Spinal Muscular Spasms Treatment in Sinnamon Park

What are the causes?

The severity and location of the spasm greatly influences symptoms, diagnosis and recovery.

Some common risk factors include:

• Cervical/thoracic/lumbarspondylosis
• Cervical/thoracic/lumbarradiculopathy
• Cervical/lumbarspondylolisthesis
• Cervical/lumbarstenosis
• Slipped (prolapsed) discsor microtears of spinal discs
• Nerve root compression
• Differential diagnoses of otherspinal muscular injuries
• Trauma injuries, e.g.whiplash
• Wear and tear ofjoints, orfractureswithin the spinal column
• Osteoporosis orosteoarthritis
• Heavy lifting or strenuous movement/activity
• Sports involving dynamic spine movement, e.g., soccer, golf, netball, etc.

Treatment for spinal muscular spasms

If you have back pain and reduced mobility, it is important to have it assessed by a GP or physiotherapist. A physiotherapist will then be able to determine the possible cause, severity of the condition and the treatment required. Timely diagnosis and treatment can prevent spinal spasms from worsening and causing severe pain. They may also refer you for scans to better understand your condition.

At Vitalis Physiotherapy, we tailor a unique treatment plan to aid in your recovery through:

Your physiotherapist may also advise heat or ice application, rest and if necessary, pain medication. Additionally, they might recommend for you to use spinal support (braces), a suitable pilloworcustom foot orthotics/supportivefootwearto help stability.

• Soft tissue mobilisations
• Spinal manual therapy
• Stretching exercises
• Restoring range of movement
• Improving posture
• Dry needling
• Taping
• Shockwave therapy
• TENS treatment
• A unique home exercise program