Chronic Pain

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In this section you can find out about the experience of living with chronic pain by seeing and hearing people share their personal stories on film. Researchers travelled all around the UK to talk to 47 people in their own homes. Find out what people said about issues such as searching for a cause, pain management, medication and impact on lifestyle. We hope you find the information helpful and reassuring.

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Interview 07: Unfortunately nothing can be done about my condition. It's chronic scarring around the spinal membranes.

Interview 46: Pain does make you feel very tired. It make -, it does give you a lot of fatigue.

Interview 48: The whole process of pain management is a series of, it's immensely practical straightforward stuff that anybody can understand.

Interview 05: So getting put on pain management courses and how to cope, just how to cope with your pain and I found that very, very helpful.

Interview 21: The first time I went to the pain management clinic they were asking me about my pain, how it affects you, what it's like. And you tell them and these people, they sit there and they actually, a) they listen to you, but b) they don't question you.

This section is from research by Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh in collaboration with the University of Oxford.

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Publication date: March 2005
Last updated: August 2018.