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Back Pain

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Name	Back Pain
Related to/Also known as	see also Pain, Ankylosing Spondylitis
Symptoms	Most cases of back pain are caused by strains and minor injuries, rather than more serious causes
Types	neck pain whiplash shoulder pain frozen shoulder ankylosing spondylitis slipped disc sciatica
Useful national contacts	BackCare www.backcare.org.uk Versus Arthritis www.versusarthritis.org Helpline 0800 5200 520 National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society www.nass.co.uk Tel. 020 8948 9117 Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Children & young people	Back Pain in Children (Patient website) https://tinyurl.com/y6sk6wqj
Online resources	New guidelines on lower back pain and sciatica (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, November 2016) www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng59 Health & Safety Executive www.hse.gov.uk/msd/backpain/livingwith.htm Tel 0845 345 0055
Our resources	The library at The Brain Charity has a range of resources on Back Pain and on a wide range of disability-related issues. Visit our library to read our copy of Arthritis Research UK's booklet on Back Pain.

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