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“Will I Ever Work Again Without Aching Back Pain?” FINDING THE SOURCE & PAIN RELIEF FROM YOUR BACK PAIN
Is back pain causing you to move a little slower and more cautiously? If left untreated, chronic back pain can lead to long-term spinal joint and possibly nerve damage. Back pain is one of the most common physical complaints that people suffer from and more than 80% of the US population will experience back pain at some point in their lifetime. Back pain can interfere with your ability to bend, kneel, lift, reach, do work and enjoy time with your family. Not to mention, it can make you down right irritable and affect others around you. Why do I have Back Pain? Back pain occurs for a number of reasons, but has a few simple root causes: • Weakness in the spinal and core muscles of the trunk • Poor posture and strain on the spine with slouched sitting • Repetitive injury to muscles and tissues around the spine with poor lifting • Limited flexibility of the spine, hips and muscles of the thighs • Poor coordination of the abdominal, pelvic and back muscles Most people don’t seek treatment soon enough and continue to suffer with a nagging ache or pain in their back. They may even feel symptoms travel to the buttocks and legs. Many people feel that not much can be done for back pain and use medication to numb the pain to get through the day. However, medication mostly masks the pain and does nothing to address the root cause of the problem. Solutions to Back Pain Treating back pain starts with determining the true cause. A thorough evaluation of your movement, strength, posture and joint mobility can tell a lot about the true origins of your pain. Only then, can the proper plan be formulated to get you out of pain quickly and back to the activities you love. Whether you just tweaked your back or have been suffering for a long time, seeing one of our physiotherapists can help you return to a more active and pain-free life.
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Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is a health care profession directed at evaluating, restoring and maintaining physical function. Physiotherapists provide valuable health care for people throughout their life — from
birth to old age. For instance physiotherapists can: treat and alleviate muscle, bone and joint pain, restore and increase range of motion and increase muscle strength, treat and prevent sport injuries, spinal problems or treat injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident, at work or at play and various other orthopaedic and neurological conditions, counsel and educate in pre- and post-natal care, design user-friendly homes and workplaces, educate clients in the use of devices such as canes, crutches and wheelchairs, help injured individuals return to work successfully.
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*Physiotherapy is offered at our Lloydminster, Cold Lake and Meadow Lake locations.
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