Lower back pain – For no reason?

13 Mar Lower back pain – For no reason?

According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 1 in 4 of us will experience lower back pain at any given time.  And almost ALL of us will experience a form of back pain at least once during our lives.

Those are pretty scary statistics!  

Worse yet, is that many of these people are told that the cause of their pain is unidentifiable and that there are no treatment options for them.

At Physio Fit Studio, we believe that something can be done for everyone – so we dug a little deeper.

Non-specific lower back pain refers to the pain that we experience with no apparent “cause”.  A term that doctors sometimes use when all of the scans and x-rays come back clean, and they can’t find any abnormalities to explain the symptoms.

As you can imagine, this is a very frustrating “diagnosis” – to be told that there is “no real reason” for your pain.  

However, there are often a myriad of contributing factors that are not discovered in scans or x-rays. Physical factors such as tight muscles or restricted joints, and psychological factors including stress, can both contribute to nerve sensitivity (and pain!).

The moral of the story?

Don’t be disheartened if you have received a non-diagnosis from your doctor.

Come and see our friendly team for a thorough Physiotherapy Assessment.  We can assess how your lifestyle, biomechanics, and previous injuries may be contributing to your current pain.  

Best of all, we can treat your pain.

A plethora of research shows that a combination of manual therapy, taping, laser, and specific exercises can be hugely beneficial in treating lower back pain – and helping to prevent it’s return.