Lower back pain is a common problem for people presenting to us in the clinic. However many episodes can have a good prognosis, where considerable improvements can be seen in just a few weeks.
We aim to get to the root cause of your pain to help you both physically and mentally improve. Often times clients can avoid certain movement patterns or exercises for fear of worsening pain. We aim to help you move past this and to get you back moving as pain-free as quickly as possible. We do this by providing hands-on treatment to treat your symptoms and educating you to help you get more mobile and less fearful of movement.
What can help relieve LBP?
Often times clients are afraid of movement but from in-clinic work and research findings, we have found that exercise when combined with education is effective in reducing the risk of a future episode.
Exercises for Lower Back Pain
Simple aerobic activities like walking, running or swimming have some evidence to suggest they can help in the recovery of LBP. They may also be important steps into getting you active and moving again and preventing any activity avoidance. Interventions such as physiotherapy are also effective in reducing pain intensity in the short and medium term.
When and if you are able to be active and engage in activity it is often better than resting. Of course, there are other factors including social and biological factors that can affect symptoms but often times gentle movement can help treat LBP.
What are lower back pain symptoms?
- Lower back pain symptoms can include but are not limited to:
- Dull ache in your hips and/or pelvis
- Muscle spasms or tightness
- Sharp, tingling pain that starts in your lower back and travels down one leg (also known as sciatica)
- Pain that worsens with sitting and quickly improves while walking
- Pain that is noticeably worse in the morning
Lower Back Pain Relief in the short term?
Current guidelines suggest a multimodal approach. This approach can include working with a physiotherapist, gaining education and exercising. These can all be combined to help you manage your lower back pain. Working with a physio who can help devise a movement plan, perform manual therapy, add massage therapy if needed and teach you self-management techniques can improve your recovery rate.