November 1st, 2017 2:48 pm

Trust me, I’m a patient: pain education for professionals from a lay perspective

By |2017-12-11T09:19:31+11:00November 1st, 2017|Categories: Learn, Professional Resources|Tags: , |

Unfortunately, it is all too common for the professional not to listen to the patient and not to believe in their pain. The focus on the ‘relief of suffering’ has almost got lost in modern medicine’s search for diagnosis and cure. It is hard enough to be coping with pain, but terrifying not to be believed when one goes for help. It should not take months of suffering and inadequate (or no) pain relief before a patient finally gets to a pain clinic.

May 15th, 2017 10:54 am

Not the fitball’s fault – it’s Nav1.7’s

By |2017-12-09T15:38:29+11:00May 15th, 2017|Categories: Learn, Professional Resources|Tags: , |

In his theory, a stimulus triggers the Nav1.7 channel to open just long enough to allow the necessary amount of sodium ions to pass through, which then enables messages of stinging, soreness, or scalding to register in the brain. When the trigger subsides, Nav1.7 closes.

January 11th, 2017 10:25 am

Can looking at art make for better doctors?

By |2021-02-24T10:24:46+11:00January 11th, 2017|Categories: Learn, Personal resources|Tags: |

Their teachers hope that students are beginning to realize that medicine is not black and white, but many shades of grey. The museum sessions are designed to get these students thinking about the importance of a diagnosis that is not just based on physical symptoms, but also on the larger narrative that informs a patient’s health story.

July 11th, 2016 4:54 pm

Resources for Treating Chronic Pain by the Pain Specialists Australia (PSA) …MY pain team!

By |2019-08-26T17:53:09+10:00July 11th, 2016|Categories: Learn, Professional Resources, Read, Tips|Tags: , , , , , , |

Forgive my bossiness but this post comes from a desperate experience that I lived for 4.5 years. That’s a long time for someone with increasing chronic pain levels and not much hope. [...]

March 25th, 2015 12:11 pm

Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia’s Melbourne launch

By |2017-12-11T15:12:07+11:00March 25th, 2015|Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Help, Professional|Tags: , |

I was thrilled to be invited to The Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia (PPFA)'s Melbourne launch last night. I originally met Dr Susan Evans when I was invited to present my patient story at AIM Pain 2014. I had cyber met Dr Evans prior, asking if I could include her details on this website, in fact I've 'e-met' many pain professionals this way. I never dreamt that one day they may all be in the one room together, all of us advocating for pelvic pain and helping start up a National organisation that addresses pelvic pain for women AND MEN. Needless to say, last night I went on a magic carpet ride!

February 18th, 2015 12:41 pm

SBS Insight: Ouch!

By |2017-12-11T13:11:42+11:00February 18th, 2015|Categories: Learn, Professional Resources|Tags: , , |

As usual, I was waiting for a lead. Waiting to hear that someone with chronic pain had found a way out of it and was cured. Mrs Gleeson, I could have bet you were going to say you were fine, after all, you looked it! And so did Lesley Brydon, Pain Australia's CEO... how could she be in any pain?

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