Pain Speak

Send us Fan Mail Summary In this epsiode of Pain Speak, I host Dr. Karen Wallace to explore the vital connection between work and health, especially in managing chronic pain, mental health, and long-term conditions. They discuss innovative approaches, policy initiatives, and the future of integrated healthcare and employment support systems. keywords work and health, chronic pain, occupational med...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Pain Speak, I speak to one of my patients, Chantel, who very kindly agrred to share her story. Chantal shares her journey living with persistent neck and back pain, exploring how understanding, targeted interventions, and self-management strategies led to her recovery. This episode highlights the importance of patient responsibility, the role of neuroscience in...

Send us Fan Mail Health starts in communities, not just hospitals. In todays epsiode, I  explore innovative social prescribing approaches with Sandra Mitchell-Phillips, CEO of Ways to Wellness, focusing on neighborhood health, reducing health inequalities, and supporting preoperative care to improve outcomes and reduce NHS costs. Ways 2 wellness works predominantly in the North East of the UK with...

Send us Fan Mail Pain medicine is at a crossroads. Summary In this episode, Dr. Ganesan Baranidharan, Consultant in Pain Medicine and Dean of the Faculty of Pain Medicine,  discusses the future of pain medicine, neuromodulation, and the evolving role of specialists in the UK. He shares insights on service development, patient selection, technological advances, and the importance of multidisciplina...

Send us Fan Mail Arriving and touring in the UK - Manchester June 3rd to 5th, 2026 as part of NOIgroup. Today’s guest is someone who needs no introduction to the world of Pain Care. He has been one of my biggest influences in how I teach pain Science education so a big welcome to Professor Lorimer Moseley, Bradley Distinguished Professor at Adelaide University in Australia. He has authored over 43...

Send us Fan Mail My guest today is Dr Helen Makins, a Consultant in Pain Medicine at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK and someone whose career has taken her across clinical practice, education, commissioning, global health and now national leadership. Helen is currently the National Clinical Lead for the Chronic Pain Programme at GIRFT – Getting It Right First Time, a major NHS i...

Send us Fan Mail  In March 2026, I attended the Live well with Pain Conference at Warwick organised by Emma Davies and Laura Hussey. It had some amazing speakers including Prof Roger Knaggs, the President of the British Pain Society. While I didnt get a chance to speak to him, I did speak to most of the other key note speakers and I thought what would they say to 3 questions I had about pain care...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Pain Speak, I interview Louise McAllan, a somatic experiencing practitioner, who shares her personal journey through chronic pain and the emotional connections that influenced her recovery. Louise discusses the challenges of navigating the healthcare system, the impact of diagnoses, and the importance of emotional awareness in healing.  Louise McAllen is a Scott...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Painspeak, I speak to my long term friend and collaborator, Amber Johnston, a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist, about her journey in the field of psychology, the importance of the mind-body connection, and the complexities of chronic pain.  We discuss personalized therapy approaches, the role of trauma, and the stigma surrounding mental health treatme...

Send us Fan Mail Transforming Pain Management: An Innovative Approach from the NHS Sebastian is talking live at the Live well with Pain conference in Warwick in March 2026.   In this podcast recorded live in Brighton at the BSLM Annual conference in September 2025, i spoke to Sebastian Senociain, An integrated wellness practitioner with a variety of skills and knowledge helping people in primary c...

Send us Fan Mail In this solo episode, I explore Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), a novel approach to managing chronic pain that focuses on changing the brain's interpretation of pain signals. I compare PRT with existing therapies like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), discussing the neuroscience behind pain and the effectiveness of PRT. The episo...

Send us Fan Mail  In this deeply human episode of PainSpeak , I’m joined by Fiona Symington , who shares her lived experience of chronic fatigue and persistent pain symptoms — and, importantly, what recovery felt like from the inside and what pain reprocessing therapy (PRT) meant to her.  This is not a conversation about quick fixes, techniques, or “getting it right.” Instead, Fiona gently walks u...

Send us Fan Mail What if chronic pain isn’t a sign of damage — but a learned alarm the nervous system can unlearn? In this episode of PainSpeak , I’m joined by Caroline Davies , a specialist pain physiotherapist with over 25 years of experience working across the NHS, the US healthcare system, and now in independent practice in the UK. Caroline’s work sits at the cutting edge of modern pain care,...

Send us Fan Mail My guest for this episode is Professor Denis Martin, Professor of Rehabilitation. He is Director of the Centre for Rehabilitation, Lifestyle medicine and Human performance at Teesside university. With academic roots at the University of Ulster and Napier University, he forged an impressive career spanning roles at Sheffield Hallam University and Queen Margaret  University, Edinbur...

Send us Fan Mail My guest for todays episode is Lee Vaughn , a lived experience Expert and Health and Well Being Coach.  Lee has navigated over 30 years living with persistent pain, transforming his experience into a source of advocacy, education, and hope. After decades of personal exploration, He now works with leading organisations like Peak Health Coaching, Pure Unity Health, UKIHCA, the NHS,...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the new Season of the Pain Speak Podcast. This season is titled "Voices In Pain" and the focus of this season is to shine a spotlight on various organisations and people who are making a difference to pain management in the UK and beyond and helping patients in persistent pain. Some of the episodes will be a sole while others will have a guest joining me....

Send us Fan Mail Generated by Notebook LM. Pls forgive the initial hyperbole generated by the AI about my credentials!!! (sounds very cringy when I heard it but cant do much about that as the rest was very good!) Recently presented at the  2024 Lifestyles Summit organised by Modality and Pathfinder CIC at Google HQ in London, my presentation outlines the need for a trauma-informed approach to pain...

Send us Fan Mail Chronic Pelvic Pain and Lifestyle Factors This Notebook LM summary provides an overview of chronic pelvic pain based on a couple of key resources and a presentation that I gave on Chronic pelvic pain to health care professionals. I highlight the importance of a holistic approach that considers lifestyle factors, psychological well-being, and trauma-informed care. Remember, seeking...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast, generated by Notebook LM based on a presentation I did earlier discusses the importance of deprescribing and provides practical strategies for implementing this process in the context of analgescis and polypharmacy especially in the older population. We explore the principle of deprescribing , the significance of deprescribing and how it can improve quality of life,...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Ravindran's presentation, " Complex regional pain syndrome: Trauma informed CRPS Care An integrated approach ," focuses on trauma-informed care for CRPS patients. This was presented at the UK annual conference organised by CRPS UK. This podcast was a summary of that talk and the source files used by Dr Ravindran for his presentation and generated using the Noteo...

Send us Fan Mail This presentation on Pain Management 101 is an overview of how to change the mindset across healthcare concerning chronic pain. Dr. Deepak Ravindran's presentation explains the biology of pain, chronic pain, and its treatment. Dr. Ravindran also examines how a history of adverse childhood experiences affects the likelihood of experiencing chronic pain in adulthood. Furthermor...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the second part of this 2 part episode where I speak to Dr Sabina Brennan. a clinical psychologist, neuroscientist, fellow podcaster and best selling author of the book on how to beat Brain Fog.  As we know, Brain fog and congitive dysfunction is one of the most common sysmptoms noted in Longcovid. Treatments are still emerging and I thought it would be a fascinating an...

Send us Fan Mail It has been a hugely gratifying  and humbling experience to get the chance to set up the Longcovid Service for Berkshire and work with a great team from primary and community care. It has been 7 months now and we are still learning everyday about the condition of Longcovid and how it seems to affeect multiple systems. Right now we continue to  offer them support, a listening ear,...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to a Pain Speak Special focussing on a new book on pain "The Painful Truth" by Oxford based junior doctor and academic scholar Dr Monty Lyman released on 15th July. This becomes the 7th book on pain released in the UK in just the 6 months of this year! We're currently experiencing a Renaissance in pain science and it is great to add Monty's book to this...

Send us Fan Mail It has been a hugely gratifying  and humbling experience to get the chance to set up the Longcovid Service for Berkshire and work with a great team from primary and community care. We have learnt a lot and are continuing to learn as we help our patients suffering from Longcovid and offer them support, a listening ear, appropriate testing and treatments where available in a  trauma...