![Montage of illustrations of the back pain infographic](https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Infographic-Back-pain-lead-927x617.png)
Alisdair Macdonald
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Sources: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; Versus Arthritis; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Keele University; BackCare
Editorial advisers: Roger Knaggs, associate professor in clinical pharmacy practice at Nottingham University and vice president of the British Pain Society; Emma Davies, advanced pharmacy practitioner in pain management at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Infographics: Alisdair Macdonald
- This article was amended on 27 March 2023 to correct Emma Davies’ affiliation