Reader's Stories

1. Scheuermann's Kyphosis - Spring 2007
   Gemma Ryder shares her experience of this condition.
2. Mindbody pain - Spring 2007
   Case Study - Steve Smith shares hwo he was cured, without physical intervention, after 12 years debilitating pain.
3. Tips on self pain management - Spring 2007
   Case Study - Morag Hoolachan, practice Manager, gives her tips on self pain management.
4. Lower back surgery - Spring 2007
   Case Study - Harry Nobbs shares his experience.
5. Spotlight on Anne Parker - Helpline volunteer
   How Anne came to become a volunteer
6. Case study
   Debbie Stokes shares her experience
7. Taking your back out and about
   Helpline Volunteers offer their tips.
8. Keeping warm is vital
   Paula Hughes has to work very hard to manage her increasingly severe back pain.
9. Don't give up!
   Sarah Cain found effective ways to manage her back pain
10. My personal experience of back pain
    Jill Ward, joint secretary of BackCare's Hillingdon District Branch.
    
11. Jill Haines' story
    Discovering new ways to adapt to living with and managing back pain. She speaks of her journey of trials and tribulations.
    
12. Fighting back
    After thousands of miles and dozens of visits to doctors and experts, Barbara McLullich is now diagnosed with Fibromyalgia.
    
13. Learning to live again
    Alison Hudson has triumphed over her back pain, regaining control over her life and taking up challenges that were thought to be impossible.
    
14. A holiday to remember!
    A fantastic family holiday despite chronic back pain and a 24-hour flight
    
15. Virgin on the exceptional
    Travelling by train needn't be a problem for people with back pain
    
16. A day to remember
    With his wedding approaching, back pain sufferer John Gulliford was worried about how he would cope on his special day
    
17. Think-Back, think positive!
    Reader Alex Kerr endured chronic back pain for six years, then he joing the Think-Back programme - a life changing experience
    
18. Walking in the Pyrenees
    After surgery in 1994 for a ruptured disc, BackCare Trustee Angela Thomas was determined to keep fit and active
    
19. A new life
    Back surgery may not be the answer for everyone but it worked for member Ann Wilson
    
20. A new start
    Teresa Goss recounts the experiences that have brought her to where she is today - back in work.
    
21. Fighting back, aiming high
    Keith Ellis, a graduate of BackCare's Pain Management Progamme reports on his walk across the Himalayas.