Call us now for free and impartial advice on Back Pain Treatment:
Conditions our treatments can help with:
Acute back pain
Chronic back pain
Some Disc problems
Mechanical back pain
Sciatica
Sacro Iliac
Spondylolisthesis
Ankylosing spondylitis
Osteoarthritis
Spinal Stenosis
Congenital abnormalities in the spine (e.g. scoliosis)
Osteoporosis
Our Hours
Monday: 8am – 8pm
Tuesday: 8am – 8pm
Wednesday: 8am – 8pm
Thursday: 8am – 8pm
Friday 8am – 8pm
Saturday: 8am – 8pm
Sunday: Closed
KB Oseopaths provide expert Back Pain Treatment for a variety of issues.
Back pain is a very common problem, with reports suggesting as many as eight out of ten of us will suffer from it at some point during our lives.
Back pain can affect anyone at any age, and can often be the result of a sprain or a strain of the structures of the back such as the muscles, ligaments, joints or damage to the discs. Osteoarthritis or wear and tear in the back can also be a reason.
Back pain can be painful and inconvenient, but it’s not usually serious and will often resolve on its own within a few weeks. However, many people seek osteopathic treatment to address it quickly. Osteopaths are skilled at helping prevent back pain from becoming a chronic condition.
Back pain can be brought on by lifting, moving awkwardly or by an accident. Sometimes it can come on without any specific injury to your back. Stress, depression, being overweight, sedentary living and poor lifestyle habits such as bad posture at work and when driving, can all be significant factors.
People can feel a range of symptoms such as stiffness, tenderness and mild to very severe pain. The pain can come on quite suddenly or over time, and be located anywhere in the spine from the top of the neck to the pelvis. Sometimes pressure from the back on the nerves can cause pain or pins and needles and numbness in the legs and arms. X-rays, scans and other tests are sometimes required to make a diagnosis. If osteopathy treatment cannot completely heal or discover the cause of the back pain, your osteopath may refer to your GP or a specialist for any additional investigation.
How can an Osteopath help?
Osteopaths are well known for treating back pain and patients report high satisfaction with treatment.
There is good quality evidence supporting the beneficial effects of manipulation for back pain and the National Institutes for Clinical Excellence recommends osteopathy for sub-acute and chronic low back pain
Osteopaths can use a wide range of gentle manual treatments depending on your age, fitness and diagnosis. We may gently massage the soft tissues of your back to reduce muscle spasms or rhythmically “rock” the joints to release tension and sometimes we may gently manipulate the back to restore the mobility to the vertebrae and you may hear a “click”.
Treatment is different in every individual and sometimes it might involve treating other areas in the body such as the hips or neck
We may offer advice on your lifestyle particularly if we feel something you are doing repetitively is part of the reason why you have back pain. We may offer advice on your posture and give advice on diet and exercise or give you specific exercises.