We Focus on Low Back Pain !
We take time too specifically diagnose your condition, we listen, we extensively test your body, we specifically treat you and we create a tailored rehab program to prevent reoccurrence. During this process we educate you on what's going on. There are four likely causes of low back pain.
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2 Inflammation of the sacroiliac joint
4. Muscle spasms
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Below is a description of the likely symptoms of each.
Lumbar Disc Pain (Low Back Disc)
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Usually you will have lifted or twisted and the pain came on.
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Pain that You will be able to put a hand across where it is but not a specific finger.
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Deep achy central pain, or pain across a large amount of your low back. .
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You pain is usually worse when bending forward.
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Pain will often be central initially, and will then spread to either side of the low back
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Tightness and stiffness will increases following the initial injury
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Pain is often worsened when sittign or standing for a long time.
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A disc injury may hurt when sitting for prolonged periods of time.
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May give pain down back of leg (sciatic pain
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Aggravated by Snezing.
SIJ (Sacro Iliac Joint Pain)
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Pain over the SIJ ( often sharp/ or deep achy pain near, in the lower part of your back. Just above your bottom.
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Sharp pain on either side or tightness in the lower back. (you may be able to point to a bone in your pelvis).
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Muscle stiffness and tightness in the lower back going into the gluteal (bottom) region.
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Pain when getting up from sitting or when getting in and out of cars.
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Pain often worse when bending backwards
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SIJ pain is often confused with hip pain as it can cause tightness in the bottom region and may even refer into the pubic region.
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Facet Joints (Back Joints)
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Usually you will have lifted or twisted and the pain came on.
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Pain that You will be able to put a hand across where it is but not a specific finger.
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Deep achy central pain, or pain across a large amount of your low back. .
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You pain is usually worse when bending forward.
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Pain will often be central initially, and will then spread to either side of the low back
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Tightness and stiffness will increases following the initial injury
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Pain is often worsened when sittign or standing for a long time.
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A disc injury may hurt when sitting for prolonged periods of time.
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May give pain down back of leg (sciatic pain
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Aggravated by Snezing.
General Information About Back Pain
Back pain is a major health problem in Australia. In fact, 8 out of 10 people may suffer back pain.
Lower back pain is particularly common. but there is a lot you can do about it
If you live in Ascot Vale, Moonee Ponds and surrounds, we can help you with this kind of pain.
References
References:
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1. Walker BF, Muller R, Grant WD. Low back pain in Australian adults. Prevalence and associated disability. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2004; 27: 238-244.
2. Manchikanti et al. Prevalance of facet joint pain in chronic spinal pain of cervical thoaric and lumbar refions. BMC Musculoskeletal disorders 2004 (5) 15
3. Long.M. The Clinical Training and Communication Program: Module 2 Spinal Diagnosis,Chiropractic Development International 2013.
4. Souza T. Differential diagnosis and management for the chiropractor, Protocols and algorithms, Fourth edition. Jones and Bartlett Publishing 2009
5. Terrret A 2010 , Clinical orthopaedic & neurological syndromes: Thoracic and Lumbar Spine. Book 1 RMIT 2011 181-186