Pain Management & Quality of Life

The following article was written by a practitioner in America but there are many chiropractors trained in this therapy in Australia.  This type of therapy does not appear to have research papers that provide conclusive scientific evidence.  However when a therapy is created around an individual and their particular needs, it is difficult to set […]

The Conversation Published: February 24, 2023 6.02am AEDT  Joanne Dickson, Edith Cowan University Chronic pain affects around one in five people and is considered “chronic” when it persists beyond the expected healing time, typically three months or longer. Along with physical problems, chronic pain can impact a person’s daily activities, employment, lifestyle and mental health. Doing things you love and having goals are […]

Six Great Plant-Based Foods to Fight Nerve Pain By Dr. Bussell – March 30, 2021 If you’re living with nerve pain, there is a definite benefit to eating healthy, low-inflammatory foods. A plant-based diet offers abundant opportunities for healthier nerves and less pain. What’s also great, is how easy it is to prepare simple meals […]

Do you struggle with anxiety? For this episode of The Liz Earle Wellbeing Show, Liz chats to hypnotherapist and behavioural scientist Paul McKenna about how we can free ourselves from anxious feelings. Paul guides Liz through different techniques, such as havening and freeze frame, to help us when we are feeling stressed out. The episode […]

This article and podcast has been created by Heads Up  Headache Specialists from the UK charity National Migraine Centre discuss everything migraine and headache related. Dr Katy Munro and Dr Jessica Briscoe discuss ‘Facial Pain: Migraine, Trigeminal Neuralgia and more’ in the latest episode of our Heads Up podcast, with special guest consultant neurologist Dr […]

What is mental defeat and does it have an impact on the experiences of those living with pain? In this edition of Airing Pain, Paul Evans interviews the team at the Warwick Study of Mental Defeat in Chronic Pain (WITHIN Project) and research participants, as well as taking part in the study as a participant himself. The study, […]

Sometimes it can be extremely tiring and stressful reading detailed information about chronic pain, and the many ways to reduce the impact chronic pain has on the quality of life. Many people prefer to listen to content rather than read. You can relax, close your eyes, and take in the spoken word via podcasts. With […]

As an Association we are constantly looking for programs which can support sufferers of trigeminal neuralgia by utilising chronic pain online tools. Below are details taken from a new program developed by St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney called This Way Up.  The tool covers not only chronic pain but also wellbeing, mindfulness and anxiety. Members […]

Our Vice President and Tasmania support group leader, Helen Tyzack, updated her group about neuromodulation for trigeminal neuralgia back in 2021.  She has provided the information she gathered, and we hope it may provide education and understanding about this treatment Neuromodulation. In italics below I have added the contents of emails I previously sent to […]

Our chronic pain sufferers have enough to deal with managing their medical condition. This proposal if it goes ahead as outlined will seriously impact the availability of safe pain killers relied on by so many. All chronic pain suffers need to be made aware and raise our voices how these proposals may impact them A […]