'Chronic back pain put my life on hold - now I have hope'
02-07-2026 07:25 via bbc.co.uk

'Chronic back pain put my life on hold - now I have hope'

Sam Naylor, whose active lifestyle has been impacted by back pain, has surgery that could cure it.
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