Persistent back pain can make you inactive and terrified whenever you move and go out. It can severely limit your activities and take away the fun. And because you can’t exercise fearing that the pain might get worse, your physical health also suffers and you miss out on the fun outdoors.
One effective way to get rid of that persistent back pain is through physiotherapy. Through a tailored treatment program, you’ll experience relief and you can go back to your active and comfortable lifestyle.
Is physiotherapy good for back pain?
Yes. Physiotherapy can stimulate your body’s natural healing processes. It can also help correct your poor posture or habits that make your pain worse. It’s an integrated approach that involves exercise, proper resting, education and gentle mobilisation.
An integrated and tailored approach is essential because each patient’s unique lifestyle, condition and circumstances. Perhaps because of your work, you might still need to stay active. For this, correction of your work habits could be the top priority. For other cases such as your movement is already limited because of your pre-existing physical condition, other more careful approaches are more appropriate. Or, if you want to go back playing your sport but back pain stops you, a comprehensive and progressive exercise program might be more suitable for you.
How effective is physiotherapy in treating back pain?
Physiotherapy can help make the pain lighter or more tolerable. It can also help better manage the pain so you can still be functional at home or work. Also, it can help you recover and after some months, you won’t feel the pain anymore.
Recovery times differ for each person and it also depends on their current physical condition and goals (e.g. going back to lifting weights, returning to work that might strain their back). Still, physiotherapy will help you recover properly and prevent the pain from getting worse.
Contact us today here at ProMovement Physiotherapy if you feel some pain in your back. We’ll first identify the exact cause and then design a tailored and integrated approach for you.
