Latest news and blogs
Read the latest news from Back Up to find out what we’re up to across the country. We also have a dedicated blog with amazing stories from people of all ages with a spinal cord injury and their families, as well as the volunteers, staff, professionals and fundraisers who support them.
For media enquiries, comment and interviews, please call 020 8875 6773 to speak to our communications team. Alternatively email media@backuptrust.org.uk. We monitor these inboxes both in and out of hours.
Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day 2019: Roger’s Story
For Spinal Cord Injury Awareness day, we’re focusing on the importance of having ‘a place ...
16 May 2019
Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day 2019
On Friday 17 May we are celebrating Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day 2019.Together with ...
14 May 2019
Back Up Champion – Alice Worsley
Our newest Back Up champion is Alice Worsley. Alice took part in the Reading half ...
8 May 2019
Melanie’s Story: Three marathons in three days
In January 2018, Melanie was out cycling on the country roads outside Inverness one day. ...
1 May 2019
Hannah’s story: Verbal Independence
Hannah’s life changed completely when she was just fifteen years old. One day, she had ...
1 May 2019
John’s story: Independence over time
When John was twenty years old, he sustained a C5 spinal cord injury in a ...
1 May 2019
Russ’s story: Hand cycling to Paris
Russ knows first-hand how our services help people affected by spinal cord injury get the ...
3 April 2019
Caroline’s Story: Finding the right balance
Spinal cord injury doesn’t just occur through accidents. In Caroline’s case, she had a sudden ...
3 April 2019
Kylie’s Story: Keeping sporty after spinal cord injury
Before her injury, Kylie was really into sport and keeping active. She played football, ...
3 April 2019
Taking care of your bladder and bowels: An expert’s top tips
Please note, Back Up are not medical professionals. We are just sharing information from a ...
2 April 2019
