Click to view the profile of Terry RoseBack injury is a very common problem, which in workplaces can often be avoided by simple changes to job design, the right training and the right equipment.
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I have found there is little point in staying stuck in the chair and
seizing up when back pain strikes. You have to work your way through it.
There would be no way I could contemplate being laid-up during a busy
time such as the sheep-shearing season in June. It’s hard work and
involves a lot of bending and lifting, but you get on with it and
keeping mobile does help tackle any potential problems.
Hedd Pugh
Prof Mansel Aylward, Chair, Wales Centre for Health
Back pain is common and we all have a 70% chance of getting it during our lifetime. Recovery is generally to be expected but there is strong evidence that ill-informed beliefs that people have about their back pain can seriously hinder their recovery.
Prof Mansel Aylward
I support "Welsh Backs" because in Wales for the very first time, these damaging beliefs will be tackled head on using a wide range of appropriately focussed educational and media campaigns that have been so successful in Australia, Canada and Scotland in reducing disability from back pain. There is every reason to expect that "Welsh Backs" will similarly reduce the unwanted burden of back pain in Wales and thus contribute substantially to improving the health and wellbeing of the people in Wales.
Click to view the profile of Terry RoseBack injury is a very common problem, which in workplaces can often be avoided by simple changes to job design, the right training and the right equipment.
I enjoy regular gym activity as well as horse riding and golf, and try to keep as active as possible.
