An aged care provider has received recognition for trailblazing a new pain management and reablement program. Aged care provider Whiddon has spearheaded the 'Exercise 4 Life Program', a pain management and reablement initiative focussed on partnering with residents to customise ...

New research has found that opioid prescriptions for non-cancer related pain have doubled over the last 24 years. Academics from the University of Sydney, the University of Warwick UK, the University of Notre Dame, the University of New South Wales and ...

Research has found that pain care for hospitalised patients over 65 years old is assessment driven and lacks sufficient patient input. The research found that pain care was hampered due to the lack of appropriate and meaningful pain care provision, ...

A tool that uses facial recognition software to detect pain in the elderly and people with dementia is making its way across Australian residential aged care villages. Known as PainChek, its national rollout via Dementia Support Australia (DSA) is now underway ...

Learn the right movements within yourself to help patients deal with discomfort. As nurses, we all must deal with pain, either in those we care for or within our own lives – or sometimes even both! Our relationship with pain, ...