Physiotherapy Treatment of

Low Back Pain

Physiotherapists are an excellent choice for the treatment of low back pain.

Physiotherapy treatment tends to involve:

1) Manual Therapy: This involves skilled hands-on techniques such as mobilization, manipulation, and massage to improve joint mobility, reduce muscle tension, and promote healing in soft tissues.

 

2) Therapeutic Exercise: Physiotherapists develop personalized exercise programs that target core strengthening, flexibility, posture correction, and functional movement patterns. These exercises can help stabilize the spine, improve balance, and prevent future injuries.

 

3) Education and Advice: Physiotherapists play a crucial role in educating patients about their condition. This includes understanding the causes of low back pain, proper lifting techniques, maintaining good posture, and activity modification to avoid further strain.

 

4) Modalities: Physiotherapists may utilize various modalities like heat therapy, ice therapy, ultrasound, or electrical stimulation to manage pain and inflammation. These can be used to prepare the area for exercise or provide additional pain relief.

 

5) Biofeedback: This technique uses specialized equipment to provide real-time feedback on muscle activity. Biofeedback can help patients learn to control their muscle tension and improve their body awareness, leading to better pain management.

 

It's important to note that physiotherapists often use a combination of these approaches to create a comprehensive treatment plan tailored to each patient's specific needs and condition.

Physical treatment to help low back pain and other painful conditions change the sensory input to the nervous system by changing moscle tone and joint movement. 

 

Physiotherapists are therefore using Afferentology, even if they don't realise it yet.

Simon King is an expert in Afferentology which assesses muscle tone and returns it to normal, facilitating faster healing and effective prevention of future injury.