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