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OUR PHYSIOTHERAPY SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CAN HELP YOU GAIN RELIEF FROM LOW BACK PAIN!
Have you been experiencing a bad night's sleep due to low back pain (LBP) or strained your back while lifting or moving something heavy? Maybe you hurt your back playing sports or during your work? Are you looking for a way to get rid of your back pain?
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As many as 80% of adults have symptoms of LBP during their lifetime. ​LBP is the leading cause of injury and disability for adults younger than 45 years of age and the third most prevalent impairment for those 45 years or older. It is the most commonly reported complaint among Canadians. Four out of five adults will experience at least one episode of back pain at some time in their lives, although occurrence is most often between the ages of 30 and 50. Low back problems appear with equal frequency in both men and women.
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Make an appointment today at our Burlington Physiotherapy Clinic to find the low back pain relief you have been looking for.
WHY DOES MY LOW BACK HURT SO MUCH?
There are several reasons that people experience low back pain, and knowing the root cause can be a challenge. Fortunately, our highly trained physiotherapists can help determine all the factors contributing to your low back pain and provide a comprehensive plan to address all your problems.
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At Cogent Physical Rehabilitation Center in Burlington, our physiotherapists regularly treat all types of low back pain. We only use evidence-based strategies that are proven to provide lasting results.
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Some of the most common low back conditions include the following:
Overactivity
Disc Injury
Disc Degeneration
Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
Spinal Stenosis
Scoliosis
Compression Fracture
Sacroiliac Joint (SIJ) Dysfunction
One of the more common causes of low back pain is muscle soreness from overactivity. Muscles and ligament fibers can be overstretched or injured. This is often brought about by that first softball or golf game of the season, or too much yard work or snow shoveling in one day. We are all familiar with this stiffness and soreness in the low back and other areas of the body that usually goes away within a few days.
Some people develop low back pain that does not go away within a few days. This may mean there is an injury to an intervertebral disk. ​
Disk tear​
Small tears to the outer part of the disk (annulus) sometimes occur with aging. Some people with disk tears have no pain at all. Others can have pain that lasts for weeks, months, or even longer. A small number of people may develop constant pain that lasts for years and is quite disabling. Why some people have pain and others do not is not well understood.​
Disk herniation
Another common type of disk injury is a "slipped" or herniated disk. A disk herniates when its jelly-like center (nucleus) pushes against its annulus. If the disk is very worn or injured, the nucleus may squeeze all the way through. When the herniated disk bulges out toward the spinal canal, it puts pressure on the sensitive spinal nerves, causing pain. Because a herniated disk in the low back often puts pressure on the nerve root leading to the leg and foot, pain often occurs in the buttock and down the leg. This is called sciatica. A herniated disk often occurs with lifting, pulling, bending, or twisting movements.​
With age, intervertebral disks begin to wear away and shrink. In some cases, they may collapse completely and cause the facet joints — the small joints located between each vertebra on the back of the spine — to rub against one another. Pain and stiffness result. Smoking has also been found to accelerate disk degeneration.
This wear and tear on the facet joints is referred to as osteoarthritis, also known as spondylosis. It can lead to further back problems, including spinal stenosis.
(Spon-dee-low-lis-THEE-sis) Changes from aging and general wear and tear make it hard for your joints and ligaments to keep your spine in the proper position. The vertebrae can move more than they should, and one vertebra can slide forward on top of another. If too much slippage occurs, the bones may begin to press on the spinal nerves.
Lumbar spinal stenosis is a common cause of low back and leg pain, or sciatica. As we age, the normal wear-and-tear effects of aging can lead to narrowing of the spinal canal, which houses the spinal nerves and spinal cord. This condition is called spinal stenosis and the narrowing of the spinal canal puts pressure on the cord and spinal nerves. When intervertebral disks collapse and osteoarthritis develops, your body may respond by growing new bone (arthritis) in your facet joints to help support the vertebrae. Over time, this bone overgrowth (called spurs) can lead to a narrowing of the spinal canal. Osteoarthritis can also cause the ligaments that connect vertebrae to thicken, which can narrow the spinal canal.
Degenerative changes of the spine are seen in up to 95% of people by the age of 50. Spinal stenosis most often occurs in adults over 60. Pressure on the nerve roots is equally common in men and women. ​A small number of people are born with back problems that develop into lumbar spinal stenosis. This is known as congenital spinal stenosis. Typically, this occurs in people who are born with a smaller spinal canal; because there is less space within the canal, degeneration, or arthritis, can affect them sooner. Congenital spinal stenosis occurs most often in men. People usually first notice symptoms between the ages of 30 and 50 years.
Scoliosis is an abnormal curve of the spine that may develop in children, most often during their teenage years. It also may develop in older patients who have arthritis. This spinal deformity may cause back pain and possibly pain, weakness, or numbness in the legs if pressure on the nerves is involved.
Vertebral compression fractures are a common cause of back pain in the elderly. As we get older, our bones become weaker and more likely to break, a condition called osteoporosis. In people with osteoporosis, minor trauma — such as sitting forcefully on a hard chair or toilet, or a gound-level fall — can cause bones in the spine to break, resulting in extreme back pain when moving.
Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain is one of the most common causes of low back pain and accounts for 15 to 30% of all cases. Although SIJ dysfunction is often overlooked under diagnosed and under treated. SIJ pain can be classified as either traumatic or atraumatic. Traumatic causes often involve sudden events, such as motor vehicle accidents, falls, and lifting/twisting injuries. Atraumatic causes include infections, cumulative injury, multiple pregnancies, and inflammatory arthropathies. Risk factors that cause stress on the SIJ include gait abnormalities, prior lumbar fusion surgery, overweight and obesity, lumbar spinal stenosis, pregnancy, leg length discrepancy, and scoliosis.
Physiotherapy in Burlington Can Provide Low Back Pain Relief
If you are living with low back pain, our physiotherapists can help you regain and maintain your function. When you come to Cogent Physical Rehabilitation Center, our highly trained physiotherapist will conduct an assessment of your back. We'll look at how much movement you have in your spine, your muscle strength, your area of complaints, and quality of your pain symptoms. We will explore how your body tolerated specific movements and positions. We will also identify your history of back pain and general health status.
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We will design our treatment plans based on your personal needs and current evidence to ensure long lasting relief. We understand that no two individuals are alike and while symptoms may be similar, the path to recovery has to be personalized for each person.
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Our physiotherapy approach focuses on three key areas according to clinical recommendations for managing low back pain
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Education about recovery expectations, self-management strategies, and maintenance of usual activities;
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Multimodal approaches incorporating education, exercise, and spinal joint mobilization
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Intensive interdisciplinary rehabilitation that includes exercise and cognitive/behavioral interventions for persistent pain.
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT IN BURLINGTON TO FIND LOW BACK PAIN RELIEF TODAY
If low back pain is causing you so much trouble, please contact Cogent Physical Rehabilitation Center as soon as possible. We'd be delighted to schedule an appointment for you at Cogent Rehab facility. The sooner we can see you, the better. Our physiotherapists are eager to help you get back on your feet.
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Request an appointment with a physiotherapist in Burlington to begin your journey towards full low back pain relief!
Visit Our Burlington Physiotherapy Clinic For Relief From Pain In Your Low Back!
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