Eamonn Holmes admits he's 'scared' of back surgery but wants to do it for his dog Maggie

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GB News presenter Eamonn Holmes has shared his very personal motivation for wanting to conquer chronic back pain.Eamonn, 62, has been exploring a range of alternative and natural therapies, including the painful-looking cupping technique, in a bid to deal with ongoing back and leg pain.Now the former Good Morning Britain and This Morning host has revealed that his rescue dog Maggie is giving him the motivation to get fighting fit.Eamonn told The Mirror: “She’s sitting here beside me as my goal."She’s just the best girl and she deserves to be out walking with me every day and I miss walking with her.

But at the moment I just can’t manage it.“She’s 12 and has slowed down a little but she’s still fit and active. But I’ve been finding it hard recently to keep on top of back pain and I’m trying everything that might help. "There are days I’m just not able to move about too much and it’s awful."Eamonn went on to explain what has caused his condition. “The problem I have is that the sciatic nerve in one of my legs is just gone and I’ve been working to try to get that sorted," he said."But the other morning I woke up and discovered the other leg was buggered.

It was horrible and scary.“But I just need to keep going, and having Maggie around and always ready for a walk means I know I’ll get there.“My goal is to clip her lead to her collar and take her for a walk, pain-free, to enjoy it, to not worry about my mobility and to feel free of all of this."Eamonn sees his long-term osteopath and trainer James Davies almost daily.The cupping therapy Eamonn has been getting, is a form of Chinese alternative medicine in which glass or bamboo cups were used to create a suction on the skin as they are heated.The treatment is said to help.