Chronic pain

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Four-day workweeks: this is what new research shows after 12-months

New findings based on global (including Ireland) year-long, four-day-week pilot projects have busted some of the myths about…

By Victoria Stokes

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Careers and chronic illness: The real impact on Irish businesswomen

Living and working with a chronic illness has many seen and unseen impacts on one’s career and earning…

By Victoria Stokes

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Pelvic pain: ‘There wasn’t a single Irish doctor who treated me with any level of empathy or respect’

Having dealt with pelvic pain for over 10 years, Jennifer McShane shares her own story, alongside another Irish…

By Jennifer McShane

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Exhausted with unexplained pain? You could have haemochromatosis

We spoke with three Irish women who are living with haemochromatosis about what the condition is, how it’s…

By Grace McGettigan

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‘Dry needling was a huge factor in helping my chronic pain’

Chronic pain is extremely difficult to live with on a daily basis. It's physically and emotionally draining and…

By Jennifer McShane

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Living with migraines: ‘It’s a chronic disease… I will retreat to a dark room for hours on end’

By Jennifer McShane

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World Osteoporosis Day: ‘You’d wonder if the pain was ever going to improve’

Recent research, conducted by Teva, has revealed that more than a quarter (28%) of those aged 65+ claim…

By Jennifer McShane

SELF

‘As days and weeks went by, the pain never went away’

Twenty-five-year-old Clodagh Ní Maonaigh from Meath was diagnosed with coccydynia, an extremely painful condition of the tailbone, at…

By Jennifer McShane

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‘I had to retire from work at 29 on medical grounds. I was devastated’

Next in our Hidden Illness series, we meet 29-year-old Sarah from Dublin, whose illness began at age 10…

By Jennifer McShane

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‘I’ve had sessions for decades. It’s helped me the most out of anything’

Chronic or persistent pain is something that, according to a recent study by Brian Purcell Communications (BPC), 14%…

By Jennifer McShane

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Living with fibromyalgia: ‘I feel like a 32-year-old trapped in an 80-year-old’s body’

 Jennifer McShane speaks to a young Irish woman who says her life was forever changed by chronic health…

By Jennifer McShane

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‘My body simply revolted’: Lena Dunham on having Covid-19

As the pandemic continues to gain traction with Covid-19 cases continuing to rise around the world, the significance…

By Jennifer McShane