Back Pain
Your lower back plays a vital role in almost everything you do each day, from getting out of bed and lifting your child, to walking, working, and relaxing. When it’s painful or injured, even simple tasks can start to feel difficult and exhausting or even just down right impossible!
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Lower back pain is very common and can show up in different ways, this may be as a mild, persistent ache or a sharper pain that limits movement and confidence and can completely stop you in your tracks. The good news is that you don’t have to manage it alone.
This is one of the many conditions we see the most regularly, we can support you to move more comfortably, rebuild strength, and get back to doing the things you love.
Some of the common causes of lower back pain are:
Muscle strains: Often of the most common causes of lower back pain and, while it is painful and often significantly uncomfortable, it's often not indicative of significant damage. Thankfully this kind of condition responds to treatment rapidly.
Movement pattern disorders: Sometimes we can over compensate and find a way to function, however over time, this is not necessarily helpful for our backs. Often where one muscle is weak there is often another muscle that is over working. Often by finding out which ones are doing what we can regain strength and balance in the body and furtherstill, make some simple changes to create a new pain-free way of moving your body that is easily maintained.
Osteoarthritis: Lower back osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition where the cartilage in the spinal joints wears down over time, causing pain, stiffness, and reduced mobility. Often this type of condition in clinic and it also includes a movement pattern disorder as part of the compensation. It is frequently this that creates more of the problem than the actual condition itself. However we can refer you for further investigation if needed which often speeds up this process.
Degenerative disc disease: A condition where the intervertebral discs in the spine lose hydration and elasticity, leading to pain and reduced mobility. We use a range of tests and assessment to discover the cause of the pain is. Disc injury often eases with treatment , however it generally does take longer than recovery from a muscle strain.
Spinal stenosis: This is a condition where the spaces that carry nerves within your spine narrow due to age-related change. Herniated discs or thickened ligaments are commonly the culprits. These put pressure on your spinal cord and nerves. It often associated with a tingling or numbness alongside muscle weakness into the legs. If we suspect this via a thorough assessment, we would arrange a referral for you.