Chronic pain can make you feel like your life is over. Pain in the workplace can lead to decreased productivity, absenteeism and increased stress. If you are sick at home, you cannot take care of yourself or your loved ones. Long-term low back pain can make it difficult to exercise and stay active and can lead to pain, weight gain and other physical problems. Fortunately, if you have chronic pain you don’t have to live with it. Urgent Way Clinic’s advanced care system puts you at ease immediately. Contact us for a consultation with a physiotherapist who can help you take better control of your life. However, you may be understandably wary of exposing your back to the risks of major surgery. The good news is that thanks to physical therapy, you may not have to go that far. A skilled physical therapist can often identify the source of your pain, creating a personalized treatment program that doesn’t involve any drugs or surgery.
Are you afraid of back pain treatment?
Most people seem to be no stranger to pain. Back pain, in particular, always affects four-fifths of adults. Many of these problems are related to serious injuries such as car accidents, sports accidents, or injuries due to poor workplace practices. If they heal the wound, the pain will go away. For other symptoms, such as pregnancy, pain subsides after childbirth and the body returns to normal weight and bone mass at night. However, sometimes the pain reverts to chronic pain. Some symptoms, such as spondylarthritis, and spinal stenosis, do not resolve spontaneously and are accompanied by constant or frequent pain. Other types of chronic low back pain are caused by repetitive motion injuries and soft tissue strain. Poor player performance or ergonomics, weak back muscles that do not support normal posture, or muscle abnormalities such as arch collapse can cause persistent pain in the upper or lower back. Many patients with back pain naturally worry about the possibility of taking large doses of painkillers that temporarily relieve pain while causing complications. They can be even more nervous when undergoing major spinal surgery such as a spinal fusion. This can further limit the range of motion, completely neutralize the pain or increase it.
Most of us experience back pain at some point in our lives, but for some people the pain can last for more than three months. Relieving pain is a priority, but identifying and addressing the causes of chronic low back pain is just as important. Failure to address the root cause increases the likelihood of recurrent problems and long-term dysfunction. Otherwise, when you stop taking painkillers, the pain simply relapses. This is just one of many reasons why working with a physiotherapist is so rewarding. They help make sure you don’t have to deal with the same problem over and over again. Posture tests, strength and range of motion tests, balance, motor control, and coordinated tests are just a few of the physiotherapy services that help you understand why back pain occurs and why the underlying problem was first formed. place. A physiotherapist can prescribe specific methods to address these root causes and provide symptom relief services.
How to fight chronic back pain?
The best way to fight the chronic back pain is to keep your back working properly, and the best way to do that is through physical therapy. Our physiotherapists can identify the causes of upper or lower back pain, from degenerative conditions to muscle and body imbalances. You may benefit from a physiotherapy program, which includes:
- Alternate between cryotherapy and heat therapy to relieve pain and tissue inflammation.
- Chiropractic care to normalize spinal alignment and improve spinal function
- Lifestyle changes to avoid unnecessary stress from an uncomfortable workplace or sports ergonomics.
- Strengthening exercises to better support your spine and help you stay upright
- Flexibility exercises that gently and gently increase range of motion without lower back pain
- Stability exercises that help keep spinal components in place while performing daily activities (from sitting to standing from a chair)
- An orthosis to compensate for imbalances in the legs or feet that strain the muscles.
- Erchonia FX635 laser therapy and/or massage therapy to soothe, warm and relax tight muscles and connective tissues.
If you have lower back pain, go to Urgent Way for lower back pain treatment.