Conditions We Treat
Back Pain Bewdley
Is your back pain impacting numerous aspects of your life, including your sleep and your ability to participate in activities you enjoy?
What is Back Pain?
At our clinic, back pain is one of the most frequent reasons for patient appointments.
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.
Occasionally, your back pain may be caused by several factors that are not specifically located in your back. Our responsibility is to identify these factors and develop a treatment plan suitable for your condition, allowing you to do the things you want to do without pain.
Back Pain Treatment Bewdley
Midlands Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic provides physio care for lower back pain and proudly services the local Bewdley 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
Most back pain is caused by irritation or poor function of the bones, joints, ligaments, or muscles in your back. Vertebral dysfunction, a prevalent condition that arises when the spinal vertebrae compress or irritate the sensitive nerve structures in your lower back, may be the root cause of such irritation.
Inflammatory arthritis (e.g., ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis), as well as fractures caused by osteoporosis, are other common causes of lower back pain. Additionally, 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
To identify the precise cause of your lower back pain, your physiotherapist will conduct a comprehensive examination of your history, orthopaedic, neurological, and spinal functions. Additional evaluations, such as x-rays and digital scans, may also be advised.
Treatment for Back Pain
Physiotherapy treatment of low back pain focuses on restoring function to poorly moving spinal joints, as well as reducing muscle tension and increasing muscle strength. This results in improved movement, reduced pain and deceased nerve irritation.
Treatments are tailored to the individual case usually consisting of spinal and soft tissue mobilisation, core stabilisation advice, strengthening exercises, stretching and heat/cold therapy. Please contact us to arrange your comprehensive lower back consultation to help identify the exact cause of your back pain and begin a course of corrective treatment today!
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