Back Pain: Britain’s Unseen Crisis
Professionals like ourselves, who see people with back pain day in day out, have been battling to dispel the myths surrounding back pain for so long.
Professionals like ourselves, who see people with back pain day in day out, have been battling to dispel the myths surrounding back pain for so long.
The Pelvic Partnership has just launched a new campaign, the ‘Stickmum’ campaign, to raise awareness of pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP).
If you’ve got back pain or stiffness it’s tempting to think that it’s nothing and will go away on it’s own. If that’s happening to you, you’re not alone.
Back pain is thought to cause 30 million days of sick leave a year costing our economy an estimated £40 billion. It is thought that up to 80% of us will suffer with back pain at some point in our lives.
Numerous causes of Cauda Equina syndrome have been reported the most common being very large disc prolapse or spinal stenosis.
The annual Back Care Awareness Week, run by BackCare, the UK’s leading charity for those impacted by back or neck pain. The theme this year is Back Pain in Education.
International Pelvic Pain Awareness Month is a time when various organisations work to raise public awareness of issues in the area of chronic pelvic pain.
Back pain research constantly gives new insights into previously held beliefs and reflects advances to give clear, simple advice on how to manage pain and prevent future episodes.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recently published new guidelines on best management of low back pain. This includes people with ‘simple’ back pain and those with sciatica.
However recent research has suggested we now spend as long as 5-8hours a day on our smart phones and tablets! Here are our top 3 tips to avoid the aches and pains that come with the use of technology