On behalf of our guest visitor, Christine: I have osteoarthritis in my lower back. I have had injections twice first time didn't help for long then came back with a vengeance. Second worked on one side and it hasn't returned. My pain doctor said I have to live with it. I try to be positive but a lot...

On behalf of our guest visitor, Esther:

I always get really hot finger tips when I type and I don’t know why this is. It feels like they are burning. Is this the start of arthritis in my hands? I do a lot of typing for my work.

On behalf of our guest visitor, Jeni: I was told by my Chronic Pain Clinic practitioner that a 20% reduction in chronic pain from fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis was a good result. Surely in this age of modern analgesics and better understanding of the pain process, we should be aiming for 100%, is ...

Interesting article on how one family coped with their young daughter's eczema: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/michelle-gant/when-parenting-reality-ki_b_12529624.html Does any of Michelle's story feel familiar? How does your family cope with a small child with eczema? Do you have any tips or advice...

On behalf of our guest visitor, Satveer: I have been suffering from severe, excruciating pain for over 11 years and counting. I'm on a cocktail of medicine. When I visit my local pain management centre, they ask me what I would like them to do for me. I find it extremely frustrating that they are as...

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Is there a cure for chronic pain?

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How is chronic pain treated?

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What self-help tips can you share for when you have an acute flare-up of inflammatory arthritis in major joints like knees?

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Can you have psoriatic arthritis without psoriasis?

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What is the difference between psoriatic and rheumatoid arthritis?