Back Pain Toolkit
About this ebook
A long-term back pain problem can be difficult to understand and manage on an everyday basis.
The Back Pain Toolkit is a simple information booklet that could provide you with some handy tips and skills to support you along the way to manage your back problem.
It is not meant to be the last word in back pain self-management, but a handy guide to help you get started. All you need to be is willing to read it and take on board some of the suggestions.
About the author
Pete Moore lives with back pain, asthma, osteoarthritis and prostate cancer, has put these tools together with the help of his friends, family and healthcare teams.
The back pain toolkit is a simple guide that gives you some handy tips and skills to help you to understand and manage back pain and health condition better!
Many people long-term back problems it can be challenging. Some people may not respond to usual standard medical treatment. In some cases many people are told by their healthcare professionals after a diagnosis or assessment: “I am afraid you have a chronic or long-term back problem. You will have to learn to live with it.
It can be disabling and frustrating for many people to manage to hear this message. It can also affect relationships with your family, friends and work colleagues.
To date, your healthcare professionals may have done all that they can to help you and may have used many of the tools available in their toolkit. However there are so many things that you can do to help self-manage your back pain/health problem with the support of your health care team, family, friends and work colleagues. All you need is to be willing to ask for help.
