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Back and neck pain
Spinal degenerative disease and related disorders
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Other organisations that may be able to help
Arachnoiditis.co.uk
Mike Feehan
49 Garrabost Point
Isle of Lewis
HS2 0PW
Tel: 01851 870231
Mobile: 07788 471955
www.arachnoiditis.co.uk
BackCare
(Formerly National Back Pain Association)
16 Elm Tree Road
Teddington
Middlesex TW11 8FT
Tel: 020 8977 5474
www.backcare.org.uk
(Information and research)
Brain & Spine Helpline
Brain and Spine Foundation
3.36 Canterbury Court
Kennington Park
1-3 Brixton Road
London SW9 6DE
Tel: 0808 808 1000
www.brainandspine.org.uk
(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 5AP
Tel: 0870 750 0000
www.basiccharity.org.uk
(Information, research and support groups)
Disabled Living Foundation
380-384 Harrow Road
London W9 2HU
Tel: 08451 309 177
www.dlf.org.uk
(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 Scotland
5 Quayside Street
Edinburgh EH6 6EJ
Tel: 0131 555 2811
www.digscotland.org.uk
(Welfare benefits advisory service)
DVLA Drivers’ Medical Group
DVLA
Swansea SA99 1TU
Tel: 0870 600 0301
www.dvla.gov.uk
(Fitness to drive)
English Federation of Disability Sport
Manchester Metropolitan University
Alsagar Campus
Hassall Road
Alsagar
Stoke-on-Trent
ST7 3HL
Tel: 0161 247 5294 Minicom: 0161 247 5644
www.efds.net
Mobilise
National Headquarters
Ashwell Thorpe
Norwich
NR16 1EX
Tel: 01508 489449
www.mobilise.info
National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society
Unit 0.2
1 Victoria Villas
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 2GW
Tel: 0208 948 9117 Fax: 0208 940 7736
www.nass.co.uk
(Advice, information, publications, physiotherapy and hydrotherapy)
Scoliosis Association UK
2 Ivebury Court
323-327 Latimer Road
London W10 6RA
Tel: 020 8964 1166 helpline
www.sauk.org.uk
(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
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