Introducing Health Sciences: The Pain Clinic - for iPod/iPhone: Recent Episodes
The Open University
We are all likely to experience pain at some stage in our lives. But, how do you deal with constant, chronic pain? Learning to manage severe pain on a daily basis takes a phenomenal amount of mental and physical strength. The 7 video tracks in this album introduce patients and doctors at the Royal Free Hospital's Pain Clinic and the Real Health Institute in London. They explore the causes of pain, the changes it brings to the lives of sufferers and the ways in which drugs, surgery, physiotherapy and cognitive therapies can help control it.
This material forms part of The Open University course SDK125 Introducing health sciences: a case study approach.
Doctors and patients at the Royal Free Hospital's Pain Clinic and at the Real Health Institute explain how chronic pain works
Transcript -- Doctors and patients at the Royal Free Hospital's Pain Clinic and at the Real Health Institute explain how chronic pain works
Transcript -- A group of 8 patients on a four week course at a specialist pain clinic in London.
A doctor at the Royal Free Hospital's Pain Clinic performs a procedure and explains how medication can help alleviate pain.
Transcript -- A doctor at the Royal Free Hospital's Pain Clinic performs a procedure and explains how medication can help alleviate pain.
Patients talk about about the treatments they've had and doctors describe the psychological and physical effects of serious injury.
Transcript -- Patients talk about about the treatments they've had and doctors describe the psychological and physical effects of serious injury.
How physiotherapy can deal with fear of using the body. Understanding the neurology behind pain pathways.
Transcript -- How physiotherapy can deal with fear of using the body. Understanding the neurology behind pain pathways.
A psychologist at the Real Health Institute explains how they use pain processing psychology in their practice.
Transcript -- A psychologist at the Real Health Institute explains how they use pain processing psychology in their practice.
Doctors and patients discuss the results they have obtained and explain how to deal with irreparable conditions.
Transcript -- Doctors and patients discuss the results they have obtained and explain how to deal with irreparable conditions.