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Eamonn Holmes poked fun at his own appearance as he utilised an unusual contraption to try to treat his agonising back pain issues.
The 63-year-old had suffered from health issues for over a year after suffering two prolapsed discs in his back. The GB News presenter was hospitalised last year after he was unable to sleep due to “excruciating pain” that was caused by the injury - and it seems he is still on the road to recovery.
On Thursday, Eamonn - who is married to Loose Women star Ruth Langsford - shared a selfie of himself strapped in to a piece of medical equipment. The star had straps holding down his shoulders, and a further strap wrapped around his head.
He explained that he was getting settled in to a spinal decompression table as he tried to stretch some of the pain away. However, he noted that his appearance looked like he could be preparing to hit an illuminated dance floor to show off some dance moves.
Eamonn Holmes got strapped into a device to stretch out his spine (Instagram/eamonnholmes)Sharing his selfie via Instagram, Eamonn wrote alongside: “I look like an 80's Disco dancer.... but actually on a rack having my neck and back stretched. Spine decompression.”
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Spinal Decompression Therapy is said to help as many as 75 per cent of people that suffer from back pain - with the stretch table working by applying pressure on muscles which causes resistance and stretches out the muscles. Last year, Eamonn - who has been trying a range of back pain treatment options - opened up about the awful pain he was experiencing while battling his back problems.
Writing in the Express, Eamonn shared details of his late night rush to A&E via ambulance as she suffered through pain. And he explained how grateful he was for the NHS as he was given treatment in the dead of night.
He recounted: “I’d ended up in hospital after waking up in the middle of the night suffering excruciating pain. I immediately knew something wasn’t right. The pain, it would transpire, was from two prolapsed discs in my back and after an MRI scan at 2am in the morning, I was prepped to go in for an emergency operation at 8am.
“Then, shortly before I was about to be wheeled down and go under the knife, a surgeon decided it wasn’t the right course of action. The pain I was in meant that I was mentally ready for the operation. But what I wasn't ready for was the comprehensive care package I was receiving from the doctors and nurses by my bedside.
“At times I had to ask myself if this was the same NHS I’d heard described on TV as broken, inefficient, wasteful and not fit for purpose. From where I was lying nothing could be further from the truth. It quickly became clear that one of the reasons I hadn’t been rushed into surgery was due to the complexity of back conditions and the many effects and consequences of spinal injuries.”