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Listen "Ep34 National Pain Week 2024. A conversation with ‘painchangers’"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode of The Raw Nerve, we mark National Pain Week 2024 and explore an important subject area – chronic pain and MS.
Our introductory guest, Nicolette Ellis, Chair of Chronic Pain Australia explains to podcast host, Dr Julia Morahan, the focus of this year’s National Pain Week and the ‘painchanger’ theme which is focussed on the lived experience of chronic pain.
For many people living with MS, pain is a constant. Pain covers a wide range of unpleasant physical sensations, but everyone – people living with or without multiple sclerosis – experiences it differently. Pain is one of the less recognised common symptoms of MS, with an estimated two-thirds of people living with MS experiencing pain. Deanna Renee, who has lived with MS for 18 years, shares her personal experience of chronic pain and the various strategies she uses to manage it. Dr. Alice Saul discusses the scientific aspects of pain in MS and the importance of research in improving quality of life for those living with MS. The episode concludes with a discussion on the social and emotional impact of chronic pain and the importance of community support.
Host
Dr Julia Morahan, Head of Research, MS Australia
Panellists
Nicolette Ellis Chronic Pain Australia Chair
Deanna Renee has lived with MS for 18 years. She is a mental health clinician and advocate. An MS Australia National Advocate, LEEP (Lived Experience Expert Panel) member and advocate for our Member Organisation, MS Plus
Dr Alice Saul is Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Multiple Sclerosis Research at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania
Key links:
National Pain Week 2024
About Dr Alice Saul
MS Australia pain webpage
Deanna’s Instagram
Our introductory guest, Nicolette Ellis, Chair of Chronic Pain Australia explains to podcast host, Dr Julia Morahan, the focus of this year’s National Pain Week and the ‘painchanger’ theme which is focussed on the lived experience of chronic pain.
For many people living with MS, pain is a constant. Pain covers a wide range of unpleasant physical sensations, but everyone – people living with or without multiple sclerosis – experiences it differently. Pain is one of the less recognised common symptoms of MS, with an estimated two-thirds of people living with MS experiencing pain. Deanna Renee, who has lived with MS for 18 years, shares her personal experience of chronic pain and the various strategies she uses to manage it. Dr. Alice Saul discusses the scientific aspects of pain in MS and the importance of research in improving quality of life for those living with MS. The episode concludes with a discussion on the social and emotional impact of chronic pain and the importance of community support.
Host
Dr Julia Morahan, Head of Research, MS Australia
Panellists
Nicolette Ellis Chronic Pain Australia Chair
Deanna Renee has lived with MS for 18 years. She is a mental health clinician and advocate. An MS Australia National Advocate, LEEP (Lived Experience Expert Panel) member and advocate for our Member Organisation, MS Plus
Dr Alice Saul is Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Multiple Sclerosis Research at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania
Key links:
National Pain Week 2024
About Dr Alice Saul
MS Australia pain webpage
Deanna’s Instagram
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