Where there’s one…(1)

A curious feature of chronic pain conditions is that people tend to have more than one. The term "chronic overlapping pain conditions" (COPCs) describes the co-occurrence of more than one of ten named conditions (1). Imagine a Venn-diagram type overlap of the symptoms of each condition. Photo by Paulina Milde-Jachowska on Unsplash The ten named …

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Student guest post: Emily McCarthy

Earlier in the year I was interviewed by a student, Emily McCarthy, writing a creative non-fiction piece on pain management. Emily interviewed me about my lived experience of managing pain as well as research I have contributed to. Emily also interviewed Toby Hall a clinician with extensive experience helping people to manage their pain. I'm …

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