Conditions We Treat

Back Pain Blakedown

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?

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.

Our way of treating back pain involves unique manual therapies and the core control program so that your back has the strength and ability to maintain the pressures of normal daily life.

There can be various reasons why you experience back pain, and these causes may not be limited to your back alone. We aim to determine these causes, devise a treatment plan tailored to your condition, and help you resume the activities you desire without any pain.

Back Pain Treatment Blakedown

Midlands Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic provides physio care for lower back pain and proudly services the local Blakedown community.

As many as 80% of people experience lower back pain at some point in their lives, making it an extremely common condition. 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 considerable impact on the economy due to work absenteeism. Although the majority of patients recover from back pain within six weeks, a small percentage may develop chronic back pain and a gradual decline in function.

Causes of Back Pain

The majority of causes of back pain result from irritation or poor function of the bones, joints, ligaments, or muscles in your back. Such irritation may be caused by Vertebral dysfunction, a prevalent condition that arises when the spinal vertebrae compress or irritate the sensitive nerve structures in your lower back.

Other causes of lower back pain include inflammatory arthritis (e.g. ankylosis spondylitis, Rheumatoid arthritis), and fractures due to osteoporosis. Back pain may also be ‘referred’ from another location.

Cancer (typically originating from another source, such as the prostate or lung), severe infections, and compression of the spinal cord are less common causes of low back pain.

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

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.

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!