2020 will be remembered as the year that the global healthcare system had to deal one of the greatest challenges in living memory. Since the initial outbreak in December 2019 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become the one of the most rapidly spreading infections in terms of a global pandemic. The sudden onset left even the most efficient healthcare services struggling to cope.

Pain Relief Ireland Clinical Director Dr Hegarty was on C103 FM to talk about the many aspects to pain.

Listen to Dr. Hegarty on the Cork Today show with Patricia Messinger.

The response to Dr. Hegarty’s guest appearance on the RTE “Today show “ with Maura and Dáithí has generated huge interested. This is Dr. Hegarty’s fifth time on the show and once again the number of questions received by email and social media exceeded even the producer’s expectations. Obviously, having information about chronic pain is well received by the Irish audience. It is not surprising given that the content of Dr.

Facts

About 80% of adults experience low back pain at some point in their lifetimes.  It is the most common cause of job-related disability and a leading contributor to missed work days. In 2010 Global Burden of Disease Study estimated that low back pain is among the top 10 diseases world.

Suffering from arm pain, neck pain or headaches that are not responding to physiotherapy or over the counter analgesics? Your neck could be the source of the issue.

Dr. Dominic Hegarty, Consultant in Pain Management and Clinical director at Pain Relief Ireland discusses the options available to help you diagnose and treat this condition with Maura & Daithi on RTE’s Today program.