Lower Back Muscular Injuries Treatment in Sinnamon Park

What are the causes?

It is important to maintain good posture and a healthy lifestyle to reduce the likelihood of developing lower back muscular injuries. If ignored or mismanaged, lumbar muscular injuries can worsen over time.

Some common risk factors include:

• Poor sitting and standing posture
• Repetitive bending, pulling, pushing or twisting movements
• Prolonged periods of laborious activity, sitting or standing
• Wear and tear of joints within the spinal column
• Obesity
• Pregnancy
• Osteoporosis

Treatment for lower back pain injuries

If you have lower back pain, it is important to have it assessed by a physiotherapist. A physiotherapist will then be able to determine the severity of the condition and the treatment required. Timely diagnosis and treatment can prevent lumbar muscular injuries from developing into a chronic condition.

At Vitalis Physiotherapy, we tailor a treatment plan to best fit your recovery goals through:

Your physiotherapist may also advise heat or ice application, rest and if necessary, pain medication. Additionally, they might recommend for you to usespinal support (braces), a Therapeutic Pillow, or to improve gait and posture throughcustom foot orthoticsand othersupportive footwearoptions.

• Soft tissue mobilisations (massage)
• Postural improvement and stability techniques
• Restoring range of movement
• Strengthening, stretching and conditioning exercises
• Dry needling
• Taping
• Shockwave Therapy
• TENS treatment
• Home exercise and self-management techniques
• Graded Exposure to load program