Find out about back pain
Back pain comes in many forms. It is so common that it should be seen as an annoying but normal part of life.
Your reaction to back pain, how you think about it, is very important. We know that if you are very frightened by your back pain, or consider it to be the sign of a serious disease, it can prevent full recovery. As only 1% of all back pain is caused by a serious disease, 99% of the time there is no need to worry about your back pain.
We also know that how you act when you have back pain is very important. It helps your back pain to recover quicker if you keeping moving. Long periods of immobility cause the back to stiffen and prevents recovery.
Back pain can come on for a variety of reasons and can have a huge impact on your life -and the pain sometime prevents you from carrying out your everyday activities.
This section of the website is designed to help you learn more about the different types of back pain, how they are caused, the symptoms and what you can do to help keep your back healthy.
In most cases, back pain does not need medical treatment and can be cured by simply keeping active and taking everyday pain killers.
Here you can find out how to deal with each type of back pain, in order to get back to health as quickly as possible.
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