How to ‘unlock’ your troublesome back pain

Gentle exercise building up to a more vigorous regime can prove beneficial for those with dodgy backs, says Lisa Salmon.

IT can be natural for people with persistent back pain to avoid being active, for fear of making things worse, but often, this can be counter productive.

As Grahame Brown, a consultant in persistent musculoskeletal pain, and David Rogers, a physiotherapist who specialises in spinal pain, explain, tissue and muscle injuries heal within weeks, and even fractures usually get better within a few months.