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Backcare is a British medical research charity dedicated to the management of back problems. It was formed in 1968 as the National Back Pain Association.BackCare is a registered charity (number 256751) that aims to reduce the burden of back pain by providing information and support, promoting good practice and funding research. BackCare acts as the hub between patients, (healthcare) professionals, employers, policy makers, researchers and all others with an interest in back pain.
BackCare was founded in 1968 by Stanley Grundy, CBE, who suffered from chronic back pain but was disappointed to find out that, at that time, there was a lack of information and research in this area. As a result he founded the Back Pain Research Association, which was later renamed to the National Back Pain Association (NBPA) and is now known as BackCare, the charity for healthier backs.
BackCare have an app available, search for Back Care for Back Pain and Bad Backs. It was featured in the Sunday Times Top 500 Apps on 20 February 2011.
External links
- Official site
- National Back Pain Association, Registered Charity no. 256751 at the Charity Commission
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