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.

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

Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day 2021: Emma’s story

Back Up worked with Cognizant to develop a wheelchair skills training app to reach ...

20 May 2021

Back Up courses are set to return this summer

We are thrilled to announce that Back Up courses are returning this summer! Over the past ...

19 May 2021

Back Up Champion – Anita

This month’s Back Up Champion is Anita, who raised an incredible £1027 taking ...

18 May 2021

Celebrating Julie’s 30 years as a Back Up volunteer

Volunteers are a big part of Back Up. We were founded by volunteers and ...

11 May 2021

Jude’s story: Walking after spinal cord injury

Every spinal cord injury is as unique as the person who sustains it, and some ...

5 May 2021

Wellbeing after spinal cord injury

Taking care of your wellbeing after spinal cord injury is vital. Back Up's services are ...

5 May 2021