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The BackCare Journal
4 Research News 20 Managing Musculoskeletal
An examination of the latest Problems Thank you for picking
research, looking at testing the Examing the new evidence-based up this journal.
efficacy of conventional diagnosis guide on musculoskeletal problems
and treatment of back pain, and published with sponsorship from You are probably employed in
bringing new treatments to light. BackCare one of the many professions
or allied professions that help
6 Pain and Work 24 Testing and training the muscles people with back pain with their
A personal account of the that extend the lumbar spine health or social issues. You may
Department of Work and Pensions Looking at a research project which well be involved with creating
strategy on people with back pain. examines the effects of isolated policy or have experience of the
lumbar extension exercise on effects of policy on real people.
8 Brain in Back Pain lumbar strength and low back pain. This journal is for you.
Considering the message from
the clinical trials of treatments for 24 Making sense of pain: reflections At BackCare we have long been
chronic low back pain - do current on a narrative approach aware of the great diversity of
interventions provide only small How does the meaning we give to views held by all those concerned
short term benefits when compared pain affect our behaviour? How does with back pain.
to sham treatment or no treatment, the way we describe pain shape our
but offer little benefit when sense of being-in-the world? Consensus is rare but by itself
compared to each other? lack of consensus is not a bar
32 Cauda Equina Syndrome to providing real help to those
12 How are you responding to A review of the current clinical and who need it. But it is also
the NICE guidance for the medico-legal position of this rare clear to us that inconsistent
management of low back pain? condition with a disproportionately messages to those who need
Considering the status of high medico-legal profile help are disempowering. Without
NICE guidelines in general and a self consistent fit between
challenging clinicians to consider 36 Chiropractic – Towards New understanding and information
how they are responding to the Horizons the most likely choice is not to
back pain guidelines in practice. The British Chiropractic make a choice or to be reluctantly
Association’s new President, persuaded to ‘give it a go’ before
16 “Stop Trying To Cure Us And Richard Brown, talks about trying something else.
Start Listening” his agenda for change and his
Bournemouth University works aspirations for the UK’s largest People with back pain will
with general practices from chiropractic association. encounter all of you in some guise
across Dorset and Wiltshire or other. Many will be in receipt of
to look at how healthcare 38 Peasant Woman Digging your services. Many are affected
professionals and their teams can How Vincent van Gogh gave a by your decisions and how you
improve the way they support timely reminder of the hazards of influence decision-makers.
people with back pain. everyday life.
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