Will asks the expert about pain

22 June 2021

Guest presenter and MS Trust volunteer, Will, continues raiding our MS archives. This time he's talking about pain and multiple sclerosis. Featuring input from consultant nurse in pain management, Sue Barnes.

Will's references

Source Video: Ask the expert: managing pain - YouTube
Patient-Led Engagement for Access (to medical cannabis) - PLEA
Access Medical Cannabis with T21 - Drug Science Charity
Prevalence of chronic pain in the UK - BMJ
Surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia - PubMed
Pain - information from the MS Trust

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