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Back Pain Physical Therapy

Nine out of 10 Americans will experience back pain in their lifetime that interferes with their work, routine daily activities, or leisure time.

For some, the pain disappears in a few days or weeks (called acute back pain), while others suffer for months or longer (chronic back pain). The causes of back pain vary from person to person, but the most common include:

• Muscle, ligament, or tendon strain
• Pinched nerves
• Disc bulging or herniation
• Vertebral fractures
• Arthritis
• Bone spurs

Fortunately, back pain physical therapy can be beneficial in relieving your acute or chronic discomfort from back pain symptoms like:

• Persistent aching along your spine
• Sharp pain in the neck, upper back, or lower back
• Radiating pain that travels from the lumbar region (lower back) to the buttock and down the thigh (sciatica)
• Severe chronic back pain and muscle spasms
• Numbness, tingling, and weakness in the extremities

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If you’re suffering any form of back pain, contact your doctor. He or she can diagnose the reason for your suffering and prescribe treatment options which may include anti-inflammatory medications combined with physical therapy. The goals of back pain physical therapy are to reduce your pain and increase your mobility.

Your physical therapist may use two forms of physical therapy to reach these goals—passive and active. Passive therapies like cold packs, heat packs, and ultrasound work to reduce inflammation and muscle spasms. Active physical therapy aids in your back’s rehabilitation by incorporating stretching and strengthening exercises, no impact or low impact aerobics, or osteopathic manipulative treatment. There also are physical therapy maintenance programs to prevent recurrences of back or neck pain.

In some cases, patients require more than physical therapy. Fortunately, there are other options available including the minimally invasive, outpatient procedures performed at Laser Spine Institute (LSI). Contact us today for a free MRI or CT scan review, and to learn more information about our revolutionary procedures.

Please note: Laser Spine Institute currently does not perform endoscopic procedures on the thoracic spine.