Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy involves gaining a full understanding of your condition by taking a full case history and carrying out an assessment to establish what the cause of the problem is. .

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Yoga for Back Pain

The May 2009 National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines for low back pain found that "yoga was more effective than a self-care book for improving function and reducing chronic low back pain and the benefits persisted for at least several months." http://www.nice.org.uk

Pain Management

Pain Management is often helpful for people who have been in pain for more than three months and who have tried many other treatments and therapies without success. People who have long term pain often have similar tales to tell. They say that their quality of life has suffered as they miss the things they used to enjoy doing and often feel isolated, as other people don’t believe they are in pain. Pain management is based upon the latest evidence based research. One thing we know is that pain can persist even when X-rays and MRI images can’t explain the pain. www.spinesurgeons.ac.uk

Pain isn’t just mechanical e.g. if you stub your toe when you are out having fun with friends it hurts a lot less than if you stub your toe when you are tired and stressed.There is no single treatment formula for everyone. Each person needs to be given the time to explain their circumstances and personal goals so that we can working towards achieving these, rather than just giving exercises. It can also be helpful to look at alternative ways of managing pain, e.g. TENS, acupuncture, relaxation techniques, mindfulness, committed action towards leading a meaningful life, and coming up with alternatives to boom and bust behaviour (trying to pushing through the pain, then suffering for it later)

Physiotherapy for Back Pain

The May 2009 National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines for low back pain made the following recommendations http://www.nice.org.uk

• Consider offering a structured exercise programme tailored to the person
• Consider offering a course of acupuncture needling comprising up to a maximum of 10 sessions over a period of up to 12 weeks.
• Consider offering a course of manual therapy, including spinal manipulation, comprising up to a maximum of nine sessions over a period of up to 12 weeks