Back Pain
Low level laser therapy (LLLT) treatment for chronic back pain
Back Pain
Back pain is a prevalent and costly health issue in Australia, with an estimated 80% of adults experiencing back pain at some point in their lives.
Back pain disrupts mental, physical, and social well-being, affecting relationships with family and friends and work productivity. Back pain and tight muscles make life a constant worry because you don’t want to move in the wrong way or make it worse.
While there are many treatment options available to relieve or manage back pain, they can be expensive and time-consuming, so it’s worthwhile trying other approaches first.
Innovative Back Pain Treatment
There are various kinds of back pain and no one way to get rid of it. You can try some things to help get back pain relief and manage the pain and see what works for you.
Many clients come to us at Create Balance Laser Therapy desperate for pain relief because they have suffered for a long time and traditional pain management has not worked for them.
Types of back pain
There are several reasons for back pain. But you can categorise it into only a few real causes:
- structural,
- referred
- emotional
Let’s look at these in more depth to see how the brain translates pain and informs you that it’s ‘from your back.’
Structural
Back pain can be caused by one or more structures in your spine. The diverse symptoms include muscular, joint, and bone-related symptoms. Ligament issues can occur, such as disc bulge/herniation (bulging)or herniated disk disease, which may result from an accident where there was damage to a person’s lumbar area, for instance during childbirth due to giving birth too quickly without sufficient recovery time between births. However, these aren’t just nerve-related sources either because the lymphatic system plays its part as well.
Referred Pain
Sometimes the spinal cord feels this pain. But sometimes it comes from elsewhere like the stomach, lungs, or heart. This is called referred pain.
The emotional link to back pain
Back pain can be caused by emotions, stress, or other things. You might get back pain if you are stressed or nervous about something. There are two kinds of stress: the kind that you cannot control and the kind that you can control.
It is easy to not notice that your back pain may be due to stress. We see it all the time, and it is satisfying when someone’s back pain goes away with the right medications from their doctor or advice from mental health professionals.
Most common type of back pain
One person out of five has back pain. Back pain can be caused by heavy lifting or being in the same position for too long. The spine is made up of bones called vertebrae that are like little “pillows” for your body’s nerves and muscles. These vertebrae provide feelings and movement to your body. The discs between the vertebrae have a watery gel-like centre and a tough fibrous ring, which can tear or rupture, causing excruciating pain.
Have you had a friend or family member say this?
Everyone has heard a friend or family member say, ‘I’ve got a back problem. I’ve tried everything, including seeing a chiropractor, physiotherapists, osteopath, dry needling and lots of other manipulation techniques and nothing works.’ You can see it in their face, they’re not happy and they feel hopeless. Back problems and back pain treatments are tricky sometimes but we see so many people recover from back pain through laser therapy so there is hope for your friend or family member to reduce pain and start to heal.
Here are some of the most common reasons for back pain:
- ZBack injuries from accidents
- ZOverweight/obesity
- ZPoor office ergonomics – sitting in front of a computer for too long
- ZOccupational hazards – bending, lifting heavy objects incorrectly at work
- ZPoor posture (sitting, standing)
- ZMuscle strain/cramps due to lack of exercise or inflexibility
- ZBone diseases like osteoporosis, which weakens your bones and makes them
How can you deal with chronic back pain?
- ZUnderstand the causes of back pain.
- ZExplore treatment options for chronic back pain, including laser therapy/ photo- biomodulation, medication, surgery, or physical therapy.
- Z Consider dietary changes to help manage your symptoms. Check out this anti-inflammatory diet for back pain.
- ZLearn how to cope with stress and anxiety in order to reduce its impact on your condition.
- ZStay active - even if you have limited mobility.
- ZFind ways to relax that are right for you.
- ZUnderstand the causes of back pain.
