Back Pain (Upper, Mid & Lower) Treatment at Physiocare

Our Step-by-Step Approach

• Assessment: Comprehensive evaluation of posture, movement patterns, strength, and pain triggers to identify the underlying cause.
• Personalized Plan: Customized treatment strategy combining manual therapy, therapeutic modalities, and progressive exercises tailored to your condition and goals.
• Evidence-Based Treatment: Application of proven techniques including manual therapy, neuromuscular re-education, and advanced technologies for optimal tissue healing.
• Recovery & Prevention: Gradual progression to functional activities with education on ergonomics, home exercises, and lifestyle modifications to prevent future episodes.

Advanced Treatments Available for Back Pain

Spinal Manipulation: High-velocity, low-amplitude thrusts restore joint mobility and reduce nerve irritation. This technique releases trapped joints, improves spinal alignment, and provides immediate pain relief for mechanical back pain.

Maitland Mobilizations: Gentle, graded joint movements improve spinal flexibility without forcing structures. These oscillatory techniques reduce stiffness, enhance circulation to injured tissues, and allow pain-free movement restoration.

Mulligan Mobilizations: Combines joint mobilization with active movement, correcting positional faults while you move. This approach restores normal tracking patterns and eliminates pain during functional activities.

Myofascial Release: Sustained pressure releases restrictions in connective tissue surrounding muscles and spine. This technique addresses trigger points, improves tissue extensibility, and reduces referred pain patterns.

Graston Technique (IASTM): Stainless steel instruments detect and treat scar tissue and fascial restrictions. This evidence-based method stimulates healing, breaks down adhesions, and improves tissue quality in chronic back pain.

M2T Blade (IASTM): Advanced instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization targeting deep fascial layers. This technique enhances blood flow, releases myofascial restrictions, and accelerates tissue regeneration.

Cupping Therapy: Uses negative pressure to lift soft tissues, increasing blood flow, reducing muscle tension, and decreasing inflammation. Cupping promotes tissue healing and provides effective pain relief, particularly for muscular back pain. 

B-Pulse Therapy: Delivers targeted electrical stimulation to activate muscles, improve circulation, and reduce pain. B-Pulse supports muscle re-education, accelerates recovery, and enhances functional movement.

Acupuncture: Involves the insertion of fine needles at specific points to stimulate the nervous system, reduce pain, improve circulation, and restore balance within the body. Effective for both acute and chronic pain conditions.

Dry Needling: Targets myofascial trigger points using thin needles to release muscle tightness, reduce pain, and improve mobility. Particularly beneficial for muscle spasms and persistent musculoskeletal pain. 

Graded Joint Mobilization: A hands-on technique that gently improves joint movement and flexibility through controlled, progressive mobilization. Helps reduce stiffness, restore range of motion, and improve joint function.

Traction Therapy: Applies controlled decompression to the spine or joints to relieve pressure, reduce pain, and improve alignment. Commonly used for disc-related issues, nerve compression, and chronic back or neck pain.

Laser Therapy: Photobiomodulation stimulates cellular repair and reduces inflammation at the source. This painless therapy accelerates healing, decreases pain signals, and enhances tissue recovery without side effects.

TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation): Electrical impulses block pain signals and stimulate endorphin release. TENS provides immediate pain relief, reduces muscle spasms, and allows comfortable participation in therapy.

IFC (Interferential Current): Deep-penetrating electrical currents reduce inflammation and promote tissue healing. This therapy targets deeper structures, improves circulation, and provides effective pain management.

DNS (Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization): Restores optimal movement patterns based on developmental kinesiology principles. DNS retrains core stabilization, corrects faulty breathing patterns, and establishes functional spinal control.

Red Cord Therapy (Neurac): Suspension-based neuromuscular activation identifies and corrects movement dysfunction. This approach strengthens deep stabilizers, improves coordination, and restores pain-free functional movement.

Deep Oscillation Therapy (DOT): Electrostatic pulses create gentle tissue oscillation, reducing swelling and pain. DOT accelerates healing, improves lymphatic drainage, and treats both acute and chronic back conditions.

Accu Stim (Microcurrent): Subsensory electrical currents enhance cellular energy production and tissue repair. This therapy reduces inflammation at the cellular level, promotes healing, and provides cumulative pain relief.

Dolphin Neurostim (Microcurrent): Targets trigger points and nerve pathways with concentrated microcurrent. This technique releases stubborn muscle knots, reduces nerve hypersensitivity, and provides immediate functional improvement.

NIS (Neuro Integration System): Corrects neurological dysfunction affecting muscle activation and pain perception. NIS addresses the communication breakdown between brain and body, restoring optimal function.

Radio Frequency Therapy (StimPod): Electromagnetic stimulation enhances neuromuscular function and reduces pain. This advanced therapy improves muscle coordination, releases tension, and accelerates recovery.

EMTT (Storz Extracorporeal Magnetotransduction Therapy): High-energy electromagnetic pulses stimulate cellular metabolism and tissue regeneration. EMTT provides powerful anti-inflammatory effects, enhances circulation, and treats chronic, difficult-to-resolve back pain.