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# chronic-pain - Tuesday 31 August, 2021

Opinion: Overnight, chronic pain caused me to turn into an almost childlike version of myself
# Opinion
# Opinion

Opinion: Overnight, chronic pain caused me to turn into an almost childlike version of myself

Aug 31st 2021, 7:00 AM 19,261 Views 4 Comments

Artist Ciara Chapman’s work on chronic pain is to be exhibited in Cork city – here, she explains how chronic pain has affected her life and how art has helped.

# chronic-pain - Friday 24 January, 2020

Children suffering with chronic pain left with no consultant or care plans feel 'totally abandoned'
# Chronic Pain
# Chronic Pain

Children suffering with chronic pain left with no consultant or care plans feel 'totally abandoned'

Jan 24th 2020, 6:15 AM 23,095 Views 22 Comments

Funding was recently granted for the development of a pain management clinic after Ireland’s only children’s pain consultant resigned due to a lack of resources.

# chronic-pain - Thursday 12 December, 2019

Ireland's only children's pain consultant to step down due to clinic's lack of funding
# Pain Clinic
# Pain Clinic

Ireland's only children's pain consultant to step down due to clinic's lack of funding

Dec 12th 2019, 7:54 AM 47,958 Views 39 Comments

Children and their families living with chronic pain and its wider impacts are now facing uncertainty about the future of their care.

# chronic-pain - Thursday 5 September, 2019

Chronic pain is having a significant impact on the work, social and family lives of Irish people
# Daily Life
# Daily Life

Chronic pain is having a significant impact on the work, social and family lives of Irish people

Sep 5th 2019, 6:30 AM 12,731 Views 13 Comments

A survey found that 75% of people say it affects their daily life.

# chronic-pain - Wednesday 3 July, 2019

Inclusion of chronic pain conditions on cannabis access scheme will be 'kept under review'
# Medicinal Cannabis
# Medicinal Cannabis

Inclusion of chronic pain conditions on cannabis access scheme will be 'kept under review'

Jul 3rd 2019, 6:00 AM 12,099 Views 18 Comments

Only patients with specific medical conditions can access medicinal cannabis under the new programme.

# chronic-pain - Monday 15 April, 2019

Opinion: At a cannabis dispensary in Colorado I found the only thing that offered relief for my chronic pain
# Opinion
# Opinion

Opinion: At a cannabis dispensary in Colorado I found the only thing that offered relief for my chronic pain

Apr 15th 2019, 7:00 AM 22,000 Views 44 Comments

I was prescribed fentanyl, a dangerous, highly addictive, synthetic opiate with horrible side effects – while a relatively harmless plant remains banned, writes Clare McAfee.

# chronic-pain - Sunday 18 March, 2018

Life with endometriosis: 'I haven't given up hope of becoming a mum one day'
# Column
# Column

Life with endometriosis: 'I haven't given up hope of becoming a mum one day'

Mar 18th 2018, 8:00 PM 38,203 Views 5 Comments

Endometriosis is part of my everyday life. It affects decisions I make, but I have reached a certain truce with it, writes Cate O’Connor.

# chronic-pain - Saturday 23 December, 2017

Woman has lost over €100,000 since car accident affected by Setanta collapse
# Chronic Pain
# Chronic Pain

Woman has lost over €100,000 since car accident affected by Setanta collapse

Dec 23rd 2017, 12:05 AM 27,523 Views 23 Comments

Lost income, medical expenses and legal fees have taken a huge toll on her life.

# chronic-pain - Sunday 24 September, 2017

Lady Gaga's fibromyalgia: 'It was hard to be near someone who was in pain like that'
# Read Me
# Read Me

Lady Gaga's fibromyalgia: 'It was hard to be near someone who was in pain like that'

Sep 24th 2017, 3:30 PM 34,337 Views 21 Comments

Irish people living with fibromyalgia know only too well what Lady Gaga is going through, writes Rachel Lynch.

# chronic-pain - Sunday 13 August, 2017

Two million people are addicted to opioid drugs in US, with 90 dying every day
# Painkillers
# Painkillers

Two million people are addicted to opioid drugs in US, with 90 dying every day

Aug 13th 2017, 7:30 AM 11,441 Views 0 Comments

Many people buy pills illegally when their prescriptions run out.

# chronic-pain - Monday 12 June, 2017

'I can't sit in a plane for more than an hour without being in agony': Ivan Yates on living with chronic pain
# Never Ending
# Never Ending

'I can't sit in a plane for more than an hour without being in agony': Ivan Yates on living with chronic pain

Jun 12th 2017, 2:58 PM 51,192 Views 80 Comments

One in five Irish people living with chronic pain never discusses it with a professional.

# chronic-pain - Monday 5 June, 2017

Column: 'The doctors wouldn’t listen, and why would they? I’m not a doctor'
# Chronic Pain
# Chronic Pain

Column: 'The doctors wouldn’t listen, and why would they? I’m not a doctor'

Jun 5th 2017, 7:30 PM 8,414 Views 95 Comments

The healthcare system has failed me. Nobody knows how to treat me, writes Elisha Reilly.

# chronic-pain - Monday 17 April, 2017

'It robs you of your very being': Life with the invisible illness
# Fibromyalgia
# Fibromyalgia

'It robs you of your very being': Life with the invisible illness

Apr 17th 2017, 10:00 PM 43,598 Views 47 Comments

Jo Allen has a chronic pain condition and has been getting some relief from cannabis-derived medicine.

# chronic-pain - Thursday 12 January, 2017

Marijuana 'eases chronic pain, but may increase risk of schizophrenia'
# Research
# Research

Marijuana 'eases chronic pain, but may increase risk of schizophrenia'

Jan 12th 2017, 8:15 PM 13,783 Views 61 Comments

A US study has found that cannabis almost certainly reduces chronic pain and eases nausea from chemotherapy.

# chronic-pain - Thursday 22 December, 2016

'There’s never a minute in the day I don’t feel pain'
# Fibromyalgia
# Fibromyalgia

'There’s never a minute in the day I don’t feel pain'

Dec 22nd 2016, 6:00 PM 56,718 Views 31 Comments

Eleanor O’Farrell is one of the many people in Ireland who have fibromyalgia, often dubbed ‘the invisible illness’.

# chronic-pain - Sunday 17 July, 2016

I'm not JUST grumpy - I'm living with one of the most painful conditions in the world
# House Of Pain
# House Of Pain

I'm not JUST grumpy - I'm living with one of the most painful conditions in the world

Jul 17th 2016, 9:00 PM 37,836 Views 61 Comments

Steve O’Rourke breaks down life with trigeminal neuralgia a condition that causes sudden and severe face pain that has been compared to being stabbed or struck by lightning.

# chronic-pain - Saturday 21 May, 2016

Living with Chronic Pain Syndrome: 'But you don't look like you are sick'
# Column
# Column

Living with Chronic Pain Syndrome: 'But you don't look like you are sick'

May 21st 2016, 5:00 PM 3,955 Views 33 Comments

Kelly McGill explains what it’s like to have your life quality diminished by an invisible illness.

# chronic-pain - Sunday 10 April, 2016

Suffer from chronic pain? Mindfulness might help
# New Trial
# New Trial

Suffer from chronic pain? Mindfulness might help

Apr 10th 2016, 8:30 AM 19,463 Views 14 Comments

About 35% of people in Ireland are affected by pain which has lasted for three months or more.

# chronic-pain - Wednesday 28 August, 2013

Over 200 patients referred back to GPs after closure of chronic pain clinic
# Pain
# Pain

Over 200 patients referred back to GPs after closure of chronic pain clinic

Aug 28th 2013, 11:27 AM 8,938 Views 51 Comments

The HSE said today that it has been unable to recruit a replacement consultant to operate the service at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda.

# chronic-pain - Tuesday 28 May, 2013

1 in 3 Irish women affected by pelvic floor dysfunction
# Childbirth
# Childbirth

1 in 3 Irish women affected by pelvic floor dysfunction

May 28th 2013, 6:30 AM 15,417 Views 22 Comments

The rise in the number of Irish women having Caesarean sections is not a result of women being “too posh to push” – there’s a hidden story that also impacts women’s choices around childbirth: pelvic floor dysfunction.

# chronic-pain - Tuesday 1 May, 2012

Pharmacists express concern over addiction to pain relief
# Pharmacy
# Pharmacy

Pharmacists express concern over addiction to pain relief

May 1st 2012, 7:00 AM 4,440 Views 10 Comments

Regulations around the sale of products containing codeine were introduced in 2010. Pharmacists heard that up to one in three adults may be suffering from chronic pain, which can affect quality of life.

# chronic-pain - Wednesday 7 March, 2012

Quarter of a million Irish fail to seek help for debilitating back pain - survey
# Back Pain
# Back Pain

Quarter of a million Irish fail to seek help for debilitating back pain - survey

Mar 7th 2012, 11:21 AM 4,683 Views 11 Comments

With 80 per cent of those suffering nerve-related back pain aged under 50, chronic pain is thought to be significantly impacting people’s personal and professional lives.

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