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Back Pain Treatment Watsonia

Symmetree Osteopathy serves Watsonia and nearby areas, offering trusted, quality care.

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

Up to 80% of the population will experience back pain during their lives. While most cases aren’t linked to serious conditions, it can still have a major impact on day-to-day functioning.

Back pain is often caused by irritation or poor function in the bones, joints, ligaments, or muscles of your back. One common cause is Vertebral dysfunction, where spinal vertebrae compress or irritate the nerves in the lower back.

Back pain treatment Diamond Creek
Lower back pain treatment Diamond Creek

What will your Osteopath do?

A comprehensive case history and examination will be performed by your osteopath.

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 Watsonia.

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We’re here to help your body reach its full health potential. Schedule your appointment online today or contact us at (03) 8418 0886!