Back Pain

Back pain is unfortunately a very common condition and up to 4 out of every 5 or 80% of people, experience at least one episode of pain in their lifetime.

It is estimated that 1% of the working population is off on any given day due to back pain. It is the most common seen injury or condition in Dynamic Physiotherapy clinics.

Dynamic Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic will not only help you alleviate your back pain, but we will also liaise with your GP, medical consultant or your health professional where needed in order to ensure you achieve the best possible recovery.

• Localised pain, tenderness or stiffness in the neck or back.
• Pain referring into groin or down leg.
• Any pins and needles in legs.
• Chronic ache in the lower or middle back, especially after sitting or standing for extended periods.
• Sharp pains in lower back when engaged in specific activities – e.g. lifting, sitting or sports.
• Increase in back pain when coughing or bending forward.
• Pain or muscle spasms in the lower back when standing.

• The team at Dynamic Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic will carry out a detailed assessment be able to diagnose your back pain through a combination of a subjective, where you tell us how it all happened and what your normal routine is, and physical examination.
• We will the discuss inform your diagnosis and the steps that are needed to help you recover from your back pain, correct your posture or work practices and advise you on strengthening of your back, all of which should prevent any re-occurrence.
• At Dynamic Physiotherapy we have a variety of treatment techniques, and you can be guaranteed that we will do everything within our power to ensure you recover fully. Not only do we endeavour to alleviate your back pain, we also place a large emphasis on the prevention of the pain coming back. It has been shown that 60-90% of people suffer a repeated episode of their back pain.
• We use some manual therapy to help alleviate some of your pain. This then gives you window to help normalise movement and also start strengthen muscles to support this improved range of movement. The key to a successful recovery is exercise, which you will get a personalised exercise program at Dynamic Physiotherapy. Interestingly it has been shown that specific exercise prescribed by a Chartered Physiotherapist is more effective than GP management in isolation. Therefore we ensure that you are shown the specific exercises needed in order to prevent the recurrence of your low back pain.
• If you are unsure of whether or not your you are suitable to attend Chartered Physiotherapist, feel free to contact us for a chat, where we will discuss the condition and inform you if you are not suitable to attend Dynamic Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic.

This type of injury is most common with pain relating to non-specific and vague factors. These included increased tension, stress, joint stiffness and also muscle restrictions. Typically, 90% of these will recover fully in 8 weeks from the acute, nonspecific back pain.

Most commonly, low back pain or lumbar pain is a result of damage or degeneration (wear-and-tear) of the discs which sit between the individual vertebrae. This is generally triggered by repetitive movements such as bending or a sudden onset linked to bending or twisting. This causes a weakness or disruption of the fibrous ring on the outer surface of a disc. This allows the contents of the disc to push out of their normal position. The terms sometimes used to describe an injury to the disc are slipped disc, disc bulge, prolapsed disc, disc herniation or disc protrusion – these terms are often interchangeable and can mean the same thing.

In reality, as much as half of the population have signs of degeneration in the lumbar spine. However is should be considered that a significant portion of these people are not experiencing lower back pain symptoms.

Other spinal conditions that we treat in Dynamic Physiotherapy are:

• Facet joint dysfunction
• Muscle Spasm
• Postural conditions
• Sciatica
• Nerve Root Irritation
• Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
• Spondylolisthesis
• Pre/Post pregnancy