Stories
- Article
Getting the measure of pain
In the 20th century doctors tried to find a way to measure pain. But even when ‘objective’ measures were rejected, an accurate understanding of another’s pain remained frustratingly elusive.
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Thousands of years of women’s pain
Even in the 21st century, women with severe monthly pain find their suffering minimised or dismissed by the medical profession. Such pain is seen as simply a natural part of being female.
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Pain and the power of touch
As a new physiotherapist, Fiona Murphy quickly learned that her patients’ pain was unpredictable and very personal. But using the right words became the key to helping them.
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Pain and the power of activism
Today, women with endometriosis have more access to better information than ever before. Jaipreet Virdi applauds the shared stories, online communities and self-help books empowering women in pain.
Catalogue
- Ephemera
Self-care for back pain sufferers / produced by the National Back Pain Association in collaboration with Inoven, today's answer to pain.
Date: 1990- Archives and manuscripts
Kdeh: Back Pain
Date: 1996-2005Reference: SA/WHL/14/4Part of: Women's Health Library: archive- Books
Proceedings of an international symposium : held in London on 7th and 8th October, 1982 "low back pain and industrial and social disablement" / sponsored by the Colt Foundation ; organised by the Back Pain Association.
Date: [1983], ©1983- Books
A back pain bibliography / compiled and edited for the Back Pain Association by Barry Wyke.
Wyke, Barry.Date: 1983- Archives and manuscripts
"Psychiatric Aspects of Back Pain - General Considerations", Dr. Forest
Date: 1977Reference: SA/CSP/J.5/10/4/37Part of: Chartered Society of Physiotherapy