Lower Back Pain
What We Typically See.
Does This Sound Like You?
You were bending forwards to pick up the dog toy from near the kitchen sink or placing your gardening tools back in the shed, and from nowhere, there was a "Pop" and an electric shock fizzing down your leg. There was an instant feeling of dread and uncertainty what to do next.
Or perhaps you were squatting or deadlifting in the gym, and your back 'just went'.
Since then, you've been stiff as a board with nagging, dull, throbbing pain radiating across the back, and sharp pains stabbing towards the glute or even the back of the thigh.
You may also have a really old back problem that has never been diagnosed and keeps flaring up with work OR you've had a scan on your back before and have never been advised or guided what you should do going forwards.
Day to day, when your back is flared up, you try moving freely, get up from bed or sit down to the toilet, your back jolts you with pain and sets you back again. You've had a Google and there's just so much information which is only increasing your worry if you've done something significant.
Research suggests that Lower Back pain should resolve within 3 months, but you simply don't have that time to just wait and see what happens.
Lower back pain is rarely an urgent matter and comes in all styles and variations. It can be diagnosed quickly with a variety of testing and questioning.
However, there are some important key signs to look out for and please get in touch with a Free Consultation Call if you experience any of the following:
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Reduced strength in your hip, thigh, calf or foot since the injury.
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New changes in sensation like Pins and Needles or Tingling in one or both legs.
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Back pain that hasn't improved in four - six weeks.
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Back pain with an unknown cause or is painful enough that it wakes you at night time.
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New changes in Bladder, Bowel or Sexual Function.
In order to fully get to the root problem of your Lower Back pain, we need to target the cause of the pain, calm the symptoms and address the underlying gaps in function. We can refer on if necessary.
4 Step Plan To Ease Your Lower Back Pain
Rest Up
In the first few days of acute pain, you may need to rest and take some down time. Find a comfortable position and stick with it to allow symptoms to settle.
Use a combination of heat and cold to ease the background achey, dullness. This might be a nice long bath, heat patches or hot water bottle
If you have significant pain, you may want to consult your Doctor, this will give you some time to rest comfortably.
Sleep Modifications
Clients often report that sleep is hugely effected, either not able to get comfortable or when rolling or moving at night, the pain in their back wakes them.
Try using a stack of pillows under the knees when laying on your back or between then knees when laying on your side.
Struggling to get to sleep?
Use slow nasal breathing to drift off.
Movement in Moderation
As symptoms settle and stiffness settles in, you may want to try moving slowly and carefully.
Find a movement routine that works for you, and use it frequently through the day. Clients often like kneeling or crawling positions.
If you are feeling good, try going for a light walk, float in the swimming pool or easy yoga can be great way to build your confidence back up.
Get It Assessed
Back pain can be associated with muscle, joint and nerve pain.
Experienced Therapists can complete certain tests and assessments to give you a clinical diagnosis of what's going on.
It is not imperative that you get a scan, so get in touch for more advice first!
Your back pain will likely respond really well to soft tissue massage, joint mobilisation and stretching.
Download your Example Lower Back Pain Exercise Programme.
Get In Touch.
Visit
Titan Performance Gym
St Catherine St,
Kingsholm,
Gloucester, United Kingdom
GL1 2BX
