Programme 115: Neuropathic Pain 1 of 2: Targeted Pain Management Programmes Exploring neuropathic pain and the various ways it can be managed. Airing Pain & Pain Concern work to improve the lives of people living with pain and those who care for them. Their goals: Produce information, Provide support and Raise awareness Trailor You can… Read More New edition of Airing Pain | Pain Concern | 2 July 2019
What I have explained in this post is the chain reaction of ‘pain’ and ‘inflammation’ that I fight to prevent on a daily basis and when it gets as bad as this the ‘sciatic’ pain is so intense that it really does make me cry.
… Read More The burdens of pain management, inflammation and sensitivity to anti-inflammatories. | Carole Scrafton | 27 March 2019
Excerpt from Sue Brown’s CEO update:
Prevention seems to have been the theme of my February. The possibility that a lot of the pain and disability of MSK conditions might be prevented, and that this is being taken seriously is an exciting prospect.… Read More Latest edition! ARMA Newletters | Arthritis & Musculoskeletal Alliance | March / February 2019
Guest Blog:
Keep on personalising care
by Sarah Duncan, Head of Clinical Policy, NHS England … Read More Latest edition! ARMA Newletter | Arthritis & Musculoskeletal Alliance | January 2018
How Digital Technology is Helping Patients Manage Chronic Pain | PainScale >
For Patients & Professionals
Selfie medicine: Phone apps push people to take their pills | by Carla K. Johnson | 28 March 2018
FREE Apps! 7 free walking apps | sourced from British Heart Foundation Newsletter | 25 March 2018
Free E-book: Inviting Patients to the Center of Drug Development | ZS … Read More A few FREE Health apps & e-books
#chronicpain #opioidcrisis #patientvoice Chronic Pain Survey Showing Gaps in Care| Ed Coghlan | National Pain Report | 22 May 2018 Opening lines: ‘They are interested in speaking with patients and providers about their experience. I filled out the form recently–identified myself as the editor of the National Pain Report and received a response email asking that… Read More Chronic Pain Survey Showing Gaps in Care| Ed Coghlan | National Pain Report | 22 May 2018
EDS has gone under re-classification since this was written, not that it affects the post content but the reclassification information may be useful for the newly diagnosed. See link below.… Read More 8 Tips for Patients Newly Diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos | Shared via painnewsnetwork.org (2015) | Ellen Lennox Smith
Hydrotherapy – Heaven or Hell? Part Four ~ week Four starting 22/02/2017 Okay, there wasn’t a hydrotherapy session this week due to pool-cleaning but I have still recorded my pain and fatigue levels for the week. I am going to be bluntly honest and tell you all that I have been insanely distracted by the… Read More Hydrotherapy – Heaven or hell? Part Four – Week Four starting 22/02/2017
I find pacing is difficult to master but it truly does help with managing day to day tasks to minimize the amount of pain & fatigue. This blog post from ‘blogaboutchronicpain’, (Reflections on Living with Chronic Pain), discusses how to effectively navigate your time and energy by ‘Pacing’ and ‘Spacing’, to avoid overactivity and how… Read More Avoiding ‘Boom and Bust’ with Pacing and Spacing
