Back pain is a specter that hangs over the lives of many. Its familiar ache can limit time you spend working, relaxing and enjoying life. It can also lead to irritability and a whole host of other health problems. And, yet, it’s surprisingly common.
Lower back pain, or lumbar pain, is one of the most common types of back pain, and it involves the area between the bottom of your shoulder blades and your pelvis. It’s estimated that only up to 32% of people seek medical care for their lumbar pain. This means millions of Americans are likely not seeking any professional help at all for their pain.
If you’re experiencing lumbar pain, you know how important it is to find relief. Fortunately, our qualified physical therapists can guide you toward a pain-free life. Here are two types of physical therapy that can help to treat and reduce lower back pain:
- Passive physical therapy
Passive physical therapy is designed to treat and reduce the patient’s lower back pain so that it becomes more manageable. When you’re suffering from lumbar pain, it can be debilitating. It can decrease your ability to remain active in many subtle and not-so-subtle ways. Most commonly, activities you do every day like playing with your grandchildren or walking to the mailbox become much more painful.
As such, it’s important for a physical therapist to reduce your pain as much as possible. This is also intended to help you actively participate in your treatment. The following tools are often used as a form of passive therapy because they are done to a patient by the physical therapist:
- Active physical therapy
Active physical therapy treatments for lower back pain are exercises performed by the patient. They’re often used in the later stages of physical therapy once the lumbar pain has subsided after using passive therapy methods.
There are many different types of exercises that your physical therapist may recommend you use during active therapy. A few of the types your therapist might prescribe include:
- Stretches
- Stability training
- Strength training
- Flexibility exercises
- Range-of-motion exercises
Excel Sports & Physical Therapy can help you find effective lower back pain treatment
Our therapy specialists at Excel Sports & Physical Therapy are ready to help you find effective physical therapy-based treatment for lower back pain. Our team offers free screenings that can help you learn the source of your back pain. We also excel at building individualized therapy plans designed to reduce back pain and improve your ability to move.
Can’t make it into one of our therapy clinics right now? No worries! Our team is currently offering at-home therapy and virtual care sessions that can help. These options are designed to help you get the high-quality therapy you need without having to leave your home.
Ready to take the next step to start treating your back pain? Contact our team today for more information about how we can help or to schedule an initial appointment.
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