BackCare Awareness Week 7-11 October – Win free Acupuncture Treatments!

Back pain affects almost all of us at some stage in our lives, and is not only debilitating but also costly.  According to the NHS 7.6 million working days were lost due to work related back pain from 2011-12, and it is estimated that back pain costs the UK £1.3m every day.

BackCare Awareness Week 7-11th October

The National BackCare Association was set up in 1968 with the mission of lessoning the burden of back and neck pain both to the sufferer and the community, it is the largest back care charity in the UK.  As part of their promotional activity for the week, Backcare have teamed up with Simplyhealth and launched a downloadable App for android and Apple devices which gives information on preventative care, exercises and much more.  For each app downloaded, Simplyhealth will donate £1 to BackCare so download now for free information and help to a good cause. Click here to find out more.

Back pain costs the UK £1.3m every day

Acupuncture for Back Pain

Acupuncture has long been used as an effective treatment for back pain of all types , so much so that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommends a course of acupuncture for non specific back pain.  Other adjunct therapies such as cupping, gua sha and tui na are also very effective and are all offered at Gooseberry Bush and Garden Clinic.  I am offering a discount of £10 off initial consultation for anyone who books for treatment for back pain during the awareness week.

Win Free Treatments

Our professional organization the British Acupuncture Council is also getting involved, just like their page and answer a couple of questions to enter the free prize draw and the chance to win 6 free treatments with a local BAcC practitioner.  Click here for more information.