Back pain is something most of us have suffered with at some point. In this episode I look at the various reasons behind back pain, how we can rethink it and manage it beyond simple exercise and pain relief including alternative therapies.

The stats: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/low-back-pain

Back muscles: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21632-back-muscles

The lumbar spine: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22396-lumbar-spine

Sciatica: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/12792-sciatica

'Slipped disc': https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/slipped-disc/

Core exercises for the back (yoga and pilates may also help): https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/core-strength/art-20546851

Cauda equina - an emergency: https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases--conditions/cauda-equina-syndrome/

Vitamin D and back pain: https://www.thepermanentejournal.org/doi/10.7812/TPP/18.241

IDD therapy: https://iddtherapy.co.uk/

Acupuncture: https://www.healthline.com/health/acupuncture-for-back-pain

Spinal cord stimulators: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/treating-pain-with-spinal-cord-stimulators

Mind-body link in back pain: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/well/mind/john-sarno-chronic-pain-relief.html

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