Back Pain

Understanding Back Pain and How We Can Help

Back pain is one of the most common complaints among individuals of all ages, and can significantly impact daily life and overall wellbeing. Whether it’s a sharp, acute pain, or more persistent and chronic aching, back pain can stem from a variety of causes, including poor posture, muscle strain, herniated discs, or degenerative conditions.

At The Body Mechanic, we are dedicated to helping you alleviate your back pain and improve your quality of life through our personalised and comprehensive treatments.

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What causes back pain?

Back pain can result from numerous factors, including:

Muscle Strain: Overuse or injury to the muscles and ligaments supporting the spine.
Herniated Discs: Discs that cushion the vertebrae can bulge, pressing on nerves.
Degenerative Conditions: Conditions like osteoarthritis or spinal stenosis can cause chronic pain.
Postural Issues: Poor posture, whether sitting or standing, can lead to muscle imbalances and pain.
Injuries & Repetitive Strain: Accidents, falls, or work/sports injuries can result in acute – and chronic – back pain.

Our approach to treating back pain

At The Body Mechanic, we utilise a holistic approach to diagnose and treat back pain, focusing on the root cause rather than just the symptoms.

Our team of experienced practitioners are skilled in various therapeutic techniques, including:

Osteopathy: Using hands-on techniques (including medical acupuncture and medical cupping where appropriate) to improve mobility, relieve tension, and enhance the body’s natural healing processes.

Advanced Clinical Massage: Targeted massage therapy to alleviate muscle tension, reduce inflammation, and promote relaxation.

Manual Therapy: Incorporating advanced myofascial release, osteopathic techniques, and soft tissue work to address pain and improve function.

Medical Acupuncture (dry needing): Utilising medical acupuncture (where appropriate) in our Osteopathy, Advanced Clinical Massage and Manual Threapy treatments to stimulate the body’s healing response and relieve pain.

Rehabilitation exercises and aftercare: Providing guidance and exercises to improve posture and prevent future pain.

Benefits of our back pain treatments

Pain Relief: Our treatments aim to provide both immediate and long-term relief from back aches and pain.

Improved Mobility: Our skilled techniques utilised in all our treatments, help enhance your range of motion and flexibility.

Muscle Relaxation: Our treatments help to relax tight muscles and reduce spasms.

Enhanced Circulation: Improved blood flow promotes healing and reduces inflammation.

Personalised Care: Each treatment plan is tailored to meet your specific needs and health goals.

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You’re in safe hands with our practice

At The Body Mechanic, your wellbeing is our top priority. Our 5-star rated, highly-skilled practitioners, bring years of expertise, knowledge and dedication to each treatment.

Whether you’re seeking relief from pain, recovering from an injury, or looking to enhance your overall health, rest assured that you are in safe and capable hands with our compassionate and professional team.

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WHAT TO EXPECT DURING YOUR FIRST VISIT

We will start the healing process from your very first visit. All first visits include a thorough initial consultation with assessment and treatment.

Here’s what to expect:

First treatment for back pain

If you’re new to The Body Mechanic, or haven’t been seen by one of our practitioners in over 3 months, your first visit will be an Initial Consultation with treatment.

The consultation part of the treatment involves finding out relevant information about your health history, current overall health, current presenting issue/s, and health goal.

Your first treatment is time to get to the root cause of your issue/s, start getting you out of pain and discomfort, and formulate a plan to get you pain-free and moving better, as quickly as possible.

Physical Assessment

Depending on the presenting issues you have, we will assess your condition through a variety of special tests, to either confirm or rule-out any conditions that may be part of the issue/s your experience.

Our assessment ensures that we can further fine-tune the hands-one portion of your first visit treatment.

Treat

With the relevant information gathered from finding out about your health history, current issue(s) and results from any assessments we’ve done, your practitioner can then create a more tailored approach to the hands-on part of your treatment.

The hands-on treatment also serves as an assessment.

What we discover here, will determine whether we give you any aftercare or rehab exercises, advise on any subsequent treatment and work with you to reach your health and wellbeing goals.

Aftercare / Follow-up sessions

As we’ve metioned under ‘Treat’, depending on your presenting issue/s, and health goals, we may give aftercare advise or specific exercises to help continue the good work outside of treatment.

We will also talk to you about any recommended follow-up sessions, and what this may look like for you. Follow-up sessions could either be with your practitioner, or we may recommend a colleague, should they be an even better fit for you.

We always want to ensure we get you the fastest, safest results, in the shortest (but most realistic) space of time.