Episode 3: Chapter 1 - Trevor Barker - Recovery from chronic/persistent back pain (Chronic pain) - Life, back injuries and living with chronic pain

In this third episode we meet Trevor Barker, a former electrician and now support coordinator from north eastern Victoria who following a minor workplace injury, developed and lived with debilitating chronic lower back pain for over 20 years. His eventual recovery came swiftly through education and he now works with some of the world's leading pain scientists and educators to share his story and encourage others to learn more and make meaningful change in their own lives. Trevor has appeared on SBS’s Insight program, as well as contributing to various podcasts, radio and print media and continues to share and champion recovery from persistent pain.

In this first chapter we meet Trevor and hear a little about his life and the initial work place injuries which initiated his pain. We hear about the deterioration of his condition and get a picture of just how debilitating and pervasive chronic and persistent pain really is.

Full transcripts and show notes are available for each chapter on the podcast website: storiesofrecovery.buzzsprout.com

Shownotes:

• 5:52 - Trevor describes his first injury, which occurred whilst carrying a ladder as an apprentice electrician,
• 8:47 - Trevor describes his second injury, incurred whilst working as an attendant carer,
• 10:44 - Trevor describes his third injury, supporting someone in the community,
• 20:19 - Trevor summarises his quality of life "it couldn't have gotten any worse really",
• 22:15 - Trevor describes his plan to sell his home and move into a retirement village.