Airing Pain is a series of podcasts for people living in pain. Programmes bring together the top pain specialists in the country to talk about the issues that matter. Click the title of each programme for detailed information about the programme and for a link to download it.
The second series launches 1st November 2011. Presenter and producer Paul Harvard Evans returns with more valuable information on living with chronic pain, the conditions that cause it, and how to manage it. Shows are focused on educating the medical community, as well as informing and empowering individuals living with chronic pain.
Shows will look at different topics including the benefits of family therapy; the political and economic factors of pain; and headache.
Shows are broadcast fortnightly on Tuesday and Sunday evenings at 8pm on www.ableradio.com.
All programmes previously broadcast are available as free podcasts in the posts below or from the Able Radio website, click here.
Arthritis Care, UK’s largest charity supporting the 10 million people with arthritis, provides greater insight into the condition and clears up some of the many misconceptions. David Walsh from Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre and experts from Arthritis Care – including their helpline manager Jo Cumming – provide us with useful advice on how [...]
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The British Pain Society maps out a simpler route for pain patients. Airing Pain hears from both specialists and those living with chronic pain about how the patient-doctor relationship can be improved; and in turn how treatment of the condition can be more effective. We hear from Jean Smith, who lives with chronic backpain and depression, [...]
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In what is the Global Year Against Headache, Airing Pain discusses the different types of chronic headache and provides advice on how to self-manage the condition.
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In show 6 Paul Evans explains the Alexander Technique, and the benefits it offers to those who live with chronic pain. An interesting perspective is provided by Daphne Wood, a qualified teacher of the Shaw Method which applies the principles of Alexander Technique to swimming. This interview is conducted in a swimming pool, and it [...]
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In show 23 Paul Evans investigates limb pain, covering Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), limb pain following injury and surgery and phantom limb pain. He is joined by Sunny Boshoff who suffered a crushing injury to her hand and now has CRPS. Also appearing are Dr Bill Mc Rae and Dr Joan Hester who discuss [...]
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In show 4 Paul Harvard Evans highlights the role of body language and facial expressions in understanding those in pain. When other forms of expression are limited, due to learning difficulties for example, this assumes even greater importance. Evans highlights this in relation to a pilot project in East Kent, where a training pack for [...]
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In show 3 Paul Harvard Evans highlights the success of NHS Highland’s chronic pain services. Those that have a long term condition and live in remote areas of the Highlands face even greater challenges in receiving adequate treatment. This service has significantly increased the number of patients treated and allowed medical professionals to be much [...]
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In show 2 Paul Harvard Evans highlights the long-term economic and societal costs of insufficient treatment for people with chronic pain.
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The first episode of series two appreciates the intrusion of pain upon family life, and the strains it places on all personal relationships. Paul Evans highlights how contact with a family therapist can negotiate these relationships and help re-establish control.
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Programme 18 focuses on the “Growing Old with Pain” conference held earlier this year. During which a board of medical professionals answered questions raised by patients, professionals and charitable bodies alike. The clear message throughout is that pain is not an inevitable part of ageing, and should not be considered a condition that must be [...]
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