Bob's blogs

Why people take painkillers and how opioid painkillers work
Medicines are an important factor in helping to treat persistent pain. They are usually prescribed and therefore have a great deal of research to support

Managing Pain – Sports Person
Sport is a really useful metaphor for those wanting to learn to manage their pain. It does not matter whether it is an individual sport

Painless Tales – Baking a Cake
Bob Rea, Clinical Lead at Our Health Hub, explains that just like baking a cake is not the same as cooking, managing persistent pain is

Pain Specialists react to new NICE Chronic Pain Assessment Guidelines
In a group of new guidelines published in April, NICE announced in its assessment and management of chronic pain that people with primary pain should