Conditions We Treat
Back Pain Droitwich Spa
Is your back pain affecting multiple aspects of your life, such as your sleep and your ability to engage in activities that bring you joy?
What is Back Pain?
Among the many reasons why people come to our clinic, back pain is one of the most common.
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.
Back pain can stem from a variety of factors that aren’t necessarily limited to your back. Our job is to identify these factors, design a treatment plan that addresses your condition, and assist you in getting back to doing what you enjoy without pain.
Back Pain Treatment Droitwich Spa
Midlands Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic provides physio care for lower back pain and proudly services the local Droitwich Spa 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
Back pain is usually caused by irritation or inadequate function of the bones, joints, ligaments, or muscles in your back. This irritation can be due to Vertebral dysfunction, a common condition that occurs when the spinal vertebrae compress or irritate the delicate 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.
Less common causes of low back pain include cancer (typically originating from another source, such as the prostate or lung), severe 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
Physiotherapy treatment for low back pain aims to restore function to spinal joints that are moving poorly, as well as to reduce muscle tension and increase muscle strength. This leads to improved movement, lessened pain, and reduced nerve irritation.
The treatments are customised to the individual case and generally consist of spinal and soft tissue mobilisation, advice on core stabilisation, strengthening exercises, stretching, and heat/cold therapy. Please get in touch with us to arrange your comprehensive lower back consultation, which will help identify the specific cause of your back pain and start a course of corrective treatment today!
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