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Body Talk 26/11/14

Tonight my guest was Dr Ben Huntley, Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia at Spire Hartswood Hospital.

We spoke about the complex subject of pain.

Because perception and tolerance of pain vary widely from individual to individual, pain is difficult to define and describe. Essentially, pain is the way your brain interprets information about a particular sensation that your body is experiencing. Information about this painful sensation are sent via nerve pathways to your brain. The way in which your brain interprets these signals as “pain” can be affected by many outside factors, including emotions.

Acute pain is of short duration, usually the result of an injury, surgery or illness. This type of pain includes acute injuries, post-operative pain and post-trauma pain.

Chronic pain is an ongoing condition, such as back and neck pain, headaches, nerve pain, musculoskeletal pain, and pain related to illness.

Treatments for acute and chronic pain are different. In some cases, pain can be stopped or alleviated by medication or series of procedures. Sometimes, chronic pain is part of a widespread disease process, and the specific cause may be difficult to pinpoint.  In some patients, the condition causing the pain, such as cancer, cannot be changed, but it may be possible to reduce the pain or help the patient  cope with the pain through a combination of medical, psychological and rehabilitation techniques.

If you have any issues with pain and would like to find out more about how the pain can be managed, then contact Dr Ben Huntley at Spire Hartswood Hosital.

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Body Talk 26/11/14

Tonight my guest was Dr Ben Huntley, Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia at Spire Hartswood Hospital.

We spoke about the complex subject of pain.

Because perception and tolerance of pain vary widely from individual to individual, pain is difficult to define and describe. Essentially, pain is the way your brain interprets information about a particular sensation that your body is experiencing. Information about this painful sensation are sent via nerve pathways to your brain. The way in which your brain interprets these signals as “pain” can be affected by many outside factors, including emotions.

Acute pain is of short duration, usually the result of an injury, surgery or illness. This type of pain includes acute injuries, post-operative pain and post-trauma pain.

Chronic pain is an ongoing condition, such as back and neck pain, headaches, nerve pain, musculoskeletal pain, and pain related to illness.

Treatments for acute and chronic pain are different. In some cases, pain can be stopped or alleviated by medication or series of procedures. Sometimes, chronic pain is part of a widespread disease process, and the specific cause may be difficult to pinpoint.  In some patients, the condition causing the pain, such as cancer, cannot be changed, but it may be possible to reduce the pain or help the patient  cope with the pain through a combination of medical, psychological and rehabilitation techniques.

If you have any issues with pain and would like to find out more about how the pain can be managed, then contact Dr Ben Huntley at Spire Hartswood Hosital.

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Body Talk 26/11/14

Tonight my guest was Dr Ben Huntley, Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia at Spire Hartswood Hospital.

We spoke about the complex subject of pain.

Because perception and tolerance of pain vary widely from individual to individual, pain is difficult to define and describe. Essentially, pain is the way your brain interprets information about a particular sensation that your body is experiencing. Information about this painful sensation are sent via nerve pathways to your brain. The way in which your brain interprets these signals as “pain” can be affected by many outside factors, including emotions.

Acute pain is of short duration, usually the result of an injury, surgery or illness. This type of pain includes acute injuries, post-operative pain and post-trauma pain.

Chronic pain is an ongoing condition, such as back and neck pain, headaches, nerve pain, musculoskeletal pain, and pain related to illness.

Treatments for acute and chronic pain are different. In some cases, pain can be stopped or alleviated by medication or series of procedures. Sometimes, chronic pain is part of a widespread disease process, and the specific cause may be difficult to pinpoint.  In some patients, the condition causing the pain, such as cancer, cannot be changed, but it may be possible to reduce the pain or help the patient  cope with the pain through a combination of medical, psychological and rehabilitation techniques.

If you have any issues with pain and would like to find out more about how the pain can be managed, then contact Dr Ben Huntley at Spire Hartswood Hosital.

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Body Talk 26/11/14

Tonight my guest was Dr Ben Huntley, Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia at Spire Hartswood Hospital.

We spoke about the complex subject of pain.

Because perception and tolerance of pain vary widely from individual to individual, pain is difficult to define and describe. Essentially, pain is the way your brain interprets information about a particular sensation that your body is experiencing. Information about this painful sensation are sent via nerve pathways to your brain. The way in which your brain interprets these signals as “pain” can be affected by many outside factors, including emotions.

Acute pain is of short duration, usually the result of an injury, surgery or illness. This type of pain includes acute injuries, post-operative pain and post-trauma pain.

Chronic pain is an ongoing condition, such as back and neck pain, headaches, nerve pain, musculoskeletal pain, and pain related to illness.

Treatments for acute and chronic pain are different. In some cases, pain can be stopped or alleviated by medication or series of procedures. Sometimes, chronic pain is part of a widespread disease process, and the specific cause may be difficult to pinpoint.  In some patients, the condition causing the pain, such as cancer, cannot be changed, but it may be possible to reduce the pain or help the patient  cope with the pain through a combination of medical, psychological and rehabilitation techniques.

If you have any issues with pain and would like to find out more about how the pain can be managed, then contact Dr Ben Huntley at Spire Hartswood Hosital.

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