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Pain Concern is a UK-based charity working to improve the lives of people living with pain and those who care for them.

31/10/2026

'When you look at what we know about how pain is processed in the brain, you realise that it shares lots of features with lots of other things. It shares similarities with other aspects of sensory processing. Attention, cognition, emotion, movement...'

Pain is more than a physical sensation. So what else shapes the way we experience it?

In the latest episode of Airing Pain, Professor Ben Seymour, Clinical Neuroscientist at the University of Oxford, explains how pain involves more than sensory signals from the body. In turn, pain guides how we respond to the world around us.

Understanding these different aspects of pain is important when exploring how technology and new approaches could support pain management.

Find out in Airing Pain 155: AI, Technology & Innovation in Pain Management.

🎧 painconcern.org.uk/airing-pain-155-ai-technology-innovation/

Also on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major streaming platforms.

All episodes are transcribed.

30/10/2026

All Portobello Library drop-in sessions cancelled until January

Stay tuned for 2027 dates!

29/10/2026

We're running free 15-minute lunchtime sessions for Healthcare Professionals, Link Workers, Carers & Pharmacists. These are a quick, no-pressure way to find out how our NHS-partnered Pain Education Session can support the people you care for.

📍 Online

🕒 12:30–12:45

📅 Mon Nov 9
📅 Mon Nov 23
📅 Mon Dec 7

👉 Book now eventbrite.co.uk/o/pain-concern-83272333353

Questions? Contact [email protected]

29/10/2026

‘Thank you so much. I haven't known where to turn and you've helped me’

Our helpline is now live every Monday between 9am and 1pm.

Outside this window, the callback system continues as usual.

Speak with a compassionate and trained team member about:

🏥 Getting the most out of your consultations
💡 Practical strategies to manage your pain day-to-day
🧭 Where to go next for reliable, evidence-based resources
🤝 Life generally! Sometimes you just need someone who understands

Call 0300 123 0789
Email [email protected]

More info painconcern.org.uk/help-line/

28/10/2026

Outreach & Engagement Officer

8 hours/week

We are looking for a proactive, person-centred individual to raise awareness, generate referrals to our Pain Education Session, and identify barriers to access or engagement

Based in and around Edinburgh/the Lothians

Job description: painconcern.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Outreach-Engagement-Officer-Job-Description-2026.pdf

Application deadline: Friday, November 13th

Interviews commence: W/b November 23rd

28/10/2026

‘When you're feeling pain, sometimes you rub your skin, right. Does it make the pain better? Maybe, maybe not. But physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals have long known that they can manipulate the skin in a certain way that might be advantageous for people with pain’

Have you ever rubbed a part of your body after hurting it?

In the latest episode of Airing Pain, Professor Karen Davis explains gate control theory, which explores how touch signals can influence the processing of pain signals in the nervous system.

How has this informed approaches to pain treatment?

Find out in Airing Pain 155: AI, Technology & Innovation in Pain Management.

🎧 painconcern.org.uk/airing-pain-155-ai-technology-innovation/

Also on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major streaming platforms. All episodes are transcribed.

23/10/2026

On Monday!

‘A good insight into how pain works and the strategies and techniques for managing it. Sharing with and listening to others was very helpful’

Learn more about pain & how to manage it at a free education session

Topics covered include activity, stress & flare-ups

📅 Oct 26

🕒 10:30–12:30

📍 North Ayrshire, Ardrossan Library

👉 Book now eventbrite.co.uk/o/pain-concern-83272333353

Not local? The above link lists all other sessions, including online ones

Please note that our sessions are relaxed & informal. You are welcome to contribute as much or as little as you feel comfortable. If you’re joining online, feel free to keep your camera off.

More info painconcern.org.uk/pain-education-sessions-funding/

NODA Ayrshire

23/10/2026

“I think we are on the cusp of a disruptive innovation in pain technologies.”
Professor Ben Seymour, University of Oxford

Are we approaching a major change in our ability to treat pain?

In Airing Pain 155, Professor Ben Seymour explains why advances in neuroscience and pain technology are giving researchers new ways to understand and potentially change pain.

His optimism is not based on a single new treatment. He discusses approaches including brain stimulation, neuromodulation, virtual reality and rehabilitation technology, alongside established treatments such as physiotherapy, psychological therapies and medicines.

The episode asks what pain is doing in the brain, how technology could help us understand it better, and what the future of pain treatment might look like.

Listen to the conversation here - https://ow.ly/g4ov50ZUXrQ

22/10/2026

‘I can’t put into words how much your call meant this morning’

Our helpline is now live every Monday between 9am and 1pm.

Outside this window, the callback system continues as usual.

Speak with a compassionate and trained team member about:

🏥 Getting the most out of your consultations
💡 Practical strategies to manage your pain day-to-day
🧭 Where to go next for reliable, evidence-based resources
🤝 Life generally! Sometimes you just need someone who understands

Call 0300 123 0789
Email [email protected]

More info painconcern.org.uk/help-line/

21/10/2026

Have you ever experienced pelvic pain?

Hello, I’m Andy (49). I first experienced pelvic pain when I was just 21 years old. I was away at university and trying to study in the library, but stopped by an intense burning in my pelvis and a constant urge to wee.

Eventually I discovered I had painful bladder syndrome. I had never heard of this before, but today it affects over 400,000 people in the UK.

For almost thirty years I have been living with an irritable bladder, regular pelvic floor spasms and chronic pelvic pain. This has had a huge impact on my life, from work to intimacy.

Airing Pain 88 brought back just what I’d been through. I heard from women who, like me, have pelvic pain. It’s a vital listen that illustrates the importance of reaching out to others.

However, I still feel we need to hear from men with pelvic pain. I want men to feel they can talk openly about their experiences, without embarrassment.

I've been helping Pain Concern with editorial tasks since March. I’m just about to start prepping an article about pelvic pain in men, to raise much-needed awareness.

I’m wondering if you have any thoughts or stories to share?

📧 Just write to [email protected]

🎧 Listen to Airing Pain 88 at painconcern.org.uk/airing-pain-88-what-to-exppect-when-youre-in-pelvic-pain/

Address

62-66 Newcraighall Road Unit 1-3
Edinburgh
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Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4pm
Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm

Website

http://www.painconcern.org.uk/, https://linktr.ee/PainConcern

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