A pioneering approach to back pain

DISCS is the only UK charity wholly devoted to funding research into the causes of back pain in order to improve prevention and treatment.

Back pain affects four out of five adults at some time in their lives and is the largest single cause of sickness absence in the UK. Every year it accounts for some five million GP consultations and costs the National Health Service more than £1 billion.

Despite its prevalence and its impact, the causes of back pain are unclear in more than eight out of 10 cases. This makes it very difficult to prevent, diagnose and treat.

DISCS’ mission is to fund pioneering research into all possible causes and mechanisms of back pain.

The charity plans to raise £1m over the next five years to support a research programme that will transform the prevention and treatment of back pain and make the daily suffering endured by countless men and women a thing of the past.

Click here for the DISCS information leaflet


Stop press: £1 million appeal for back pain research

Journalists For information about this appeal fronted by actor David Soul, or to arrange an interview, please contact Isabel Walker on 07958 424421, irw@andis.co.uk

Public DISCS is a research charity, not a support service for individuals with back pain. There may be opportunities to take part in our research by sharing your experiences of back pain. To express your interest in this, click on ‘Contact us’ and send us an email. To help fund our research and/or join our mailing list to keep up to date with our findings, click on ‘Support us’.

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