Tag: pacing
Managing activity
July 22 , 2026
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Order print version
Please note that currently only the older version of this guide, 'Manage your pain', is available in print.
With Professor Paul Cameron
Paul is Director of Allied Health at NHS Forth Valley and Honorary Clinical Professor at the University of Stirling. He is an advisor to Pain ...
Running a marathon with chronic pain
March 04 , 2026
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May 4th marks a momentous day for Kieran Hinsley. You see, this is the day of the Milton Keynes Marathon, which Kieran will be running – with chronic pain.
Pain and guilt
At just 25 years old, Kieran’s swollen, stiff fingers prevented him from even doing up his baby ...
Raising awareness of pain from coast to coast
October 26 , 2023
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Niki Jones and Lee Vaughan (left, second from left), Trustee Richard Pell (centre) and their supporters.
In September 2023 two fundraisers with lived experience of pain undertook an epic 144 mile ride from one side of the UK to the other, with the aim of highlighting the ...
138. Dance
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.
Triathlon challenge
May 25 , 2023
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Dr Mick Serpell, Consultant in Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine for Greater Glasgow & Clyde NHS
Let me explain, I work with patients who have chronic pain. My journey as a novice in the triathlon world required me to make changes in my beliefs and behaviours.
Changes very similar ...
Walking your dog
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 ...
Pain Matters 73: Neuropathic pain special – Out Now!
October 31 , 2019
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We are delighted here at Pain Matters HQ to have the neuropathic pain team from University College London Hospital Pain Management Centre guest-editing issue 73. This edition of the magazine takes an in-depth look at all aspects of neuropathic pain, from what it is to how best to manage ...
118. Pain in young people
October 01 , 2019
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How chronic pain in adolescence requires different pain management strategies
In this edition of Airing Pain, Paul Evans looks at the issues concerning pain amongst adolescents, including the impact on parents. First-off, Paul speaks to Dr Jeremy Gauntlet-Gilbert, principal clinical psychologist at the Bath Centre for Pain Services, ...
115. Neuropathic pain 1 of 2
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 ...
102. Resilience
May 01 , 2018
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Exploring what can be done for high-level athletes in the context of chronic pain, and how one man with a spinal injury found himself “in the zone” through cycling
This edition is funded by a grant from the Stafford Trust.
For top-level athletes, chronic pain can very quickly end ...
Airing Pain at 100 with the Glasgow Pain Education Sessions
March 14 , 2018
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Airing Pain’s centenary! In this landmark edition Paul Evans explores the origins of Airing Pain with founder Heather Wallace, and visits one of Pain Concern’s informative pain education sessions
In 2010, Airing Pain was conceived as a way for those with chronic pain, unable to leave their homes ...
90. Back pain
May 10 , 2017
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David Rogers, physiotherapist and co-author of Back to Life, explains persistent back pain and some simple exercises that can help
This programme was funded by a grant from The Schuh Trust.
Back pain causes more disability than any other condition in the UK[1]. It is the second most common ...
