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Back Pain Treatment St Helena

At Symmetree Osteopathy, we deliver quality care to St Helena residents and nearby areas.

Dealing with back pain can make everyday activities, including work and sports, difficult and uncomfortable.

If you’re struggling with back pain, osteopathy can help you get back on track. Osteopaths provide hands-on treatment to address the root cause of your pain, without the need for medication or surgery.

Causes of Back Pain

Back pain is a common issue, affecting up to 80% of people at some point. Though it’s rarely linked to serious conditions, it can significantly affect daily life and well-being.

Irritation or poor function of the bones, joints, ligaments, or muscles in your back is the main cause of most back pain. Vertebral dysfunction, where the spinal vertebrae compress nerves in the lower back, is a common culprit.

Back pain treatment Diamond Creek
Lower back pain treatment Diamond Creek

What will your Osteopath do?

Expect your osteopath to carry out a thorough case history and examination.

They will then explain in detail:

  • How osteopathy can help you
  • What is wrong and which muscles, joints or nerves are causing your pain
  • Why it has happened
  • What treatment you require
  • Provide you with a treatment plan with milestones to help measure your progress
  • Refer you for further investigation if required such as GP’s, X-Ray, Podiatrist etc.
  • How many sessions they think it will take to relieve the pain and resolve the problem
  • What you can do to speed your recovery
  • The things you must do to avoid prolonging or aggravating the injury
  • What can be done, through treatment and management, to ensure the problem does not re-occur

Treatment

Osteopathic treatment for back pain aims to restore movement to stiff spinal joints, reduce muscle tension, and improve muscle strength, leading to better mobility, less pain, and reduced nerve irritation.

We tailor treatments to your unique condition, which may include spinal and soft tissue mobilization, core stabilization, strengthening exercises, stretching, and heat/cold therapy. Contact us now to schedule your lower back consultation and start your corrective care today!

Diamond Creek Back Pain
Diamond Creek back pain treatment

Tips for looking after your back

  • Exercise regularly and try to maintain a healthy weight to decrease the load on your spine.
  • Try not to sit for long periods of time. Take short breaks regularly.
  • Be mindful of your posture, try not to slouch or slump.
  • Be careful when lifting. Keep your back straight, bend at the hips and knees and tighten your core prior to picking up an object.
  • Make sure you have a supportive bed.
  • We have more helpful hints and tips that can help with back pain. Our main philosophy is prevention is better than cure.

Symmetree Osteopathy offers quality care to local residents in Diamond Creek & surrounding areas including St Helena.

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Let us help your body regain health. Book online now or call (03) 8418 0886 to schedule your appointment!