Helpful facts about back pain can lead to better outcomes for patients suffering from back pain. At Blackberry Clinic we offer accurate diagnosis and treatment for all types of back and neck pain.
Once any serious pathology has been ruled out, scientific evidence has shown that understanding these helpful facts can bring about a positive mindset change to help you cope better with your back pain.
- Low back pain is not a serious life-threatening medical condition.
- Most episodes of low back pain improve and do not get worse with age.
- A negative mindset, fear avoidance behaviour, negative expectations ,about recovery and poor coping methods are more strongly associated with ongoing back pain than any tissue damage.
- Results from scans or imaging do not determine your prognosis or the likelihood of a future episode of back pain.
- Having scans will not improve the outcome of your current back pain episode.
- Graduated exercise and movement in all directions are safe and healthy for your spine.
- Your posture and the alignment of your spine while standing, sitting or lifting does not predict low back pain or how long it lasts.
- A weak core does not cause low back pain. Some people may have overly tense core muscles and although it is good to have strong trunk muscles, it is also helpful to relax them when they aren’t needed.
- Spine movement and loading are safe and build structural resilience when it is done as a progressive programme.
- Painful flare-ups of back pain are often related to changes in activity, stress and mood rather than tissue damage.
Effective care for low back pain can be relatively cheap and safe. This includes: education, understanding pain and developing a positive mindset, optimising physical and mental health through regular engagement with physical activity, exercise, social activities, healthy sleep habits and body weight and maintaining your work or daily routine.
At Blackberry Clinic we can help you decipher the facts and fiction about low back pain with accurate diagnosis and numerous therapies and treatments including physio, osteopathy, chiropractic, sports massage and more. If your back pain is severe we have expert Pain Management and Musculoskeletal Medicine doctors who can offer interventional spinal injections for pain relief and to give you a ‘window’ to be able to exercise and strengthen your core and back muscles.
