Neuropathy Trust Ltd - volunteer’s/collector’s (?) badge (c.1998)
The Neuropathy Trust Ltd was a registered charity established 1998 and based in Nantwich, Cheshire. The role of the charity was to raise awareness of “peripheral neuropathy and neuropathic pain’ both amongst the public and medical professions as well providing information and support to sufferers, but not direct medical advice. The Neuropathy Trust was wound down in 2014 and its role superseded by NeuINsight.
Neuropathic pain, as its name suggests, is pain arising from damaged nerves especially where the nerve’s myelin sheaths have been affected and it is estimate that 5% to 7% of the population within the British Isles are affected by it. The affected nerves can be anywhere in the body or peripheral nervous system and suffers tend to experience sharp, burning or shooting pains in various degrees of severity. In most cases, neuropathic pain is difficult to diagnose and its underlying cause often undetermined.
Traditional painkillers and oral analgesics tend to be ineffective in reducing neuropathic pain. A course of tricyclic anti-depressants taken over a prolonged period of time or powerful painkillers such as Gabapentin (Neurontin) or Tramadol taken over a short period of time are also known to be effective in reducing neuropathic pains. Other than that, some sufferers appear to respond well to alternative-medicine physical treatments and/or psychological counselling.
The badge depicts an American bald eagle and the Trust’s motto carpe diem (sieze the moment). Would anyone know for what purpose this badge was issued, was it for a fund collector, volunteer worker, etc?
References:
neurocentre.com/Neuropathy/about-2/ (About the Neuropathy Trust, charity No. 1146892)
www.irishhealth.com/article.html?con=656 (Brief information about neuropathic pain).
www.neuinsight.com/about.html (NeuINsight website. NeuINsight was established in August 2014 by Andrew Keen (b.1967), a former CEO and founder of the Neuropathy Trust and a committed advocate on behalf of sufferers. Andrew himself has been affected by severe neuropathic pain believed to have been caused by an auto-immune response to a viral infection that damaged his nervous system)
www.neuropathy.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homepage (The Neuropathy Association was founded in 1995 and is the equivalent organisation in the United States).
Enamels: 5 (dark blue, light blue, dark brown, light brown & white).
Finish: Gilt.
Material: Diecast alloy.
Fixer: Pin.
Size: 1” diameter (26mm).
Process: Diecast moulded.
Imprint: PBL 01277-355078.
Neuropathy Trust Ltd - volunteer’s/collector’s (?) badge (c.1998)
The Neuropathy Trust Ltd was a registered charity established 1998 and based in Nantwich, Cheshire. The role of the charity was to raise awareness of “peripheral neuropathy and neuropathic pain’ both amongst the public and medical professions as well providing information and support to sufferers, but not direct medical advice. The Neuropathy Trust was wound down in 2014 and its role superseded by NeuINsight.
Neuropathic pain, as its name suggests, is pain arising from damaged nerves especially where the nerve’s myelin sheaths have been affected and it is estimate that 5% to 7% of the population within the British Isles are affected by it. The affected nerves can be anywhere in the body or peripheral nervous system and suffers tend to experience sharp, burning or shooting pains in various degrees of severity. In most cases, neuropathic pain is difficult to diagnose and its underlying cause often undetermined.
Traditional painkillers and oral analgesics tend to be ineffective in reducing neuropathic pain. A course of tricyclic anti-depressants taken over a prolonged period of time or powerful painkillers such as Gabapentin (Neurontin) or Tramadol taken over a short period of time are also known to be effective in reducing neuropathic pains. Other than that, some sufferers appear to respond well to alternative-medicine physical treatments and/or psychological counselling.
The badge depicts an American bald eagle and the Trust’s motto carpe diem (sieze the moment). Would anyone know for what purpose this badge was issued, was it for a fund collector, volunteer worker, etc?
References:
neurocentre.com/Neuropathy/about-2/ (About the Neuropathy Trust, charity No. 1146892)
www.irishhealth.com/article.html?con=656 (Brief information about neuropathic pain).
www.neuinsight.com/about.html (NeuINsight website. NeuINsight was established in August 2014 by Andrew Keen (b.1967), a former CEO and founder of the Neuropathy Trust and a committed advocate on behalf of sufferers. Andrew himself has been affected by severe neuropathic pain believed to have been caused by an auto-immune response to a viral infection that damaged his nervous system)
www.neuropathy.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homepage (The Neuropathy Association was founded in 1995 and is the equivalent organisation in the United States).
Enamels: 5 (dark blue, light blue, dark brown, light brown & white).
Finish: Gilt.
Material: Diecast alloy.
Fixer: Pin.
Size: 1” diameter (26mm).
Process: Diecast moulded.
Imprint: PBL 01277-355078.