A practical guide to help reduce pain, improve mobility, and support a healthier spine. Did you know? Around 15.7% of Australians report having back problems, including lower back pain, making it one of the most common chronic conditions. With more and more people being sedentary for extended periods, it is one of the most common […]
Tag: Lower back pain
Why you don’t need a stronger lower back to stop lower back pain
Lower back pain is a common occurrence, with anywhere from 70-90% of Australians likely to experience lower back pain at some point in their life. In practice, this common presentation can be due to a variety of factors. As a practitioner we always aim to find the underlying problem that has lead to your pain […]
Physiotherapy for Lower Back Pain: A Comprehensive Guide
The back is a complex network of muscles, including the trapezius, latissimus dorsi, rhomboids, and erector spinae. These muscles play a crucial role in supporting and stabilizing the spine and upper body. Weakness in any of these muscles can contribute to poor posture, chronic back pain, and injuries. Lower back pain is the most common […]
Tips to prevent pain whilst working from home
The Covid lockdowns have created a massive shift from people working in an office to working from home. This has come with many benefits for work/life balance. But comes at a cost to our daily activity. For many, their step count prior to lockdown was not the recommended daily amount of 10,000 steps a day; […]
