Back Pain

80% of people will suffer at least one or more episode of severe back or neck pain during their lifetime. This is often complicated by muscle spasm, the presence of additional pain, numbness or “pins and needles” in the leg or arm. Your back does not simply produce pain in the back. It may be the cause of more remote symptoms like pain in the buttocks, groin or legs (commonly called sciatica). This can be brought about by pressure on specific nerve.

If you have ever been one of these people, you will know how much it affects just about every aspect of your life.

Back problems account for over 50% of the cases osteopaths see and Osteopathic treatment is often the most effective first line of attack in trying to correct these very debilitating problems.
Regardless of the onset of your symptoms, treatment will give more than just the short term benefit of pain relief. If your recovery time can be accelerated by treatment the amount of scar tissue present after the healing is less, so the chances of the same injury re-occurring reduced.

Most back troubles however, result from mechanical or functional disturbances of the spine and osteopaths have been successfully treating these problems for over 100 years.

Tips to backcare:
• For back pain, better to see your osteopath sooner than later.
• Take regular exercise – your osteopath can say what is right for you.
• Hours in one position can cause problems – avoid ‘computer slump’.
• During repetitive tasks, vary your rhythm and take frequent breaks.
• Adjust car seats and on long journeys take regular breaks to stretch.
• Pace yourself with heavy work like gardening – do not risk a disc!
• During pregnancy, osteopathy can help your body adjust to changes.
• Your bed could be part of the problem. Seek osteopathic advice on choosing a new one.

Zubin and Mark are highly trained and highly skilled in the identification, treatment and resolution of back pain. With the treatment will come a full explanation of the cause (or causes) of your pain as well as advice on exercises and changes in lifestyle, posture or work situation where appropriate.