{"id":262,"date":"2022-03-25T11:24:49","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/?p=262"},"modified":"2022-03-25T11:46:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:46:31","slug":"about-low-back-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/about-low-back-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"About Low Back Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Low Back Pain is a condition that can be caused by various different stressors of our daily lives which can include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Prolonged sitting<\/li><li>Muscle tightness<\/li><li>Fractures<\/li><li>Inactivity<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/how-can-chiropractors-help-with-posture\/\">Poor sleeping posture<\/a><\/li><li>Physical trauma (accident)<\/li><li>Sporting injuries<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/how-your-chiropractor-can-help-with-stress\/\">Stress<\/a><\/li><li>Underlying medical conditions<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At times <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/back-pain\">Low back pain<\/a> may present differently and can change dramatically from the beginning of when its first felt. This can be due to Soft tissue swelling, tenderness of the joints in the area, nerve pain or changes in movement patterns such as limping due to the affected muscles in the area of concern!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1800x1200_medical_illustration_back_low_pain_man_blue_01_other.jpg?resize=512%2C342&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"TMCJointPain.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-266\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1800x1200_medical_illustration_back_low_pain_man_blue_01_other.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1800x1200_medical_illustration_back_low_pain_man_blue_01_other.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1800x1200_medical_illustration_back_low_pain_man_blue_01_other.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1800x1200_medical_illustration_back_low_pain_man_blue_01_other.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1800x1200_medical_illustration_back_low_pain_man_blue_01_other.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1800x1200_medical_illustration_back_low_pain_man_blue_01_other.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1800x1200_medical_illustration_back_low_pain_man_blue_01_other.jpg?w=1740&amp;ssl=1 1740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Joint Pain in the area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Some of the symptoms you may experience may include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Numbness or tingling in your buttock or down your leg?<\/li><li>Pain or difficulty getting out of bed?<\/li><li>Muscle spasms or tight muscles?<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/pain-and-how-chiropractic-care-can-help-you\/\">Slouched posture<\/a>?<\/li><li>Pain when you sit or stand for long periods?<\/li><li>Stiffness or painful restriction in the back?<\/li><li>Pain in between your shoulder blades?<\/li><li>Difficulty with various movements like putting on your socks?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>How Can You Help Yourself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ice\/Heat<\/li><li>Exercising<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/best-low-back-stretches-in-2022-for-back-pain\/\">Stretching<\/a><\/li><li>Voltaren Gels\/Fisiocreme<\/li><li>Pain Medication (If Needed)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/heat-or-ice-image-PPM.jpg?resize=381%2C230&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"TMCIceorHeat.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-269\" width=\"381\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/heat-or-ice-image-PPM.jpg?w=762&amp;ssl=1 762w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/heat-or-ice-image-PPM.jpg?resize=300%2C181&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>ICE Pack or Heat Pack are great for inflammation!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>*Note: If you are suffering from severe\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/back-pain\">Low back pain<\/a>, shooting pains down the legs,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/shoulder-pain\">troubles lifting limbs<\/a>\u00a0due to soreness, sciatica or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/how-can-a-chiropractor-help-with-joint-pain\/\">joint pain<\/a>\u00a0and need more than just a good stretch our team of practitioners are always happy to help and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/book-now\">bookings<\/a>\u00a0are available online 7 days a week! <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/book-now\">https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/book-now<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What Can Our Team Do To Help?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the severity of the injury or area of concern\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/about\">our practitioners<\/a> in our <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/broadmeadows\">Broadmeadows<\/a>, Westmeadows and Fawkner Clinics\u00a0will treat accordingly to your complaint. Treatments that may be provided but are not limited to include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/chiropractic-adjustments\/\">Spinal manipulation<\/a>, Activator Methods, Drop Piece, SOT and other adjustive techniques can help alleviate joints that have restriction such as spinal segments and joints (LeFebvre, Peterson &amp; Haas, 2012)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/can-a-chiropractor-help-with-flexibility\/\">PNF\/PIR\/prescribed stretching<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Stretching has shown to reduce pain, improve functionality of the wrist and hand also maintains strength and improves patients in both long and short-term outcomes.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/massage-myotherapy\">Remedial Massage<\/a>, Trigger point therapy or use of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/are-massage-guns-worth-the-investment\/\">handheld massager<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Have shown to decrease pain\/tenderness, enhance both range of motion and quality of life and influence flexibility (Shah et al., 2015) (Imtiyaz, Veqar &amp; Shareef, 2014)<\/li><li>Advice on daily living activities\/diet \u2013 This enables advice on how to change to make healthy &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; actions into habits and may offer a valuable alternative with potential for long-term &nbsp; impact. (Gardner, Lally &amp; Wardle, 2012)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/how-chiropractic-care-can-benefit-the-whole-family\/\">Prescribed exercises<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 produce more beneficial outcomes in terms of increased strength, improved function and reduced pain scores. (Fernandes, Pedrinelli &amp; Hernandez, 2015)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/dry-needling\">Dry Needling<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/cupping\">Cupping&nbsp;<\/a>to the surrounding musculature to help decrease tension and inflammation around the area of the hand and forearm.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?resize=427%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"TMClogo.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?w=854&amp;ssl=1 854w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?resize=300%2C126&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?resize=768%2C324&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/\">https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Low Back Pain is a condition that can be caused by various different stressors of our daily lives which can include: Prolonged sitting Muscle tightness Fractures Inactivity Poor sleeping posture Physical trauma (accident) Sporting injuries Stress Underlying medical conditions At times Low back pain may present differently and can change dramatically from the beginning of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":265,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[28,30,29,27,20,24,7],"class_list":["post-262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised","tag-acute-pain","tag-benefits-of-chiropractic","tag-chiropractic-care","tag-chronic-pain","tag-low-back-pain","tag-poor-posture","tag-stretches"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/low-back-pain-topic-new.jpg?fit=402%2C291&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":442,"url":"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/chiropractic-for-self-care\/","url_meta":{"origin":262,"position":0},"title":"Chiropractic For Self Care","date":"24 May 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Self care is commonly spoken about as it involves giving time to yourself to create healthier habits and relationships within your day to day life. 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