pain relief

More changes to opioid access

The opium poppy is such a pretty, delicate looking flower. And humans have been actively growing them and enjoying their…

4 years ago

Pain – persistent, chronic, always there

For many of us our pain is always there – sometimes in the background and at other times it’s very…

5 years ago

Online exercise – look before you leap

Exercise is vital to our health, even while we’re in iso. It helps us manage our pain, our musculoskeletal conditions,…

5 years ago

Get active with incidental exercise

With our crazy, busy lives it can sometimes feel next to impossible to squeeze in time for exercise. Add to…

5 years ago

Did you hear the one about?

Using humour and laughter to help manage your pain I think there's a reason we respond so positively to the…

5 years ago

You want to stick a needle in my sore foot?

Written by Steve Edwards, MSc(Oxon), MSc(Edinb), BSc(Pod) “A cortisone injection? You want to stick a needle in my sore foot?”…

5 years ago

Pets – the purr-fect antidote to whatever ails you

As someone who wears a lot of black you might be forgiven for thinking that adopting a ginger coloured cat…

6 years ago

Thalia’s top 5 pain management tips

Written by Thalia Salt My name’s Thalia and I’m twelve years old. I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis when I was…

6 years ago

Pain A-Z

A book by people like you Chronic pain is a common and complex problem that affects 1 in 5 Australians.…

6 years ago

Soothe your muscle pain and tension with massage

Have you had a massage lately? We often think of them as an indulgence, or something we get every now…

6 years ago