Health Awareness
Innovations in Pain Management 2024
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Why women’s pain is underestimated and how awareness of the gender pain gap can help
The gender pain gap (GPG) highlights disparities in how pain is perceived, treated and managed between genders and shines a spotlight on the need for better women’s healthcare. Ongoing research reveals biases, stereotypes and disparities in pain management contributing to the unequal identification and treatment of women’s pain. What is the gender pain gap? The...
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How new medications can reduce the UK’s opioid dependence
Codeine-free over-the-counter analgesics — which combine paracetamol and ibuprofen — can offer patients a more effective pain relief option that may help reduce opioid dependence. Much has been written about the scourge of opioid addiction in recent years. Yet, in the UK, there’s a temptation to think that this issue only affects other countries. That’s...
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How Frida Kahlo used art and her self-portraits to express chronic pain
Explore Frida Kahlo’s raw portrayal of chronic pain in ‘The Broken Column.’ Discover how her art reflects resilience through her pain and suffering. Pain is invisible and hard to explain. People often feel disbelieved, even ridiculed. That emotional abandonment is pure suffering. It’s time to see pain to look at who we really are. Expressing...
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Why pain should be recognised as a vital sign — and how it will help patients
Pain should be a vital sign. Learn why it’s crucial for healthcare to prioritise pain assessment, ensuring better patient care and comprehensive health monitoring. Healthcare professionals routinely monitor four measurable vital signs: (1) body temperature; (2) pulse rate; (3) respiration rate (rate of breathing); and (4) blood pressure. Assessing pain as a vital sign Currently,...
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Why endometriosis should be given parity with other chronic conditions
Menstrual health has long been a deprioritised and underfunded area. Learn why the state of endometriosis care must be addressed urgently. The latest Endometriosis UK research shows that, on average, it takes 8 years and 10 months to get diagnosed with endometriosis in the UK. Since 2020, gynaecology waiting lists in England have grown faster...
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Don’t let working from home be a pain in the back
Find some tips for better back health, especially while working from home. Improve posture, manage weight and stay active with simple, effective strategies. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, it is estimated that less than 5% of employees worked from home. During the pandemic, this rose to nearer 50% of employees spending at least a part of...
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Technologies transforming management of back and joint pain
Patients suffering from chronic conditions such as back pain and arthritis could benefit from one of the new technologies transforming the management of long-term pain. With increased waiting times for NHS surgery, helping people manage their pain while waiting for surgery is more important than ever. In some cases, surgical ‘waiting lists’ are now seen...
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Chronic pain relief requires a personalised approach
Chronic pain impacts 20% of the population. We need to shift from medical treatments to holistic, supported self-management approaches. Pain becomes chronic after three months when tissue healing has usually been completed. Moderate to severe disabling chronic pain affects around 8 million adults in the UK, disrupting lives of individuals, families and communities. Back pain...
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Closing the research gap is key to reducing migraine pain
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...
