (NeuPSIG) of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). With the previous edition of Airing Pain focusing ...

Pain Concern’s leaflet library has moved

April 06 , 2021
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We now have an online shop, where you can order our printed leaflets, at no charge, directly from us. The current selection is shown below. ...

Airing Pain 122: The Many Faces of Research & Fibromyalgia

May 05 , 2020
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Visiting the forefront of research into pain conditions This edition of Airing Pain has been supported with a grant from The Mirianog Trust donated for this purpose. It was recorded at the end of April 2020, the second month of the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown. All interviews were recorded prior ...

New Airing Pain – Available Tuesday 1 September

August 20 , 2020
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 According to the most recent Scottish Diabetes Survey in 2018, there are an estimated 304,000 people living with a diagnosis of diabetes in Scotland, around 5% of the population. A long-term effect of diabetes can be the development of diabetic neuropathy. This edition of Airing Pain focuses ...