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CHECK UP
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Check Up is your chance to talk to doctors about the health issues that most concern you and your family. Each week Barbara Myers is joined by a medical expert to take your calls and emails on a particular topic and give you the most up to date advice. No appointment necessary.
Call 0870 010 0444
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LISTEN AGAIN Ìý30 min |
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"There is no substitute for one-to-one advice from aÌýtop medical expert and that's what we offer our callers and emailers. But for each person who calls to ask for help, someone else phones in to pass on a tip or a suggestion -Ìýit's a great programme to present."
Barbara Myers |
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 Full programme transcript >>
Back Pain
Back pain can be just a niggling ache or disabling agony and 60% of people experience some degree of it during their lifetime.
In one year it cost the NHS £481 million and caused 81 million days of sick leave.
However, it's often difficult for doctors to find the exact cause of back pain, especially if the cause has been building up gradually over many years.
Just twenty years ago, the advice would be to lie down on your back to get it better, but there has been a revolution in back pain management.Ìý
Today the message is get up and get active.
This may not be so easy when in pain, so if you want the latest tips to a healthy back please do contact us.
Barbara Myers will be putting your questions to GP Dr Stephen Longworth.
Contact the Programme
Check Up is your opportunity to ask an expert about the condition. If you have a question, contact us by calling 0870 010 0444 from 1.30pm - 3.30pm on the day of broadcastÌýor by emailing the programme - see 'Contact Check Up' link above.
Next Week
Next week’s topic is statins.Ìý |
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RELATED LINKS
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91Èȱ¬ Radio 4: Case Notes - Back Pain
91Èȱ¬ Health: Back Pain
91Èȱ¬ ScienceÌý& Nature: Your Spine
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