Pain, Mind and Movement

Please find attached latest information from the Pain, Mind and Movement symposium in Montreal

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Happy new year 2010

Happy New Year for 2010

The PPA wishes you all the best for the new year

We hope to be continuing with the PPA courses throughout the year and will keep you updated. Additionally we hope the new website provided by the CSP will be up and running by the end of the year. This gives exciting opportunities to have a membership area and we hope to be able to provide e. Journals within this. I will keep you updated with regards to this.

I have attached a reminder for the PPA courses in the North and South this January and a flyer for the ICSP congress at Montreal.

Additionally, an interesting website for relaxation may be of interest. Here is the link for your perusal. Happy new year.

http://www.relaxationreviews.org/

Melanie Berry PRO

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PPA course
PPA course
ICSP flyer

British Pain Society Survey on Pain Education

A new BPS study highlights significant variations in level of pain management education given to UK students.

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BPS Undergraduate Pain Education Survey

IASP Announcing the new Global Year Against Pain

IASP Are pleased to announce the 2009–2010 Global Year Against Musculoskeletal Pain. This campaign will draw attention to the disabling pain experienced by people around the world suffering from musculoskeletal disorders. Built around the theme of "When Moving Hurts: Assess, Understand, Take Action," this vital initiative calls upon everyone to provide a voice to those with musculoskeletal pain.
Throughout the campaign, which will run through late October 2010, our members and chapters will organize meetings, symposia, patient-education events, publications, and many other efforts exploring different aspects of musculoskeletal pain. In addition, we will sponsor media efforts highlighting some of the challenges posed by musculoskeletal pain.
www.iasp-pain.org
Visit the Global Year Against Musculoskeletal Pain pages to read the full press release, read the 23 Fact Sheets (available in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, and Chinese), or browse upcoming events and suggested resources.

October Feature: The NHS Evidence Service

The principle aim of the NHS Evidence service is to provide easy access to a comprehensive evidence base for everyone in health and social care who takes decisions about treatments or the use of resources – including clinicians, public health professionals, commissioners and service managers – thus improving health and patient care. It will build on NICE’s significant international reputation for developing high quality evidence-based guidance. It provides access to a range of information types, including primary research literature, practical implementation tools, guidelines and policy documents.
For further information, visit: www.evidence.nhs.uk

Medical Foundation requests volunteer physiotherapists

The Medical Foundation is a national human rights organisation, which provides care and rehabilitation for individuals who are survivors of torture or organised violence. The North West Centre based in Manchester city centre opened in March 2003 and offers counselling and therapy to survivors living in the North West Region. A physiotherapy service was set up in early 2009 and is now seeking to recruit further volunteer physiotherapists. For further information, please look at our Appointments page.

Please update your PPA membership information...

If you are a PPA member, and have not been receiving our regular circular e-mails or newsletter, please use the contact form to send us your updated contact information.

September Feature: The European Federation of IASP chapters

The European Federation of IASP chapters (EFIC) is a multidisciplinary professional organization in the field of pain science and medicine, made up of the 34 European Chapters of IASP (International Association for the Study of Pain).

Established in 1993, by Prof. Ulf Lindblom, EFIC represents 34 countries and close to 20.000 scientists, physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists and other healthcare professionals across Europe, who study pain and treat patients in pain.

Visit http://www.efic.org/ for more information about EFIC and its meetings.

PPA Response to the British Pain Society EGM Decision

The PPA Executive Committee are dismayed and deeply disappointed by recent events within the British Pain Society, but are encouraging PPA members to maintain their involvement with the BPS. Please read the letter for further details.

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PPA Letter to Members regarding the BPS EGM

August Feature: NHS Choices

The NHS Choices website has a wealth of information about managing pain, including a section about pain medication. The PPA have been pleased to help NHS Choices in updating the section on managing low back pain.

Visit http://www.nhs.uk/Pages/HomePage.aspx and have a browse!

July Feature: Pain Concern

Pain Concern is a long-established organisation providing information and support for people who live with pain. Their website is packed with resources, including information sheets about the self-management of pain.
Visit their website at:
http://www.painconcern.org.uk/pages/page50.php

June feature: the Chronic Pain Policy Coalition

Established in 2006, the Chronic Pain Policy Coalition (CPPC) is a forum uniting professionals, parliamentarians and patients who operate at a policy level to develop an improved strategy for the prevention, treatment and management of chronic pain and its associated conditions. The Coalition seeks to improve the lives of the 7.8 million people who live with chronic pain in the UK as well as realising substantial economic and social benefits for society as a whole.
Visit their website for further information:
http://www.paincoalition.org.uk

NICE Guidelines: Low Back Pain

Physiotherapists who are members of iCSP are invited to include their feedback on the guidelines to develop two discussion threads, which can be accessed from both the Pain Management and the Effective Practice sections. Positive or negative, if you are a Chartered Physiotherapist, visit iCSP and have your say!

May Feature: the IASP SIG on Pain and Movement

The purpose of the SIG on Pain and Movement is to promote the understanding and management of pain, movement and function from an interdisciplinary and international perspective. The objectives include:
•Improving the standard of care provided to patients with decreased physical function due to pain.
•Improving the understanding and treatment of movement and function disorder due to pain.
•Encouraging scientific, clinical and educational endeavors that could advance our understanding of the mechanisms, relationships, rehabilitation and prevention of decreased physical movement and function associated with pain.
For further information, visit: http://painandmovement.mcgill.ca/index.html

Physiotherapy for Low Back Pain in Scotland: First National Audit

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland has published a report which provides for the first time anywhere globally, evidence of the standard of physiotherapy management of low back pain throughout a whole country. Nationally led yet locally driven, the results of this work clearly show that the majority of patients with low back pain in Scotland are managed in line with best guidance.

To read more, visit:
http://www.nhshealthquality.org/nhsqis/5888.html

Evidence-based Report of Complementary Medicines by arc

Arthritis Research Campaign (arc) has launched the first evidence-based report dedicated to the use of complementary medicines in arthritis using results from randomised controlled trials. "Complementary and alternative medicines for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia" is a summary of existing published studies which indicates whether or not there is scientific evidence to support the clinical effectiveness and safety of many of these treatments.
For further information, visit:
http://www.arc.org.uk/news/pressreleases/awareness/CAM.asp

April Feature: The International Association for the Study of Pain

IASP brings together scientists, clinicians, health care providers, and policy makers to stimulate and support the study of pain and to translate that knowledge into improved pain relief worldwide. IASP is the world's largest multidisciplinary organization focused specifically on pain research and treatment. IASP currently has more than 6,500 members from 118 countries and in 78 chapters, such as the British Pain Society. PPA members can join, and gain access to IASP's excellent Journal, "Pain". Look out for IASP's useful clinical updates, available from their website:
www.iasp-pain.org

Pain: Breaking through the barrier

Sir Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer has published a report summarising the problems with pain management in the UK. A copy is attached. Here is some of his statement about its release:

"Pain is too big a problem to ignore. Yet it seems we have not been paying it enough attention. Patients say they are rarely asked about their pain by doctors or nurses. When they are asked, the treatment they receive is often inadequate. Many patients with pain are not getting any medical help whatsoever.

Modern pain treatment can allow people with chronic pain to get their lives back. Medication is an important part of this. Other treatments such as electrical stimulation, acupuncture and psychological methods can be important as well. Patients can learn from professionals, and from other patients, how to recover.

These services and more should come together in a modern multi-professional pain service. This has been shown to make a big difference to patients' lives. Unfortunately, services are variable around the country - both in primary and hospital care. Only 14% of sufferers have seen a pain specialist. In fact, there is only one full-time pain specialist for every 32, 000 people with pain."

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Chief Medical Officer's Report March 2009

March Feature: The Pain Management Programme Special Interest Group

The PMP SIG will interest all PPA members who are involved in pain management programs. It is a special-interest group of the British Pain Society, and represents UK Pain Management Programmes. Its main role is to oversee the Pain Management Programmes National Conference, which is an excellent opportunity to focus on the specific issues relating to PMP activities. The SIG liaise with the British Pain Society on issues regarding pain management programmes and assist them in the development of education and training in pain management. PPA members should seriously consider the benefits of membership of both the BPS, and this SIG.

Visit the British Pain Society  website for further information, and explore their pages on Special Interest Groups, in the "For Members" section.

PPA supports Spotlight on Research

The PPA have supported the CSP in developing The "Spotlight on Research" article for the Frontline magazine, dated 21 January 2009. To read the full article, visit:

www.csp.org.uk/director/members/newsandanalysis/frontlinemagazine

January Feature: The North British Pain Association

The NBPA was founded in 1984 and consists of over 200 members from Scotland and the North of England. Membership consists of doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists and others with an interest in pain management. There is a bi-annual Scientific Meeting (in May and December) which is held in Edinburgh and this usually attracts an audience of between 70 and 100. All meetings are approved by the Royal College of Anaesthetists for CPD credits.

Other activities of the Association include support for members through travel grants and research grants, an annual prize competition for trainees, and an annual essay competition.  The NBPA publish a newsletter "Threshold" twice a year and also work to encourage a greater awareness of the importance of pain management in political and managerial circles. The NBPA website can be found at: http://www.nbpa.org.uk/

 

PPA Flyer: please display!

Can you display a PPA flyer in your workplace? Are you running a course for physiotherapists, or going to a conference where people might be interested in the PPA?

Please download one of these flyers and use it to publicise the PPA.

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Flyer 1
Flyer 2

PPA and CSP Collaboration Leads to Publications

The PPA worked together with the CSP journalist Ann Sterling in the lead up to BackCare Awareness Week, and this collaboration lead to the publication of two articles about positive management strategies in back pain. These excellent articles were written by PPA executive committee member Audrey Wang, and are available via free subscription at:

http://www.healthcarerepublic.com/home/

Relaxation DVD in British Sign Language

North Bristol NHS Trust Pain Management Service have teamed up with a Bristol-based company, Eyegaze, and a collective of other health specialists to produce a relaxation/stress management DVD specifically for Deaf people who use BSL. If you usually offer audio recordings to support hearing people people in learning relaxation, there is finally an equivalent in BSL for your patients who are Deaf.

For further information, visit:

http://www.eyegaze.tv/health/

Osteoarthritis: National clinical guideline for care and management in adults

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and one of the leading causes of pain and disability in the UK. PPA members will be interested to read the latest guidelines, developed by the National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions at the Royal College of Physicians. They can be ordered by post (see attached leaflet) or accessed via the NLH:

http://www.library.nhs.uk/GuidelinesFinder/ViewResource.aspx?resID=282226

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OA guidelines leaflet

PPA News Preview: Professor Lederman's article

For the first time, an article from PPA News is available online.

This is for two reasons:

1. Professor Lederman's stimulating article merits the international readership which the PPA Website offers
2. We thought that non-PPA members should realise that they are missing out by not receiving PPA News!

Physiotherapists who would like to discuss this article can do so online at the Pain Management section of iCSP: www.interactivecsp.org.uk

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The Myth of core stability (PDF Document)

ARMA

• access to the right services that enable early assessment and management
• access to ongoing and responsive treatment and support

Musculoskeletal Services Framework

The new national MSF has now been launched, and is available from:

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4138413

How will it affect the provision of physiotherapy services, and how will it affect the quality of care delivered for NHS patients? If you are a member of the interactive Chartered Society of Physiotherapy website, you could start a discussion with your physiotherapy colleagues about this and any other important issues which affect the provision of treatment for patients with musculoskeletal pain.

Updated British Pain Society Guidelines

The 2006 update of the recommended guidelines the pain management programmes for adults is now available to download from the British Pain Society website: www.britishpainsociety.org