Shaped by clinicians, for clinicians
Clinicians help shape and spot-check BackCare
Our clinicians help build BackCare and review samples of its answers to improve them. BackCare gives your patients research-grounded information between visits. It does not review individual conversations, make clinical decisions, or replace the care you provide.
Lydia McKay
Physiotherapist, BPhty (Hons) · BackCare co-builder
Move Better lead
Dr Nicholas Ward
FANZCA, MBBS, BSc (Hons)
Medical Specialist
Built from lived experience
BackCare’s founder spent years navigating chronic back pain. It’s built to give your patients research-grounded support in the gaps between appointments, and to work alongside your care, never replace it.
What your patients can ask
A preview of the questions your patients bring to BackCare, any hour. Every answer is grounded in research and written in plain English. General information that supports your care, and never replaces it.
- #1 POPULARWhat’s actually going on when people say I have sciatica?Try prompt
- #2 POPULARWhat’s a pinched nerve in the back, and what are the signs?Try prompt
- #3 POPULARWhat does a herniated disc actually feel like?Try prompt
- #4 POPULARCan a herniated disc heal on its own, and roughly how long?Try prompt
- #5 POPULARHow long does sciatica usually last before it settles?Try prompt
- Can I live a normal life and play the sports I love with degenerative disc disease?Try prompt
- What’s the best way to sleep when my sciatica flares up?Try prompt
- Is walking good or bad for my lower back right now?Try prompt
- What’s the difference between a bulging disc and a herniated disc?Try prompt
- When is back pain a sign I should get it checked by a doctor?Try prompt
- What does an L4/L5 disc bulge actually mean for me day to day?Try prompt
- Which movements tend to ease sciatic pain, and which can make the shooting leg pain worse?Try prompt
- Why am I getting crippling pain shooting down my leg and into my foot?Try prompt
- What exercises do people with an L5/S1 disc issue find help?Try prompt
- Can you put the terms in my back MRI report into plain English?Try prompt
- Why does my back injury keep relapsing?Try prompt