National Carers’ Week – Oxfordshire

Join Oxfordshire Carer's during the National Carers' Week for 'The Big Event' on Thursday 9th June 2016

A massive congratulations and Thank You to all of our magnificent London Marathon runners, who have trained long and hard for the Marathon and raised so much money for BackCare. You are all incredible.

No single specialty is in a position to make a bigger contribution to this agenda than rheumatology. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) represent the single biggest cause of sickness absence in the UK, accounting for more than 30 million sick days taken in 2013

BackCare runner Andy Earp must be super human. He will be running three marathons in two weeks (15 days) for the BackCare

Congratulations to BackCare Marathon Runner Jo Gwynne from Caerphilly. Jo is running not one, but an incredible 10 Marathons this year.

Expressive Writing - the act of writing down your negative thoughts and emotions can help back pain

NHS Choices study suggests that the mind-body therapy of MBSR could be another psychological therapy for chronic lower back pain that is just effective as the widely used therapy of CBT.

Researchers found that mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive-behavioral therapy both alleviated chronic low back pain in adults.

NICE are planning to significantly reduce the treatment options for patients with lower back pain and sciatica, dropping acupuncture from the list and pushing back paracetamol to the second-line setting.

Nerve endings in joints and muscle tissues are sensitive to changes in weather pressure and temperature which in turn cause stiffness and pain, worsening in cold, damp conditions