Acupuncture & Chiropractic recommended on the NHS
NICE, an advisory body to the NHS, are actively recommending alternative therapies for the treatment of ongoing back pain.
Category: Back Pain
Richard talks to Daily Mail
Our very own Dr Richard Hollis, talks to the Daily Mail about chairs and gadgets to protect your back. He says ‘Contrary to popular belief, most back injuries happen due to inactivity, rather than excessive activity.’The discs between each vertebra in your back have no blood supply of their own, but rely on movement to maintain their health, he explains.
Matthew talks to BBC on back pain in children
Nearly half of Britain’s children have suffered from back pain before reaching their 11th birthday, new research has found. Dr Matthew Bennett, from Sundial, talked to BBC’s Newsround about it. Experts believe the trend is largely down to children’s sedentary lifestyles. A survey by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) found that 45 per cent of…