Low Back Pain Edinburgh

Low back pain can be frustrating and start with stiffness that affects simple movements such as putting socks on.

It can progress to debilitating pain that makes walking or sleep difficult due to the severity. Pain can start in your lower back and spread to your hip and groin. Patients often describe pain that is like toothache, sharp, electric, throbbing, deep and stabbing. Many sufferers just want to get back to a life where they can be as active as they used to be again.

What Causes Low Back Pain?

The most common cause of low back is prolonged sitting. This can be at work or at home. Sitting for long periods puts stress on the joints, discs, muscles and nerves of the lower back. Over time joints stiffen up, muscles tighten and nerves become irritated. Other causes include sporting injuries, excessive exercise, falls, chronic stress and repetitive manual labour.

How Can We Help Your Low Back Pain?

Chiropractors help by restoring normal motion to restricted joints that have seized up in response to physical stress. This allows tight muscles to relax and reduces irritation to nerves. By gently correcting restrictions and prescribing tailor-made rehabilitation exercises and lifestyle changes, we will help you overcome low back pain and get back to an active life again.

Chiropractors are trained to diagnose and treat conditions of the neuromusculoskeletal system (nerves, muscles and bones). There is excellent evidence to support visiting a chiropractor for low back pain.