Harrogate District Support Group
        Supporting people with Back Pain, Arthritis and other Musculoskeletal conditions
 
 
 
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Who we are
What we offer

We are a community based support group and branch of BackCare, the charity registered as the National Back Pain Association. Our objective is to promote the ARMA Standards of Care and provide FREE information to help anyone who has a back related problem, or a problem which causes back pain such as Arthritis, Fibromyalgia or Osteoporosis and other musculoskeletal conditions.

Our Activities
Active Backs are healthy Backs! come along and join in some of our group activities:

Other Services offered

BackCare Awareness Week

Monthly Meetings
Our meetings start at 7.30 pm in the:
Elmwood Day Centre,
Harrogate District Hospital,
Lancaster Park Road, Harrogate.

Ground Floor - easy access - Everyone welcome
bring a friend

Entrance £1, including raffle & refreshments

Finding our meeting place
at Harrogate Hospital

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Programme - 2008
6-11 Oct BackCare Awareness Week
"Believe you can do it"
7th Oct

"Believe you can do it - Qigong gentle exercise for back pain and arthritis - Keith Tippey
BackCare Regional Director

4th Nov
A to Z of Back Pain ......
Interactive Group Discussion
' the K's L's ... '
2nd Dec Christmas Social / Bring & Buy all proceeds towards branch funds - come and suppoort us
13th Dec
Christmas Lunch at the Dower House, Knaresborough
Programme - 2009
2th Jan
No Meeting
3rd Feb CranioSacral Therapy
Sarah Parry
3rd March

The History of the Harrogate Hospitals - Malcolm Neesam

7th April

Shiatsu for Back Pain
Karen Wilson

5st May Looking after your Heart - Sue Jessop
2nd June  
7th July

OPEN FORUM followed by
A to Z of Back Pain
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Interactive Group Discussion 'something beginning with M... '

Aug No meeting

1st Sept

No meeting

6th Oct The Harrogate Musculoskeletal Service Update - speaker to be advised.
12-17 Oct

BackCare Awareness Week
Theme to be advised

6th Nov
A to Z of Back Pain ......
Interactive Group Discussion
'something beginning with N... '
4th Dec Christmas Social Evening
(members only)
  Our meetings start at 7.30 pm in the:
Elmwood Day Centre,
Harrogate District Hospital, Lancaster Park Road, Harrogate.

Ground Floor - easy access - Everyone welcome
bring a friend

Entrance £1, including raffle & refreshments
 
* © BackCare 2006

  BackCare, The Charity for Healthier Backs, 16  Elmtree Road, Teddington TW11 8ST
  Telephone No:020 8977 5474.    Facsimile No::020 8943 5318.
Registered charity number 256751 Registered as the National Back Pain Association