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Welsh Backs initiative

Terry Rose, Director, HSE Wales “I support the Welsh Backs campaign in its aims to increase awareness about how to manage our own back pain, and when we need to seek the help of others, so that we can carry on our lives as normal”

Welsh Backs is a joint initiative developed in response to Health Challenge Wales - the nation’s challenge to improve health. Welsh Backs aims to reduce the physical burden faced by over two thirds of the population of Wales who will at some time suffer from back pain. Welsh Backs is based on similar initiatives in Scotland and Australia that have been successful in changing beliefs about back pain.

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