Access to Work
BackCare Factsheet – Rights and Legislation
Access to Work is a scheme run by the Department for Work and Pensions. If your working life is affected by a disability or a health condition that is likely to last for 12 months or more, you might be able to get help from Access to Work.
How can your GP Help?
BackCare Factsheet – Rights and Legislation
Many people turn to their GP or healthcare provider for reliable information about their health status. If you feel uncertain about what you can and cannot do at work as a result of your back pain it is recommended that you visit your GP or Occupational Health professional.
NICE NHS Treatment Guidelines
BackCare Factsheet – Rights and Legislation
NICE released guidelines about the care and treatment that people with persistent non-specific low back pain can expect from the NHS in England and Wales in order to help them manage their pain.
Bags Versus Backpacks
BackCare Factsheet – Aids and Equipment
Daily lifting and carrying can take its toll on our backs. It is therefore sensible to assess how we lift and carry rather than trying to avoid it all together.
Self Management Courses and Support Groups
BackCare Factsheet – Support and Useful Links
A number of organisations run free self-management courses in the UK for people with a long-term health conditions and/or pain.
Pain Clinics, Pain Management and Functional Restoration Programmes
BackCare Factsheet – Support and Useful Links
Pain Clinics and Pain Management Programmes (PMPs) are available on the NHS and there is normally one in each healthcare region.
Driving and Back Pain
BackCare Factsheet – Exercise and Posture
Approximately 30-60% of drivers report back pain that is caused or made worse by driving. This is not uncommon as driving exposes the body to many different forces including acceleration, deceleration and most notably vibration.
Cycling and Back Pain
BackCare Factsheet – Exercise and Posture
Estimates suggest that anywhere between 30-70% of us will get back pain when cycling. This pain can be caused by a variety of reasons but the good news is there are simple things you can do to ensure that you do not develop back pain or you manage your back pain and prevent it from becoming long term and debilitating.
Commonly Used Medical Spinal Terminology
BackCare Factsheet – Treatments
The evolution of medicine and medical terms dates back before Hippocrates, commonly regarded as the father of medicine, who died in 399 BC. Therefore medical language consists of a mixture of Greek, Latin, Arabic and European languages.
Clinical Negligence
BackCare Factsheet – Rights and Legislation
A clinical negligence claim may be brought against any health care provider when …