Lumbago

What is lumbago?
Lumbago is mild to severe pain or discomfort in the area of the lower back. The pain can be acute (sudden and severe) or chronic if it has lasted more than three months. Lumbago often occurs in younger people whose work involves physical effort and is not uncommon in people of retirement age.

In the majority of cases, it is impossible to identify the exact cause of backache.

In about 25 per cent of cases, however, it is possible to identify the cause. Often, these patients are suffering from conditions like a slipped disc, osteoporosis (brittle bones), deformation of natural spine curvature (scoliosis) or more rarely, skeletal damage due to tumours or infection.

Treatment

• Postural advice and correction
• Manual Techniques
• Acupuncture
• Acupressure
• Pilates
• Exercise programmes
• Mobilisations
• Manipulations
• Trigger point therapy
• Massage
• Ultrasound

For more information please call 020 8455 7809 or email us on info@igophysio.co.uk

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