Recent studies conducted by Nuffield Health suggest that half of UK workers have suffered with back pain in the last year with 1 in 5 taking time off work as a result. Even more scary was to hear that of those that who did approach theirr G.P a third said they had failed to find a successful treatment or solution.
With those that did find a successful treatment mainly Physiotherapy provided a solution, some needed exercise and others needed surgery. Having been witness to this recently it makes me wonder sometimes ...Is primary care necessary when diagnosing back pain? Some of these people are suffering as their G.P can mis diagnose or offer pain killers which may mask the condition or aggravate it later if the right treatment isn't found.
But what is the alternative? I know I am immidiately confused with the difference of a Phphysiotherapist, Osteopath or Chiropractor. But research from health insurers suggest that many of these therapists are merely providing a weekly massage rather than a physical treatment plan. So who do you go to?
I think someone somewhere needs to find an intermediary solution and help get these people back to work! I would love to hear your stories for a suggestion... contact me on
sarita@getprivate.com or call me :02074723350
