Know the Expert for Your Back Pain!

THE PHYSICAL TREATMENT OF BACK PAIN

Physiotherapy, osteopathy and chiropractic treatment can all help to relieve back pain. All of these techniques involve manipulating parts of the backbone and some can involve exercise, massage and ultrasound therapy.All must be carried out by a suitably qualified professional. 

By correcting any underlying mechanical disturbances in the musculoskeletal system, manipulation can effectively relieve the pain and distress of back pain and minimize the need for drug treatment and the risks associated with this. However,manipulation is not recommended in some people, including pregnant women and people with osteoarthritis of the neck or osteoporosis of the spine. If manipulation is inappropriate for you then your GP will let you know.

It is important that you choose a physiotherapist, osteopath or chiropractor who is suitably qualified. There are a number of regulatory bodies in place to help you do this. By choosing  a therapist who is registered ,you are automatically ensuring that you receive the best standard of care. 

The first time you visit a therapist they will take a full medical history and ask you about your general health, lifestyle, and emotional state and family history. This may take an hour or so. Subsequent consultations will usually last about half an hour.

PHYSIOTHERAPY

Physiotherapy uses physical means (such as massage,exercise, heat or electricity) to maintain and restore your physical and mental well-being. It is an active rather than a passive treatment and is usually concerned with keeping your joints and muscles moving. As well as relieving back pain, physiotherapy can also be used to treat a large number of other common ailments like muscle sprains, sports injuries, incontinence,osteoporosis, depression and asthma. 

Physiotherapy is heavily based on the basic principles of medical science, and is therefore generally regarded as a conventional rather than a complementary kind of therapy. 

Physiotherapist working in all areas of the , private healthcare, industry and education, and physiotherapy is the fourth largest healthcare profession in the country.