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/triggers 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 Fiveways Physiotherapy physiotherapist can order X-rays.

• Possible causes are
  
• Muscle strain
  
• Ligament strain
• Disc problems
  
• Muscle weakness, particularly of the abdominal (tummy) muscles
• Arthritis
• Sciatica
  
  
• Identify any underlying cause
  Your Fiveways Physiotherapy physiotherapist will 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 your 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 Fiveways Physiotherapy physiotherapist will give you advice about how to prevent a recurrence:

• Postural advice
  
• Ergonomic advice

• Work with you to manage a chronic condition
  Where your back pain is a symptom of a chronic condition, such as arthritis or sciatica, your Fiveways Physiotherapy physiotherapist will work with you to develop a plan of action to manage the condition.

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