Chronic Pain - managing it. SBS TONIGHT 8.30pm

arpie
arpie Member Posts: 8,198 ✭
edited April 2020 in Now what? The highs and lows of survivorship
On Insight tonight, from 8.30pm on SBS ..... Insight will be covering controlling chronic Pain.

Take care, stay safe xx
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  • iserbrown
    iserbrown Member Posts: 5,764 ✭
    Was this an interesting discussion?
  • June1952
    June1952 Member Posts: 1,935 ✭
    I also missed it so any feedback would be appreciated.  Mind you, they probably don't say anything new !
  • arpie
    arpie Member Posts: 8,198 ✭
    Darn - I'll have to watch it on SBS Review as I thought I'd recorded it but the gremlins got in & it didn't!  grrr

    https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/1718435907988/conquering-chronic-pain
  • Beryl C.
    Beryl C. Member Posts: 270 ✭
    I watched the episode and as Summerhill suggested there wasn't anything new - I  attended a two day Pain Management seminar (excellent) about two years ago - very informative. I took a couple of things from this - 1) this is a new reality, how you going to manage? and ....are you prepared for the long haul? 2) Find something in every day that you find satisfying - develop this habit for good mental health.
    We were also given a very detailed explanation of the drugs available for chronic pain with potential side effects. I found in this seminar that their advice, suggestions etc for chronic pain were identical to those given by BCNA, the Cancer Council and breast care nurses.
    Back to the TV - a couple of the participants reported on the problems with opioids and the benefit of specific exercises easing their pain.
    So worth watching however nothing new.
  • arpie
    arpie Member Posts: 8,198 ✭
    Yep, agree with @Beryl C. - It mainly covered people on opioids and at the end, mentioned the use of medicinal Cannabis Oil .... but nothing 'new' was raised.  I was hoping there would be a few  more professionals lined up, rather than just hearing from people currently on opioids.

    Take care, stay safe .... keep moving!! (I've not been doing much since the lockdown 2 weeks+ ago .... missin' my fishin')

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