Airing Pain is the online radio programme and podcast from Pain Concern (http://painconcern.org.uk/).
Each edition we bring together people with chronic pain and top specialists to talk about resources that can help.
You can listen to Airing Pain every Tuesday via Able Radio (https://www.able.wales/), with all episodes available on demand here and on our website (http://painconcern.org.uk/airing-pain/).
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Pain Concern is a charity registered in Scotland SC023559.
'The last injury report by Save the Children stated 50,000 casualties in children from 2020 to 2025, and we think that's an underestimation…'
Can mental and physical trauma in childhood lead to a lifetime of pain?
‘If you’re exposed to things like abuse, neglect and various household challenges, and external challenges like war and displacement, you might be more likely to develop poor health…’
‘One of the things that’s come out, particularly within our Ukraine collaborators, is that their children have high pain scores, regardless of injury severity and regardless of pain management…’
What are the lessons from history that we ignore at our peril?
'We asked, was there anything they wanted to tell us about their experiences? A number of them wrote about the Second World War. Some of them, exactly as you say, said we just got on with it, and they were very stoic, but there were others who...'
And what can be done?
'Some say, well, you can't avoid adversity happening, and that is true. My answer to that is if you can intervene after some adversity, then…'
This episode features discussion of trauma and conflict that some listeners may find distressing.
Thanks go to the British Pain Society: all interviews were recorded at their 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting.
2 Jun 2026
153: Can nature and mindfulness help pain?
This episode is produced in partnership with the British Pain Society. The interview with Sam Hughes was recorded at their 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting.
Can nature and mindfulness help pain?
This episode of Airing Pain looks at the interplay between nature and mindfulness, and how they can become part of the pain management toolkit.
Nature and neuroscience. Understand the science with Dr Sam Hughes. Learn how nature interacts with pain, and how this interaction works in virtual reality.
Greater connections. We join the Edinburgh and Lothians Greenspace Trust on one of their group wellbeing walks. We look at the benefits of building connections with nature, each other and ourselves.
Focusing on the here and now. We hear from trained and accredited mindfulness teacher Cath Ashby. Cath explains how the practice of mindfulness can be applied to nature, and what this can do for pain.
Contributors:
Dr Sam Hughes, a Senior Lecturer in Pain Neuroscience at the University of Exeter
Elly Kinross, a Woodlands and Greenspace Officer with the Edinburgh and Lothians Greenspace Trust
Cath Ashby, a trained and accredited mindfulness teacher
Pain Concern’s free, online mindfulness sessions (http://painconcern.org.uk/free-mindfulness-courses-2025-26/)
7 Apr 2026
152: How is pain management changing?
This episode is produced in partnership with the British Pain Society. These interviews were recorded at their 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting. The 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting is just weeks away – register here (https://bpsasm.org).
Amongst other things, here we tackle the taboo subject of acute period pain, highlight how changes in primary care are improving the pain management landscape, and discuss common misconceptions about opioid use.
Does period pain need rethinking? Understand the research with Katy Vincent, Professor of Gynaecological Pain at the University of Oxford.
Can a health and wellbeing coach change patient lives? One of the latest developments in pain management, as explained by NHS coach Phoebe Williams.
Do opioids get a fair press? Great for pain from an accident, surgery or fall. But for chronic pain? Dr Jane Quinlan, consultant in pain management, gives an overview and some top tips.
Contributors:
Prof Katy Vincent, Professor of Gynaecological Pain at the University of Oxford
Phoebe Williams, Health and Wellbeing Coach at NHS Hammersmith & Fulham
Dr Emma Davies, National Clinical Lead for Persistent Pain at NHS Wales Performance and Improvement
Tim Atkinson, Vice Chair of the British Pain Society’s Expert Patient and Carer Committee
Dr Jane Quinlan, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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