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UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has an information leaflet on Non-specific Lower Back Pain in Adults.
BackCare - National Organisation for Healthy Backs
National charity concerned with reducing the impact of back pain. You can get impartial advice through the BackCare helpline and information materials, take part in local activities like hydrotherapy, join the Think-Back self-management programme for chronic back pain and help with their research.
BBC Guide to Back Pain
Clear, quality health information from the BBC. This website gives general advice, but puts the emphasis on pointing you in the right directions to help yourself.
Back Pain
Reliable information provided by Arthritis Research UK.
Back and Neck Pain
Information from the Brain and Spine Foundation.
British Orthopaedic Association
A professional association for orthopaedic surgeons. However, they have some useful information for the general public on their website.
Back Pain
Information from the Pain Relief Foundation.
Low Back Pain: Early Management of Persistent Non-Specific Low Back Pain
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Low Back Pain: Early Management of Persistent Non-Specific Low Back Pain.
Percutaneous disc decompression using coblation for lower back pain
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Percutaneous disc decompression using coblation for lower back pain.
Automated percutaneous mechanical lumbar discectomy
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Automated percutaneous mechanical lumbar discectomy.
Prosthetic intervertebral disc replacement
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Prosthetic intervertebral disc replacement.
Transaxial interbody lumbosacral fusion
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Transaxial interbody lumbosacral fusion.
Non-rigid stabilisation techniques for the treatment of low back pain
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Non-rigid stabilisation techniques for the treatment of low back pain .
Percutaneous intradiscal electrothermal therapy for low back pain
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Percutaneous intradiscal electrothermal therapy for low back pain.
Percutaneous intradiscal laser ablation in the lumbar spine
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Percutaneous intradiscal laser ablation in the lumbar spine
Percutaneous intradiscal radiofrequency thermocoagulation for lower back pain
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Percutaneous intradiscal radiofrequency thermocoagulation for lower back pain.
Percutaneous endoscopic laser thoracic discectomy
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Percutaneous endoscopic laser thoracic discectomy.
Percutaneous Endoscopic Laser Lumbar Discectomy
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Percutaneous Endoscopic Laser Lumbar Discectomy.
Lateral (including extreme, extra and direct lateral) interbody fusion in the lumbar spine
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Lateral (including extreme, extra and direct lateral) interbody fusion in the lumbar spine.
painSUPPORT
A friendly, supportive and informative not-for-profit organisation for those with chronic pain. An interactive site with a confidential contact club and lively discussion page.
Back Care Warehouse
A range of products for the relief of back pain and the improvement of posture. The site also includes a range of information on the nature, causes and treatment of back pain together with links to useful sources of further information.
MEDesign
Makes and distributes back supports and other products to help ease back pain.
Backsavers.co.uk
A novel chair device to ease and prevent backache.
Addenbrooke's Hospital: Patient Information Library
A large information library which includes articles concerning back pain.
Medicine Guide for Sciatica
Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Back Pain
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Back Pain
Information from BUPA.
Spinal Injections for chronic back pain
Information from BUPA.
Sciatica
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Slipped Disc
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.