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Brain Awareness Week
It is Brain Awareness week from the 12th until the 18th of March. Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is the global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. For more information about the events taking place in the UK, check out the calendar of events offered around the country - click [...]
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Walking Towards Better Health Questionnaire
Living with an long term condition and engage in walking activities, or dont for any reason – please complete this survey.
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Little Miss Sunshine and Showers
Little Miss Sunshine & Showers’ blog has moved to a different home. Click here to keep an eye on what she’s up to. Being a person with chronic pain, it is not surprising I have a lot of experiences and stories that I feel the need to share. As Pain Conern’s resident caffeine addict and [...]
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Exercise and therapy have a positive effect on chronic widespread pain
New findings show that chronic widespread pain can be eased through exercise and telephone counselling.
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New Pain Charity
Launch of New Pain Charity Pain UK was officially formed on the 1st of this month. Pain Concern’s Chair Heather Wallace and Pain Ambassador Chris Hughes met with other leading pain charities in London on Wednesday, to form the new umbrella organization which will be formally launched next Spring. The charities will work together to [...]
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Beat Pain Today
Dr Patricia Schofield from Pain Concern offers advice to those living with chronic pain in the new issue of Yours Magazine. She says: “Many people think that they just have to get on with life if they’re in pain. But there are things that can be done and that you can do yourself to help [...]
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The Pain Summit 2011
The Pain Summit 2011 Some members of the Pain Concern team will be making their way to London to attend The Pain Summit on Tuesday 22 November at Central Hall, Westminster. Organised by the Chronic Pain Policy Coalition (CPPC), the British Pain Society, the Faculty of Pain Medicine, and the Royal College of General Practitioners, [...]
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Breastfeeding Linked to Pain Mitigation
Medical News Today (US) reports study findings that links breastfeeding and pain mitigation in pre-term infants.
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NHS Cuts Deny Pain Patients What They Deserve
In an attempt to save £20bn, the NHS will deprive those most at risk including pain patients.
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Raising money for Maggie’s centres!
Scotlands lead clinician, Dr Steve Gilbert is raising funds for Maggie’s centres by doing a sponsored cycle between Glasgow and Edinburgh on the 11th of September. Maggie’s Centres are for people with cancer, helping to empower them to live through and beyond their diagnosis. They are places where people are welcome whenever they need help [...]
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