13: Culture, Epidemiology and Back Pain

How do culture and religion affect the way we experience and manage our pain? Dr Shilpa Patel, Dr Sue Peacock and Sir Michael Bond talk about the relationship between cultural background and pain.Also in the programme: Dr Steve Gilbert answers questions from people experiencing back pain; Phil Sizer of Pain Association Scotland provides advice on pain management programmes; and we learn about the epidemiology of pain and hear from Generation Scotland about how their study of pain in the Scottish population can help with the identification of risk factors.In this programme: Prof Blair Smith- Generation Scotland Prof Sir Michael Bond – Pain management in developing countries Dr Steve Gilbert – Q+As on back pain Phil Sizer – Pain Association Scotland Dr Shilpa Patel – Cultures and pain Dr Sue Peacock – Cultures, gender and pain  #AbleRadio #AiringPain #PainConcern