If you suffer back pain, you’ll know that it has a nasty habit of returning. Not only is it painful, but it can interfere with your work, sport or just everyday life.

Acute back pain usually settles with conventional spinal treatment. However, the recurrence rate is extremely high. In fact, there’s an 84% chance of recurrence within one year! (Hides etal 2001) 

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How does your neck cope with reading the following poem? 

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Adolescents can be particularly vulnerable to spine injuries mainly due to a combination of high flexibility and low muscle strength and control.

The competitive athlete and most individuals who exercise regularly or maintain a level of fitness and core stability control are less prone to spine injury and problems due to the strength and flexibility of supporting structures. Your physiotherapist can assist the resolution of any deficits in this area.

Luckily, problems involving the lower lumbar spine are rare in athletes and account for less than 10% of sports-related injuries. Injuries do occur in contact sports and with repetitive strain sports. 

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Scoliosis  is a medical condition in which a person's spine is curved from side to side. The spine of an individual with a typical scoliosis may look more like an "S" than a straight line.

We see lots of adults with particular back problems, scoliosis or postural problems who wished they'd been diagnosed and treated when they were young.   

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Research clearly shows that core stability retraining has short and long-term benefits for low back pain sufferers.

The good news is that we also know that core stability training markedly reduces your chances of re-injury.

Research on lower back pain sufferers has shown us that if you can re-activate your core stability muscles your chance of recurring back pain is dramatically reduced.

In fact, your chances of not experiencing another bout of low back pain (LBP) within twelve months are almost three times better if you have undertaken an ultrasound guided exercise program; 84% vs 30%. 

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