BACK PAIN

Back pain is a very common condition that most people experience at some point in their lives. Causes can include sedentary lifestyle, lifting with poor mechanics, decreased fitness, prolonged positioning without breaks, heavy/strenuous work and athletic tasks, sudden changes in activity, and many others. Most back pain is non-specific, meaning there is not a specific structural cause and patients usually do very well with PT.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS:

• Pain

• Stiffness
• Decreased range of motion
• Altered movement patterns

HOW CAN PHYSICAL THERAPY HELP?

Through exercises, stretches, and manual treatment, PT can help by working to manage pain and stiffness while gradually returning to full range of motion, strength, joint mobility, flexibility, and normal activities.