Back Pain Treatment At Our Clinic In Barnstaple, North Devon
Back Pain Treatment - The Research
The following information is not a personal opinion it is taken straight from the guidelines from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and The World Health Organisation (WHO). These are the organisations which tell all medical practitioners including doctors which treatments are effective and which are not.
Chiropractic's and osteopathic manipulation has traditionally been turned to as the most effective treatment for non-specific low back pain. However this is somewhat of a myth and there is actually very little evidence to support this. The NICE organisation recently searched through all the available evidence for the treatment of low back pain and concluded that:
"Chiropractic's and osteopathic manipulation is no more effective than exercise and massage therapy" (WHO)
In most cases especially in back pain lasting more than 12 weeks the most effective approach is a tailored structured exercise approach in addition to up to nine sessions of massage or manual therapy.
The NICE guidelines also conclude that the following treatments are not effective in reducing back pain:
Physiotherapy is often considered as the most effective treatment of low back pain because it can draw on a combination of treatment approaches. Here at The Physio Co. we have had many years' experience treating back pain and have even been part of clinical research into the area of non-specific back pain.
Back Pain Treatment From The Physio Co
So if you are not progressing with your current form of treatment or you are expected to keep going back for reviews/adjustments why not see if physiotherapy is more effective?
To arrange an appointment with our back pain specialists at our Barnstaple back pain clinic, please call 01271 296371 or alternatively, email us at info@thephysioco.co.uk
Research and stats taken from:
guidance.nice.org.uk/CG88/Guidance/pdf/English
Low back pain, George E. Ehrlich Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2003;81:671-676.
Assendelft WJ, Morton SC, Yu EI, Suttorp MJ, Shekelle PG. Spinal manipulative therapy for low back pain. A meta-analysis of effectiveness relative to other therapies. Annuals of Internal Medicine 2003;138:871-81.
The following information is not a personal opinion it is taken straight from the guidelines from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and The World Health Organisation (WHO). These are the organisations which tell all medical practitioners including doctors which treatments are effective and which are not.
Chiropractic's and osteopathic manipulation has traditionally been turned to as the most effective treatment for non-specific low back pain. However this is somewhat of a myth and there is actually very little evidence to support this. The NICE organisation recently searched through all the available evidence for the treatment of low back pain and concluded that:
"Chiropractic's and osteopathic manipulation is no more effective than exercise and massage therapy" (WHO)
In most cases especially in back pain lasting more than 12 weeks the most effective approach is a tailored structured exercise approach in addition to up to nine sessions of massage or manual therapy.
The NICE guidelines also conclude that the following treatments are not effective in reducing back pain:
- Interferential therapy
- Therapeutic ultrasound
- Transcutaneous nerve stimulation (TENS)
- Lumbar supports
Physiotherapy is often considered as the most effective treatment of low back pain because it can draw on a combination of treatment approaches. Here at The Physio Co. we have had many years' experience treating back pain and have even been part of clinical research into the area of non-specific back pain.
Back Pain Treatment From The Physio Co
So if you are not progressing with your current form of treatment or you are expected to keep going back for reviews/adjustments why not see if physiotherapy is more effective?
To arrange an appointment with our back pain specialists at our Barnstaple back pain clinic, please call 01271 296371 or alternatively, email us at info@thephysioco.co.uk
Research and stats taken from:
guidance.nice.org.uk/CG88/Guidance/pdf/English
Low back pain, George E. Ehrlich Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2003;81:671-676.
Assendelft WJ, Morton SC, Yu EI, Suttorp MJ, Shekelle PG. Spinal manipulative therapy for low back pain. A meta-analysis of effectiveness relative to other therapies. Annuals of Internal Medicine 2003;138:871-81.