‘Kind-hearted’ mum dies of cancer after being told back pain was caused by ‘old age’

Helen Etheridge, 68, first complained of a pain in her back in October 2020, but this was put down as nothing more than a trapped nerve Kind-hearted Helen Etheridge died…

Combination of psychological interventions, physiotherapy effective for chronic back pain

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Mum’s campaign after incurable cancer ‘dismissed’ by NHS doctors as back pain

A mum who broke her spine in two places and ‘shrank’ five inches before being told she had cancer is campaigning to ensure others receive a much quicker diagnosis. Karen…

Not Your Usual Neck and Back Pain

There are many ways to get a backache. This is new for me — lower back pain that leads to spasms and literally drives me to my knees. It doesn’t…

Physio walks us through how to prevent back pain and improve your swing

Golf is a game of muscle memory and its repetitive motions can lead to inflammation and strains which may even affect the discs of the spine, causing pain and impacting…

Chronic lower back pain linked to atrophy in pain-related brain regions

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is associated with reductions in brain volume in areas involved in pain processing, reports a study in Pain, the official publication…