Every Tuesday we go On the Couch where we chat toet a specialist in health, and this week we’re talking about a subject I know something about - back pain.It’s the most common health problem for Irish adults, and Aviva insurance revealed that back-related injuries are now the largest cause of long-term work absences.

Joseph Butler is an Orthopaedic Consultant at the Mater Private, where they’ve introduced the first robot assisted surgery for spinal injuries, he joined Ivan to discuss all aspects of spinal injury.