Your Symptom: Back
Pain
Almost all Australian doctors will refer a patient with back
pain to a physiotherapist.
How Fiveways Physiotherapy can help you:
Identify what triggered your pain
Back pain can be caused by a variety of types of injury or
it may be a symptom of chronic condition. When you see a
physiotherapist at Fiveways Physiotherapy the first priority
will be to identify the cause of your back pain. If
necessary your physiotherapist can order X-rays.
Possibilities are
- Muscle Strain
- Ligament Strain
- Disc Problems
- Muscle Weakness, particularly of the abdominal
muscles
- Arthritis
- Sciatica
Identify any underlying cause
Your physiotherapist will then explore any underlying cause
or circumstance that may be exacerbating the situation
- How you lift heavy objects
- Your posture
- How you sit, and for how long
- Your exercise regime
- Your car seat
- Your mattress
Treat the injury
At Fiveways Physiotherapy your physiotherapist will use a
variety of methods to treat your back pain:
- Mobilisation/manipulation
- Early movement
Recent research indicates that movement is one of the
most important treatments for low back pain.
- Specific stabilisation exercises
Research has proven that specific stabilisation
exercises are an effective treatment for lower back
pain. Physiotherapists are the only group of
professionals appropriately qualified and educated to
give you this advice.
- General exercises and stretches
Advise you on how to prevent a recurrence
Ongoing maintenance treatments should not be necessary once
your back pain has been successfully treated. Your
physiotherapist will give you advice about how to prevent a
recurrence:
- Postural advice
- Ergonomic advice
Work with you to manage a chronic condition
Where you back pain is a symptom of a chronic condition,
such as arthritis or sciatica, your physiotherapist will
work with you to develop a plan of action to manage the
condition