Back Pain

If you or someone you know has got lower back pain, stiffness or an ache - it’s very tempting to think that it’s nothing, that it will go away on its own. Or, you pass it off as having just “slept awkwardly”, or that it’s just a “spasm” or a bit of stiffness that “everyone” your age suffers from...

There’s no obvious reason why it happened - but it doesn’t seem to be shifting!

If that’s happening to you, you’re not alone - and we hear this type of thing all the time. In fact, Lower Back Pain and Sciatica is THE most common problem that we see in our physical therapy practice at Universus Physical Therapy.

And when it comes to living with back pain, everybody we see wants to know:

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Most people think that when they get back pain, it’s just going to go away on its own.

That they’ll wake up one morning and like “magic”, it’ll be as if back pain never happened… But then 6 months later you’re still living with back pain - often even worse than it was when it came on.

Another scenario we see all the time in our physical therapy practice is when people go to the Doctor, and the Doctor tells them to rest and “try these painkillers” and “see how it goes”.

The irony really is that the "wait and see" approach to treating low back pain is highly ineffective. It often causes more frustration because the passive approach does not work for most people. And then they tell you to rest some more or order high-level imaging, like an MRI (which you have to wait even longer for). And we wonder why we have such a problem with managing low back pain here! It's madness... and even borderline insanity (that we keep doing things the same way and expecting a different result each time). This can even explain why so many people aged 40+ are suffering with chronic lower back pain.

Why else does back pain last longer than it should? Well, it’s easy to get confused because you’ve been told different things, by different people. There are lots of people out there who are happy to dispense advice - but not all of it is credible.

Maybe you think your back pain was caused by doing something - like lifting or sleeping awkwardly - but really it was caused by years and years of poor posture that caused the muscles in your lower back to become weak and the lifting or the awkward sleeping position was just the EFFECT of that. (People with strong backs and good posture don’t have issues with lifting and sleeping)

If you don’t know what you’re doing - back pain can be very confusing and because of this, many people just end up accepting it as ‘part of life’ - as if it’s normal, and ‘just the way it is’.

If any of these have happened to you - we would love to help you by inviting you to book a call to talk with one of our physical therapists at Universus Physical Therapy to find out what can be done to help you. The fact that you’ve tried any or all of these things already is actually a GOOD THING because when you know what doesn’t work - you are closer to finding the thing that does!

Click the link below to book a call with us if you would like to get some solid advice given to you over the phone. The phone call is complementary 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 your health.

What Can I do to Get Rid of My Back Pain Quickly?...

If you would like to know how the physical therapy team at Universus Physical Therapy can help you live with less back pain - we invite you to start with a completely free, no-obligation, risk free appointment at our clinic:

Note: This Free Discovery Session is something that we offer to people who are very nervous or sceptical about physical therapy - unsure of its benefits or if it is right for them. If that sounds like you, then please start with a free Discovery session so that we can work with you to find out what is wrong and what can be done. It is a great way to start without any financial risk on your part.

How Can Choosing to See a Physical Therapy Specialist at Universus Physical Therapy Help You Get Rid of Your Back Pain... In The Next Few Days?

Basically, we can help you get back to living life free from the curse of chronic back pain, fixing the problem for good!

If you want to know what it costs - and what availability we have at our physical therapy clinic at Universus Physical Therapy, then please just click the button below and complete the short form: