BackCare has a range of information sheets that give background information and practical tips on various aspects of back pain and back care. You can view these information sheets on our site or print them.
We regularly review our existing information sheets and add new ones if needed.
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Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of either the central spinal canal or the side root canals, also called the foramina.
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Permanent damage is rare and most injuries are not serious. Usually injuries just affect the muscles, ligaments and small joints that repair themselves. Rarely is there damage to the bones, discs or the nerves of the spine.
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Very, very few people require back surgery. Of those who attend a hospital outpatient clinic only two in a hundred require surgery.
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Discography is, an investigative procedure performed to try and identify the area(s) in the spine that are causing the most pain.
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An injection that delivers painkillers and steroids directly into the bottom of your spinal canal.
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TENS is used at home to help relieve acute and chronic pain and is used to complement other treatments in particular exercise
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Percutaneous Disc Decompression using Coblation (Also known as Nucleoplasty) is a minimally invasive procedure usually performed on out-patient basis under local anaesthesia and sedation
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The National Institute for Clinical Excellence has produced various publications on Percutaneous Vertebroplasty.
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Drugs For Back Pain Relief. Everyone responds to drugs differently. If one doesn’t work another may.
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'Medical Acupuncture' refers to the use of acupuncture needling as a therapeutic technique following an orthodox diagnosis. This is not the same approach as traditional Chinese acupuncture.