As part of its quality approach, Passeportsanté.net invites you to discover the opinion of a health professional on back pain.
To find out more about back pain, Passeportsanté.net offers a selection of associations and government sites dealing with back pain.
Also, you will be able to find additional information and contact communities or self-help groups allowing you to learn more about the disease.
Back pain: our doctor’s opinion
“It is important to bring your back to life by practicing sports to build it up and keep it flexible. Without this, over the years, the ligaments and tendons will tend to stiffen and if you don’t maintain it, the back freezes and causes pain…
Look at old people who haven’t taken care of it, they tend to stoop. Yoga, dance, gymnastics, think of your back as the axis of your body, the house you live in, the most precious of all. He deserves your attention!”
Back pain: sites of interest
United States
Spine-health.com
A classical medicine resource for all back problems. The content of the site is completely reviewed by a group of doctors.
Canada
Back schools
Back schools are often affiliated with a hospital or clinic. There are truly interactive back schools on the Internet.
The University of Quebec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue designed one with the help of an interdisciplinary team of specialists from Quebec, France, Belgium and China. Free and very comprehensive.
There is a virtual clinic, lots of practical suggestions, a discussion forum, etc. www.ecoledudos.uqat.ca
Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute (CFLRI)
Founded in 1980, CFLRI’s mission is to improve the well-being of Canadians by encouraging lifestyle research and adopting an integrated approach. The “Tips to be active” section contains several publications, some of which relate to back pain. www.cflri.ca
Arthritis Society of Canada
The society offers a dossier on chronic back pain. www.arthritis.ca
Quebec government health guide
To learn more about medications: how to take them, what are the contraindications and possible interactions, etc. www.guidesante.gouv.qc.ca
France
Back schools
www.lecoledudos.org
Belgium
Back schools
www.lecoledudos.be
Swiss
Swiss association for people with chronic pain
It explains in simple terms the mechanisms of pain and the various components of conventional medical treatment. www.patientdouleurs.ch
