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Physical Therapy For Low Back Pain

What Is Low Back Pain

Low Back Pain of discomfort in the area of waist, between buttocks and the lower rib. It is a very common condition and falls between three categories, acute, sub-acute and chronic. There many tissues in the area that might be the source of pain might, so an assessment by an Orthopedic Physical Therapist is necessary.

Low Back Pain Symptoms

Patients might experince the following symptoms :

  • Pain during movemnt
  • Pain at rest
  • Pain radiating to the knee
  • Inability to walk long distance
  • Inability to raise
  • Numbness, hyposensitivity
  • Muscle weakness
  • Functional restrictions
  • Quality of life deterioration

Risk Factors for Low Back Pain

It is considered that the condition is caused because of :

  • Long hours of sitting position
  • Lack of eveeryday movement and exercise
  • Weak muscles
  • Herniated disk
  • Spine joint worn down due to age
  • Diseases that cause Low Back Pain

Differential Assessment

An assessment is needed by an Orthopedic Physical Therapist, by taking medical history, clinical examination and clinical tests, to prescribe the proper inteventions depending on the type of pain and the potentianl source of it, that might be :

  • Muscle weakness
  • Muscle spasms
  • Radiculpathy
  • Muscle injury
  • Neural tissue compression
  • Facet Joint Syndrome
  • Ligament Injury
  • Disease that must be refered to a Doctor

What if I do not treat Low Back Pain

If not treat properly, a chronic clinical condition will be established with symptoms such as :

  • Chronic pain
  • Reccurent acute symptoms
  • Functional restrictions
  • Quality of life deteriotation

How can Physical Therapy help

Physical Therapy is essential for treating Low Back Pain. Acute pain is treated with Othropedic Massage, Neural Tissue Manual Therapy, electrotherapy , and TECAR. Later a personilised structured exercise program is prescribed for muscle strengthening, postural correction and aversion of recurring symptoms. Interventions applied :

A structured exercise program for Low Back Pain includes :

  • Core exercises
  • Lower limbs exercises
  • Muscle stretching
  • Neural tissue stretching
  • Aerobic exercise

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How can I prevent Low Back Pain

For Low Back Pain prevention, a monthly program of sessions is required that includes :

You can find more advice for prevention and self care for low back pain pain you can find in the links below:

What is the cost of treatment

The cost of treatment is not high. The required sessions are usually 6, and in each one the treament progrmm is adjusted to the cauurent codnition. After redusing symptoms a structured exercise program is introduced to continue therapy and avert reccurent symptoms. The program is prescribed electronically, so that the patient has easy access and execute it by himself/herself. There is also the option of online supervision at a low cost. Continuous communication between the patient and the doctor is maintained for ongoing support.


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