Teresa Allcock had suffered with back pain on-and-off for much of her life, but nothing could have prepared her for the agonising spasms that arrived in late 2023.
Teresa, 63, a former bank teller from Northamptonshire, began to experience sharp burning pains in her lower back and left side.
At first, she wondered if it could be connected with the aches she had picked up earlier in life from lifting heavy bags of coins in her job. For years, she had been able to manage any pain through regular yoga and pilates classes that kept her active.
However, as the pain mounted, she
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