90% of Americans will have back pain sometime during their lives with five to ten percent becoming chronic. Low back pain is often associated with soft tissue problems, often with resultant compensatory muscle spasms (guarding). This often involves both the paraspinal and abdominal musculature. Physical rehabilitation, including strengthening of the abdominal and paraspinal muscles through lumbar stabilization protocols has been shown to reduce pain and improve function.
In a lot of cases, muscular problems are the underlying cause and instigator of chronic low back pain and may be treated effectively with a lumbar stabilization program. Physical therapy typically is short term and heavily goal oriented, with the desired end result being a person whose pain has been diminished and having a home program for continued assistance.
Individuals are educated on lumbar stabilization and activities shown to prevent additional injury to the spine. The overall goals for physical therapy with chronic back pain include the following:
- Promote and maintain function
- Prevent further injury
- Reduce pain and promote return of normal function using modalities (e.g. heat and cold, TENS – transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, ultrasound)
It is imperative that patients remain active participants in their rehabilitation to achieve maximum benefit in cases with relentless chronic LBP. Trigger point injections may be beneficial along with the physical rehabilitation along with phoenix chiropractor treatment. Spinal manipulations in addition to physical therapy can facilitate functional improvements. Spinal decompression treatment may help with pain relief too.
Often times it is not simply 1 treatment making all the pain go away, it can in fact be a combo of treatment provided. Seeking treatment at a comprehensive pain center may therefore be in the best interest when dealing with recalcitrant chronic low back pain. Treatment at a comprehensive pain management center may include phoenix chiropractic treatment,scottsdale physical therapy, physiotherapy,medication management, arizona spinal decompression treatment, and interventional pain management.










