Dos and don'ts: The expert guide to managing your back pain

Lingering back pain is expensive to treat. It's also difficult to treat effectively. Here's our guide to managing the nagging ache 

Here’s what you should (and should not) do for your back pain

Back pain accounts for 25% of annual GP visits in Ireland, according to research at the University of Limerick. It is one of the most costly conditions to diagnose and treat, with the Irish Pain Society estimating that chronic pain [which includes back pain] costs the Irish economy €4.7bn a year.

A glimmer of hope for lower back pain sufferers was raised recently with news of a drug that experts have billed as a “gamechanger” for some forms of the condition.