What To Do When You’ve Had Back Pain For Far Too Long?

I can’t tell you how many times I hear folks talking to their friends about how long they have suffered with back pain, and I overhear them talking about what they have done to try and get rid of it. From what I hear, none of their remedies are working.

If you’ve got lower back pain or stiffness – it’s very tempting at first to think that it’s nothing, that it will go away on its own or with some medications or some ointments.

You might be thinking you just “slept awkwardly”, or that it’s just a “spasm” or a bit of stiffness that “everyone” your age suffers from…

Time goes by and you begin to notice that the back pain is really still there and that if you don’t take the pills nothing really has changed. A massage here or there and an adjustment at the chiropractor feels good for the moment, but it just seems to be temporary.

Now this pain is hanging out and interfering with your lifestyle and you are wondering…

Why Can’t I get rid of this for good?

If that’s happening to you, you’re not alone – and we hear this type of thing all the time.

In fact, Lower Back Pain and Sciatica is one of the most common problems that we see in at Align PT.

Another scenario we see all the time is when people go to the Doctors, and are given prescription pain meds or muscle relaxants and told to rest.

But this is rarely ever the best advice and often 6 weeks later, they end up going back to the Doctor again because it hasn’t got any better. Worse, they’re often given yet another prescription of even stronger pills, and advised MORE rest. This is putting a bandaid on the pain and not addressing the root cause.

Sound Familiar?

Why else does back pain last longer than it should do? Well, it’s easy to get confused because you’ve been told different things, by different people. There’s lots of people out there who are happy to dispense advice – but not all of it is credible.

Maybe you think your back pain was caused by doing something – like lifting or sleeping awkwardly – but really it was caused by years and years of poor posture or faulty mechanics that caused the muscles in your l ower back to become weak and the lifting or the awkward sleeping position was just the RESULT of that.

If you don’t know what you’re doing – back pain can be very confusing and because of this, many people just end up accepting it as ‘part of life’ – as if it’s normal, and ‘just the way it is’.

If any of these have happened to you – we would love to help you by inviting you to book a call with one of our PT’s and find out what we can do for you.

The fact that you’ve tried any or all of these things already is actually a GOOD THING because when you know what doesn’t work – you are closer to finding the thing that does!

Click the link below to book a call with us if you would like to get some solid advice about what might be going on over the phone. The phone call is complimentary and there is no obligation to book any appointments with us after the call is over.

Our goal is to help you make the right decision about what to do next.

 

 

Making the decision to get the right kind of help is the best thing you can do. 
We are trained experts in biomechanics and can figure out the root cause of your back pain.
You might even be surprised to find that this problem could be coming from somewhere you never even considered.
Because we look at your entire body, we’ll be able to figure this out for you and help you finally get out of this cycle of pain and discomfort.

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