Lower back pain – According to the WHO, 60-70% of individuals will experience debilitating lower back pain at least once in their lifetime. This makes it one of the most common presentations we see at Physio Plus.
Given the large prevalence in the community a lot of research has gone into lower back pain. The STOPS trial (specific treatment of problems of the spine) looks at diagnosis and management of lower back pain. The most common sub groups of back pain are outlined briefly below and in more detail via the specific area links.
- Disc herniation with associated radiculopathy (this is explained in greater detail on our radicular leg pain page).
- Reducible discogenic/ Non-reducible discogenic lower back pain
- Common findings we see here are:
- limited sitting time before pain
- pain worse the day after the incident
- difficulty with forward bending, lifting and sneezing
- history of working in a manual labour job
- Facet joint dysfunction
- Common findings of this pathology are:
- One sided symptoms that tend to be quite localized.
- Pain with leaning back or side bending to the affected side
- Multifactorial/non-specific lower back pain (this is explained in depth below in the acute and persistent sections).
- Common findings of this pathology are:
- Common findings we see here are:
If you would like more information about different back injuries or you are struggling with back pain currently, feel free to make a booking today.
