How To Put an End To Back Pain
Do you find yourself waking up with nagging or excruciating pain in your back?
Different Types Of Back Pain
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Physical Therapy Can Help You Find Relief
Back pain is found specifically in the upper, middle, or lower back. Sciatica radiates pain down the buttock, thigh, and even into the legs.
While back pain and sciatica are similar, they still have their differences and are often confused with one another.
If you wake up in the morning with back pain or notice aches in your back, buttock, or thighs, Body Balance Physical Therapy in Lakeway, Dripping Springs, and South Austin can help you find relief.
According to the American Physical Therapy Association, back pain is the most commonly reported pain across the nation, and one out of every four Americans has experienced back pain in the past three months.
If you are suffering from back pain or sciatica, don’t rely on medicines to help you mask the pain!
At Body Balance Physical Therapy, our Lakeway, Dripping Springs, and South Austin’s Doctors of Physical Therapy will get to the root of the problem and provide long-lasting relief.
In many cases, our treatments are even able to eliminate the need for harmful painkilling drugs, such as opioids, or an invasive surgical procedure.
How can Back Pain Effect You?
Low back pain is one of the most prevalent injuries in society today and it has been estimated that there has been an increase in back pain complaints by more than 40%.
Our back is a complex arrangement of bones, connective tissue, and muscle that all must coordinate together to achieve good movement efficiency to reduce excess strain on our back.
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What Is Back Pain?
“Back pain” is a very broad term that can be caused by an array of different conditions. For example, you may experience back pain due to having poor posture, a motor vehicle accident, or an injury sustained while lifting something heavy. You could also have back pain from poor posture.
Back pain can be described as acute, meaning it is short-term, or chronic, meaning it is long-term (typically lasting for three months or longer).
“Back pain” is a very broad term that can be caused by an array of different conditions. For example, you may experience back pain due to having poor posture, a motor vehicle accident, or an injury sustained while lifting something heavy. You could also have back pain from poor posture.
Back pain can be described as acute, meaning it is short-term, or chronic, meaning it is long-term (typically lasting for three months or longer).
What Is Sciatica?
Sciatica is a specific type of back pain that is pretty easy to diagnose, although it is reported as being highly uncomfortable. People with sciatica experience pain along the sciatic nerve, which is the largest nerve in your body.
The sciatic nerve begins at your lower back and then splits at the base of your spine to extend further down to your buttocks, legs, and finally ends at the bottom of each foot.
The sciatic nerve can become compressed or irritated, which causes a “shooting,” “stinging,” or “burning” sensation in your lower back, buttocks, legs, or feet.
Our therapists can help to diagnose what movements are problematic to you, implement strategies to allow you to continue to function while using manual and exercise based treatments to improve your pain and increase your strength and resiliency to help improve your pain and get you back to enjoying life.
Contact Us Today at our Lakeway and South Austin Clinics to request an appointment at Body Balance Physical Therapy today and get started on your journey toward better health and wellness AND so you can begin kicking back pain to the curb!
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Why you are currently experiencing Back Pain and/or sciatica?
The technical term for sciatica is “lumbar radiculopathy.” People who develop this condition are generally between the ages of 30 and 50.
Most commonly, we find that people lose their flexibility in the hips and pelvis, which causes the gluteus and hip muscles to become tightened. This in turn, alters the mechanics of the spine and compresses the sciatic nerve as it travels through these tissues. Many different types of injuries can cause the development of sciatica, including arthritis, bone spurs, or any other injury that impacts the sciatic nerve.
General back pain typically develops as the result of an injury. This can be due to repetitive straining motions, such as leaning down multiple times throughout the day to pick up a toddler, or a more serious, sudden trauma, such as a motor vehicle accident. Underlying conditions, such as herniated discs, can also cause immense pain in your back, and cause radiculopathy pain to the thigh, leg, or foot.
Degenerative disc disease is a common condition as we age, which can result in back pain. Those with this condition typically report dull, aching pains in their lower back, and have difficulty with prolonged standing or walking. There are dozens of other reasons you might be experiencing these kinds of pain, and the best way to find out for sure what the source of your problem is is to visit a physical therapist.
If You’re Currently Living with Back Pain, 7 Reasons Why It Could Be Lasting Longer Than It Should:
- 1. You thought it would go away on its own - but it didn’t.
- 2. You went to the Doctor who told you to rest and take painkillers - but the pills did nothing to help your back, and as soon as they wore off chronic Back pain struck again.
- 3. A family member, or friend, told you that everybody gets Back pain as they get older, so you just accepted it.
- 4. You tried other Healthcare Professionals, or a Physical Therapist in the past, but nothing they said or did seemed to help.
- 5.You tried YouTube exercises but they either didn’t do a thing, or made your Back pain ten times worse.
- 6. You thought it would be a good idea to rest because your Back pain was so bad, but all that did was make it feel even more stiff and tight.
- 7. You decided to get a few “massages” hoping that would fix the pain, but all they did was feel nice and relaxing, and didn’t do anything to fix it long term…
If any of these have happened to you – we would love to help you by inviting you to book a discovery call to talk with one of our friendly staff members at our Lakeway Clinic. The phone call is complimentary and there is no obligation to book any appointments with us after the call is over. Our goal is to help you make the right decision about what to do next for the best.
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** Please note there is no treatment given during one of our discovery visits. These visits are designed to evaluate your needs and ensure we can offer the help you need.
Here’s just a few of the things our Physical Therapy Team can do for you:
- We can quickly take away the pain and stiffness - often inside a couple of sessions.
- We can help you find out what’s really going on, and get to the root cause of your Back pain once and for all - often inside 20 minutes.
- Pain can “zap” you of energy and limit a peaceful night's sleep - we can help you to enjoy sleeping at night and living with more energy each day.
- We will ensure that your problem is “corrected” and “healed” properly - and we will provide you with the perfect set of exercises that will speed up your recovery.
- We can help you put an end to taking all of those painkillers that are no good for your health long-term.
- We can help you avoid dangerous spinal surgery - and painful injections.
- We can help you keep out of the Doctor’s waiting room or from making repeat visits only to be given more pills!
- We can help you get back to enjoying quality time with family and friends that back pain has stolen from you.
- We can help you to finally get a good night’s sleep without tossing and turning trying to find that one position that feels right.
- We can help you to sit more comfortably and walk longer than 15 minutes without your back feeling weak and painful or like it is going to “give-way” ...
Basically, we can help you get back to living life free from the curse of chronic back pain.