We know that pain can affect every aspect of your life especially work, social, family and sex. We take all of these into consideration in your treatment. If your pain has affected you in this way you will need special treatment from a dedicated team, which has the necessary skills and training to help you tackle these areas.If you need specialist help we will refer you to the best available specialist who can help you with your problem.
Specific advice will vary according to your particular condition but general recommendations will include:
It is vital for your heart and muscles to be in top condition no matter how old you are. If you are older or less able you will need specific exercise advice, but generally speaking non weight-bearing exercises such as upright cycling, cross-training in a gym, or any sort of exercise in water are very beneficial.
Swimming
If you can swim, backstroke with gentle swinging of your arms puts the least strain on your spine. If your neck is all right you can do breast stroke or front crawl. If you can’t swim just get into the shallow end and try as best as you can to jog from one side of the pool to the other.
Cycling
Cycling is very good non-impact, non-weight-bearing exercise so long as you do not adopt a racing position, which would put considerable strain on your lower spine and neck.
These are both excellent systems to improve your flexibility, core stability, balance and muscle strength. Their techniques form the foundation of most modern advice for back pain. You should seek out instruction in your area. We can help with advice.
Yoga
There are many types of yoga, some of which would be too demanding and potentially damaging for most patients with spinal pain. If you have a good basic level of strength, technique, and flexibility you may benefit from yoga but you should take advice.
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is the core treatment for patients with spinal, and musculoskeletal problems. We can refer you to a number of suitable physiotherapy teams.
These are manipulation-based techniques that focus more on function than structure. They can be extremely beneficial in many pain problems, and are often recognised by insurance companies. We will happily refer you to an approved osteopath or chiropractor, and will work closely with your own specialist.
If you are interested in exploring complementary therapies we can assist you by recommending practitioners in many fields.
Pain can affect every aspect of someone’s life especially work, social, family and sex. We take all of these into consideration in your treatment. If your pain has affected you in this way you will need special treatment from a dedicated team, which has the necessary skills and training to help you tackle these areas. We will refer you to such a specialist team.