Ten out of Ten for Pain Relief?
Dr Pete Gladwell specialises in clinical physiotherapy in the pain management service at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol. He tells us more about the effects and benefits of using TENS as part of your pain management regime. How does TENS work? TENS stands for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. The device has been around since the 1960s [...]
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Physio Footnotes- Understanding Your Pain
Liz MacLeod is a physiotherapist with a pain management programme. She explains why pacing your daily activities can prevent those bad pain days.
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Physio Footnotes- Keep Flare Ups at Bay
KEEPING FLARE-UPS AT BAY Liz MacLeod is a physiotherapist with a pain management programme. She discusses why it’s so hard to keep those flare ups at bay. One of the main difficulties faced by chronic pain sufferers who attend our pain management programme is flare up of pain. People often say that if their pain [...]
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Physio Footnotes- Flare Up Planning
FLARE UP PLANNING Liz MacLeod is a physiotherapist with a pain management programme. She looks at flare up planning. In my leaflet Good Days and Bad Days, I discussed the overactivity-rest cycle and the difficulties it causes. We looked at ways of pacing and spacing activities, which would result in more control and better outcomes. [...]
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