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Back and neck pain
Spinal degenerative disease and related disorders
Other organisations that may be able to help
Arachnoiditis Trust
PO Box 27
Stoneycroft
Liverpool L13 5TZ
Tel: 0151 259 0222
(Information on inflammation of the spinal canal)
BackCare
(Formerly National Back Pain Association)
16 Elm Tree Road
Teddington
Middlesex TW11 8FT
Tel: 020 8977 5474
(Information and research)
Brain & Spine Helpline
Brain and Spine Foundation
7 Winchester House
Kennington Park
Cranmer Road
London SW9 6EJ
Tel: 0808 808 1000
(Information and support on neurological disorders for patients, carers and health professionals)
Brain and Spinal Injury Charity (BASIC)
Neurocare Centre
554 Eccles New Road
Salford
Greater Manchester M5 2AL
Tel: 0870 750 0000
(Information, research and support groups)
Disability Sport England
13 Brunswick Place
London N1 6DX
Tel: 020 7490 4919
(Information, support and counselling)
Disabled Driver’s Association
National Headquarters
Ashwell Thorpe
Norwich NR16 1EX
Tel: 01508 489449
(Representation, information and advice on mobility issues)
Disabled Living Foundation
380-384 Harrow Road
London W9 2HU
Tel: 0870 603 9177
(Advice on equipment for daily living)
Driving Assessment Service
Astley Ainslie Hospital
133 Grange Loan
Edinburgh EH9 2HL
Tel: 0131 537 9192
(Assessment and advice on driving with a disability)
Disablement Income Group (DIG)
Unit 5
19-23 Wedmore Street
London N19 4RR
Tel: 020 7263 3981
(Welfare benefits advisory service)
Disablement Income Group Scotland
5 Quayside Street
Edinburgh EH6 6EJ
Tel: 0131 555 2811
(Welfare benefits advisory service)
Disability Scotland
Princes House
5 Shandwick Place
Edinburgh EH2 4RG
Tel: 0131 229 8632
(Information on disability)
DVLA Drivers’ Medical Group
DVLA
Longview Road
Swansea SA99 1TU
Tel: 0870 600 0301
(Fitness to drive)
Health Information Service
Tel: 0800 66 55 44
(General health information and advice)
National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society
PO Box 179
Mayfield
East Sussex TN20 6ZL
Tel: 01435 873527
(Advice, information, publications, physiotherapy and hydrotherapy)
Scoliosis Association UK
2 Ivebury Court
323-327 Latimer Road
London W10 6RA
Tel: 020 8964 1166 helpline
(Advice, information and support)
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Contents
- Introduction
- What causes spinal pain?
- Why do I experience different types of pain?
- What other symptoms can develop?
- How common are spinal problems?
- Could it be something serious?
- What will happen if the pain is not treated?
- What do the various words used by doctors mean?
- What tests can be performed?
- How is spinal pain treated?
- When is an operation necessary?
- What do you recommend, doctor?
- Who should perform my operation?
- What are the drawbacks of surgery?
- What is the recovery period?
- What is surgery fails?
- What advances are likely in the future?
- Conclusions
- Other organisations that may be able to help
