Back Pain

What is it?

Due to the strains of modern-day life back pain is becoming increasingly more prevalent, in fact according the World Health Organisation the lifetime occurrence of back pain is as high as 70%.

There are many structures in your back that can be a cause of pain some of which include the discs in-between each vertebra, the muscles that attach to your spine or even the nerves that exit your spine.

Pain can begin for a variety of reasons such as poor posture, age related degeneration or perhaps a sporting injury. 

Common symptoms 

• Dull aching pain that’s often worse in the mornings 

• Sharp pain when doing particular movements like bending or twisting 

• Morning stiffness 

• Radiating pain into groin or down the legs 

Diagnosing back pain 

Here at The Stow Chiropractor, we always carry out an in-depth medical history followed by a thorough physical examination where we test the function of your nerves and muscles and then the mobility of your joints as well as using specialised orthopaedic and neurological tests to locate the exact cause of your pain. 

Types of treatment 

Our Chiropractors tailor all of their treatment plans to you as an individual. We use a variety of different treatment modalities including; manual therapy, mobility stretches, strength and conditioning exercises and medical acupuncture. The techniques used are aimed at not only alleviating your symptoms and increasing your mobility but addressing the cause of your problem.

We want every patient to fulfil their potential.