Blog

Read inspiring blogs from people with a spinal cord injury and their family members – as well as Back Up volunteers, supporters and staff members. If you would like to write a blog about your experiences, please email our communications team.

Liz’s story: Independence with an incomplete spinal cord injury

Not everyone with a spinal cord injury uses a manual wheelchair. Some people can walk ...

4 August 2021

Assistance while travelling on rail after spinal cord injury – a guest blog from Network Rail

We recently partnered with Network Rail and Transpennine Express to create a series of videos ...

6 July 2021

Sue’s story: Holiday after spinal cord injury

After spinal cord injury, you may be keen to travel once again. It may take ...

6 July 2021

Ian’s story: Travel after spinal cord injury

Spinal cord injury can affect every part of your life. Some things may feel more ...

6 July 2021

Paul’s story: “#10@10For10”

We spoke to Paul, who is taking on "#10@10for10" - a challenge to support ...

22 June 2021

Christopher’s story: The “What Next?” course

After sustaining a spinal cord injury, it can feel like every part of your life ...

10 June 2021

Spinal Circuit Case Studies

Charlotte – Individual Participant We caught up with Charlotte who took part in the Spinal Circuit ...

9 June 2021

Toon In! Michael Payne Publishes Unofficial and Entirely Unsanctioned Olympic History to Support Back Up

Michael Payne, former Director of the IOC and longtime Olympic commentator, today published “Toon ...

2 June 2021

Jonathan’s story: Supporting young people with a spinal cord injury

Did you know that Back Up is the only charity in the UK with ...

2 June 2021

Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day 2021: Shelley’s story

This Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day, we spoke to Shelley, one of our volunteers. She ...

20 May 2021