Essential Guide to Lower Back Pain
Physiotherapy will help restore movement and normal body function as well as treating specific problems. There many types of pain and here are just a few suggestions of things you can do to help relieve pain and discomfort.
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Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ankylosing Spondylitis is a type of inflammatory arthritis that usually worsens over time and is manageable but not curable.
Read MoreAortic Abdominal Aneurysm
Your Abdominal Aorta is the major blood vessel supplying your body with oxygenated blood and an aortic aneurysm is a localised ballooning or widening of this vessel.
Read MoreCauda Equina Syndrome
Symptoms are caused by compression of the bundle of nerves originating from the bottom of your spinal cord.
Read MoreCentral & Peripheral Sensitisation
Your brain stores information from your past and constantly collects messages from your joints, muscles, nerves and skin, the pain you experience is the summation of every piece of information it processes.
Read MoreChronic Pain
It usually takes up to 3 months for your body to heal after an injury - pain during this time is part of the normal healing process and is a good sensation to prevent you damaging the sore area.
Read MoreCoccydynia
The coccyx is the very bottom portion of the spine consisting of 3 to 5 small spinal bones fused together also known as our tailbone.
Read MoreMuscle Soreness - Sports Hangover
Delayed Onset of Muscle Soreness (DOMS) also known as The Exercise Hangover, usually occurs after you exercise strongly or following physical activity that you are not used to.
Read MoreDiscogenic Dysfunction
Usually caused by either injury or wear and tear, disc symptoms can vary significantly.
Read MoreElectrolyte Imbalance
Electrolytes are minerals in your body that have an electric charge and carry nerve (electrical) impulses.
Read MoreFacet Dysfunction
Your facet joints (also known as zygapohysial joints) are the joints which connect the bones in your back (vertebrae) to one another and are found on both sides of your back.
Read MoreFibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is thought to be related to abnormal levels of certain brain chemicals and changes in the way your brain, spinal cord and nerves processes pain messages carried around the body.
Read MoreHip Dysfunction
Your hip is a ball and socket joint where your thigh bone meets your pelvic bone.
Read MoreHypermobility Syndrome
Hypermobility is when all or some of your joints bend or move too much.
Read MoreInflammation (Acute)
Acute inflammation (or swelling) is one of your body’s immediate resposes to injury or tissue damage and it is the start of the healing process.
Read MoreIschaemic Pain/Trigger Points
Ischaemic muscle pain and trigger points (painful knots in your muscles) result from a lack of blood flow to your body tissues often from being in one position for a long period of time.
Read MoreJoint Sprain or Ligament Damage
Joint sprains or ligament damage usually occurs with trauma or injury (usually a direct hit).
Read MoreLocal Joint Instability
Pain comes from one/ two joints working too much (workaholics) whilst others go on holiday and become stiff and tight.
Read MoreLumbopelvic Dysfunction
Your spine (back bone) sits on your sacrum so pressures in your low back are transferred into your pelvis, often causing strain.
Read MoreMalalignment & Altered Biomechanics
When your foot contacts the ground, it sends stresses up your leg and into your back, hip & pelvis- for this reason, poor alignment can cause strain and pain in any of these areas.
Read MoreMenstrual Pain or Hormone Imbalances
In most people imbalances occur when you produce too much estrogen and not enough progesterone
Read MoreMuscle Imbalance
When your muscles are balanced, your muscle pull on one side of your joint is matched with the muscle pull on the other side of the joint - this reduces the stressors going through that joint.
Read MoreMyofascial Pain Syndrome
Myo refers to muscle and fascia is a dense, tough tissue surrounding your muscles and bones.
Read MoreNerve Irritation
Nerves are like long cords which reach into every part of you except your hair and fingernails.
Read MoreObesity/ Being Overweight
The heavier you are the more strain there is on your body especially in the lower half such as you back hips and knees.
Read MoreOsteoarthritis (Spondylosis)
Osteoarthritis which affects your spine is called spondylosis.
Read MorePelvic Dysfunction
The bones of your pelvis form a circle which is held together by the snug fit of your bones and supported by the muscles which surround your pelvis.
Read MorePelvic Girdle Pain
Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) is pain felt at the front of your pelvis, groin, hips, back and legs which stems from excessive movement of the pelvis and misalignment.
Read MorePelvic Girdle Pain with Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction
Your pelvis is made up of a stable ring of bones, a bit like a hula hoop, which are held in place by strong ligaments.
Read MorePilonidal Cyst or Abscess
Pilonidal (meaning nest of hair) cysts or abscesses occur around the coccyx, just above the crack of the buttocks.
Read MorePostural Hyper-Kyphosis
A kyphosis is the medical name for a forwards curve in your spine and is usually found in the middle of your back.
Read MorePostural Hyper-Kyphosis-Lordosis
When looking at you from the side, your back bones form a series of curves which are a bit like a stretched spring.
Read MorePostural Hyper-Lordosis
Postural Hyper-Lordosis is where your lower back has a deeper arch than is normal.
Read MorePsoriatic Arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis is an inflammatory or systemic arthritis which affects your joints and connective tissues, and is often found in people with psoriasis of the skin or nails.
Read MoreRadicular Pain
Radicular pain is pain which is caused by compression, inflammation and/or injury to the nerve as it exits the vertebra (back bone).
Read MoreSacroiliac/Pelvic Dysfunction
The bones of your pelvis form a circle which is held together by the snug fit of your bones and supported by the muscles which surround your pelvis.
Read MoreSomatic Referred Pain
Referred pain is where you feel pain in an area which is away from the place where the pain originates.
Read MoreSpondylolisthesis
Spondylolithesis is the slipping of one of your spine vertebrae in relation to the bone below it.
Read MoreSpondylolysis - Pars Stress Fracture
Spondylolysis is a stress fracture of a small bridge of bone in part of the vertebrae (called the pars interarticularis of the vertebral arch), one of the bones that make up your spine, and often begins because of a defect in your bone
Read MoreSystemic Arthritis
Systemic arthritis causes pain and stiffness in your spine and large joints such as your hips, knees and shoulders.
Read MoreThoracic & Lumbar Dysfunction
As your spinal cord exits from your brain and passes down your back through a hole in your vertebrae, problems in your middle back such as stiffness will tether or pinch your nerves as they pass.
Read MoreVascular Dysfunction
Vascular dysfunction or claudication is pain felt, usually in your leg(s), when there is a lack of blood flow to your muscles.
Read MoreWhole Body Vibration
Whole body vibration (WBV) is a term used where vibration is transferred to your body in an uncontrolled manner usually when sitting or standing.
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