Conditions We Treat
Back Pain Cleobury Mortimer
Is your back pain impacting many areas of your life, including your sleep and your ability to participate in activities that you enjoy?
What is Back Pain?
One of the primary reasons why patients come to our clinic is back pain.
It can start as a minor discomfort, gradually worsen, or suddenly appear, causing an array of restrictions in your life.
We use a unique combination of manual therapies and the core control program to treat back pain at our clinic. Our approach ensures that your back is strong enough to handle the demands of daily life.
At times, your back pain may arise from several factors that are not necessarily related to your back. Our goal is to determine these factors, create a treatment plan appropriate to your condition, and help you regain the ability to engage in the activities you desire.
Back Pain Treatment Cleobury Mortimer
Midlands Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic provides physio care for lower back pain and proudly services the local Cleobury Mortimer community.
Back pain in the lower region is a highly prevalent condition, with as many as 80% of the population experiencing it at some stage in their life. Although the underlying pathology of low back pain is typically not severe, it is a significant source of pain in the community and has a substantial impact on the economy due to work absences. Although most patients recover from back pain within six weeks, a small number may develop chronic back pain and a gradual decline in function.
Causes of Back Pain
Back pain is frequently caused by irritation or inadequate function of the bones, joints, ligaments, or muscles in your back. Vertebral dysfunction, a common condition that arises when the spinal vertebrae compress or irritate the delicate nerve structures in your lower back, may be the culprit behind such irritation.
Lower back pain can also result from inflammatory arthritis, such as ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis, as well as fractures caused by osteoporosis. Furthermore, back pain may be referred from another location.
Less common conditions causing low back pain include cancer (usually from another source such as the prostate or lung), serious infections and compression of the spinal cord.
Assessment of Back Pain
Your physiotherapist will perform a detailed history, orthopaedic, neurological, and spinal examination to identify the exact cause of your lower back pain. Other assessments, such as x-rays and digital scanning, may also be recommended.
Treatment for Back Pain
In the treatment of low back pain, physiotherapy focuses on restoring function to spinal joints that are moving poorly, as well as reducing muscle tension and increasing muscle strength. This results in improved movement, reduced pain, and decreased nerve irritation.
Therapies are tailored to the individual case, often involving spinal and soft tissue mobilisation, advice on core stabilisation, strengthening exercises, stretching, and heat/cold therapy. Please contact us to arrange your comprehensive lower back consultation, which will assist in identifying the precise cause of your back pain and starting a course of corrective treatment today!
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