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In the news

10th July 2007
The Daily Mail
How can you beat a bad back? Acupuncture. Sitting up straight. A hard mattress. Everyone's got a pet cure for back pain. But what works - and what just makes it worse? Peta Bee investagates some tried and tested back pain remedies, with surprising results.....

20th March 2007
The Daily Mail
Inject a gel to fix your aching back New research shows that gel injected into the spine could prove an alternative to major surgery for the many thousands of people who suffer from lower back pain – with comments from BackCare Chairman Dr Mike McKiernan

20th March 2007
Charity Science Communication Award
BackCare has won the 'Small Charity' category in the Science Communication Awards from the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC)for our Complementary Therapies booklet

29th January 2007
The Coventry Telegraph
Sitting at a desk left me unable to walk
Office worker Christine Wheeldon was rendered temporarily unable to walk, aparently due to bad posture and physical inactivity at work. Christine was rushed to hospital, but is now on the mend thanks to drugs and physiotherapy.
Comments by Micheal McKiernan Chairman of BackCare