Treatment for Back Pain:
Back pain and injuries can be treated and managed extremely well using a range of physical therapies in combination with controlled exercise programmes. Often this is combined with medication to provide patients with a good outcome and relief of their pain and symptoms. The aim of this approach is to:
- Decrease pain and stiffness
- Improve daily quality of life
- Improve and maintain fitness, strength and posture
- Increase flexibility and endurance
Several avenues and professionals people are available to help with this conservative treatment.
Exercise
- People who are physically fit usually suffer less back pain, and recover from injuries more quickly.
- The muscular supports of the spine are crucial to maintaining good function and stability of the back.
- With ageing, injury or underlying spinal problems, the back muscles can easily become weakened, lose tone and are quickly tired.
- It’s known that poor muscle condition can in itself be a cause of disability and pain.
- Bed rest for more than one or two days can delay recovery and slow progress, as it results in joint mobility loss and deterioration in physical fitness.
- A programme should include specific exercises to help your condition as well as to strengthen your back, leg and abdominal muscles.
- If you have pain during the exercise, it may mean you’re not doing it correctly or that it’s not suitable for you. Talk to your doctor or physiotherapist.
- Walking, swimming and riding an exercise bike are good ways to improve fitness, but always seek professional advice, as some may aggravate back problem (for example, some swimming strokes).
Physical Therapy
Using a variety of techniques and equipment (including Pilates), and working closely with the patient, a physiotherapist is professionally trained to:
- Assess and treat your back pain with medical consultation and in partnership with your spinal surgeon
- Help you restore normal back and spinal function
- Help you learn how to prevent further injury
- Provide specific exercises for your back condition
Our Lower Back Program uses a standardized, functional and outcomes-oriented approach to care that focuses specifically on the lower back. Through an active and educational continuum of treatment, our therapists assist the patient in returning to normal, daily activities as soon as possible. By providing comprehensive education in anatomy, pathology and care of the lower back, the patient is empowered to participate in his or her recovery and in the prevention of future injury. Call now for Best Physical Therapy: 703-704-5771