Dealing with Back Pain

Around 80 per cent of the population will experience back pain at some point in their life which can range from being slightly irritating to completely debilitating. Whatever the degree of pain you are experiencing and whether it is acute or has become chronic, at the very least you would probably rather live without it and in the most extreme cases in can be difficult to go on living with it.

Back pain is typically triggered by any of the following situations:

• Prolonged periods of standing or sitting
• Heavy lifting and repetitive stress
• Trauma or injury
• Poor muscle tone and flexibility
• Pregnancy
• Muscle strains and pulls

How osteopathy can help

Osteopaths work to identify and diagnose patterns of strain within your entire body. These strain patterns are often the cause of your pain as they place excessive stress on the tissues found around the back and pelvis. By focusing on increasing joint motion, blood supply and drainage to the spine and pelvis Osteopathic techniques help to decrease muscle tension, inflammation and nerve irritability which help to unlock these patterns of stress and pain.

Osteopaths use a number of hands on techniques in the treatment of back pain and combined with our thorough assessment we can devise an individualised treatment plan to suite your particular needs. If you feel that we may be of assistance to your back pain, please contact us directly on 0413 900 932 or you can make an appointment using our online booking tool.