A community-first approach to bridging the diagnostic gap

To address migraine pain, we must uncover how this common condition affects different people. Explore hormone influences in women, underfunded research and tailored treatments. Around 10 million people live with migraine in the UK; approximately 70% are women. Female hormones increase the likelihood of a migraine attack, with worsening attack occurrence after puberty, across the menstrual … Continued

Chronic pain affects an estimated 28 million people in the UK,1 yet alongside patients’ suffering lies another hidden burden: clinicians struggling to manage an increasingly complex condition. Pain UK’s survey of clinicians at the 2024 Royal College of GPs Annual Conference revealed frustration and helplessness, tempered by empathy, as dominant experiences in managing patients with … Continued

An electronic implant is bringing relief and improved muscle function to long-suffering back pain patients as evidence reveals some are now virtually pain-free. Restorative neurostimulation is an emerging therapy for multifidus dysfunction, a primary underlying cause of chronic mechanical low back pain. According to Consultant Dr Simon Thomson, Consultant in Pain Medicine at Mid and … Continued