Low Back Pain Treatment | Lower Back Pain | Dublin, Ireland
Relieve Low Back Pain In Dublin, Ireland
We offer treatment tailored to you, including spinal decompression, chiropractic spinal adjustments, intrinsic core strengthening, laser therapy and physiotherapy.
If you’re living with back pain, contact us to find out whether we may be able to help.
We know that low back pain can be debilitating, and we’ll work with you to find the right approach for you. One option is spinal decompression therapy (mechanical traction). The research on traction for back pain and sciatica is limited, and clinical guidelines don’t recommend it as a routine treatment. We only use it as an optional addition to an exercise-based plan, review it at the sixth visit, and stop if it isn’t helping.
What Is Low Back Pain?
Acute back pain and chronic back pain, sometimes referred as non-specific back pain, is currently a pandemic and has huge physical, emotional, and economic costs on a global scale [1]. Costing the healthcare industry billions annually, and is the number one cause of sick days at the workplace [2].
Lower back pain is, unfortunately, something that many adults are burdened with. Low back pain impacts how we live our lives. It stops us from doing the things we love, it affects our sleep and working lives.
Back Pain Symptoms
Back pain symptoms can vary from one or both sides, or the centre of the lower back. Lower back pain can be a constant dull ache or a sharp shooting pain, often coupled with leg/buttock pain, lower back stiffness, or hip pain. Lower back pain often occurs in episodes or flare-ups – sometimes seemingly for no good reason. It can occur when simply going upstairs or bending down to pick something up off the floor.
What Causes It
Low back pain is multi-factorial and can be linked to injury or trauma, such as a fall, road traffic accident or sports injury, as well as sustained postures and strain. We design therapy plans that look at how you move, sit, stand and sleep.
Common Causes Of Lumbar Back Pain
- Trauma – i.e a ski injury or road traffic injury.
- A herniated disc.
- Stress – physical or psychological stress.
- Sustained or awkward postures.
- Overuse/muscle strain – i.e lifting a heavyweight at the gym.
- Pregnancy – dramatic physical changes associated with pregnancy.
- Hip pain – in some cases lower back pain can be a result of an issue in a nearby joint such as the hip or mid-back.
Seek urgent medical care (GP, A&E, or call 112/999) if you have loss of bladder or bowel control, numbness around the groin or buttocks, progressive leg or arm weakness, or pain with fever, unexplained weight loss, chest pain or breathlessness.
Back Pain Treatment
Our options include spinal decompression, intrinsic core strengthening, spinal adjustment, laser therapy and physiotherapy.
We combine chiropractic care and physiotherapy. Results vary.
Visit Us in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin Ireland
Our physical therapy & other services extend throughout Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown including Blackrock, Cherrywood, Stillorgan, Rathfarnham, Shankill, Cabinteely, Foxrock, Clonskeagh, and Killiney.
Our office is located just outside of the center of Dun Laoghaire and is between Deansgrange and Monkstown. You can find our building entrance on Lower Mounttown Road, across from Woodland Park. We are a 30-second walk from Dublin Bus stop 2031 which is outside of Mccormick’s Pub.
Physical Therapy Care – Back Pain Diagnosed And Treated
Lower back pain often causes the muscles around the lower back, hip, and knee to become weak or fatigued from lack of use or the cognition that exercise will cause more damage. Or sometimes – when the core is not working, these muscles become overworked and are at risk of injuries.
Your physiotherapist will offer you an individually tailored exercise programme aimed at regaining strength in the lower back, core and hips.
Physiotherapy may also include hands-on therapy such as massage and joint mobilisation.
Your physiotherapist will give you advice on managing your back and answer any concerns you have.
Our therapy plans are made for you, so why not book your consultation today.
Chiropractic Care
Spinal adjustments are part of our chiropractic care for lower back pain, aimed at improving movement in stiff spinal joints.
Spinal Adjustments For Lower Back Pain
Chiropractic spinal adjustments aim to free stiff joints in the spine that may be contributing to your low back pain.
Spinal Decompression For Back Pain
The research on traction for back pain and sciatica is limited, and clinical guidelines don’t recommend it as a routine treatment. We only use it as an optional addition to an exercise-based plan, review it at the sixth visit, and stop if it isn’t helping.
A gentle and gradual pull is applied to the lower back. Decompression is generally well tolerated. Side effects are usually mild and short-lived, such as temporary soreness. It isn’t suitable for everyone — see who shouldn’t have it.
Intrinsic Core Strengthening For Back Pain
Core strengthening (motor control exercise) is one type of exercise for long-term low back pain. A Cochrane review found it works about as well as other types of exercise, so we choose the exercise that suits you. See core strengthening.
Laser Therapy Treatment
Laser therapy uses light applied to the skin over the painful area. The evidence for it is mixed, and results vary.
Feel free to ask any questions you may have during the session.
Why Choose Us
We bring together chiropractic care and physiotherapy.
Book Your Appointment Today
Request an appointment now by calling(01) 575 2623 or booking online at https://dublin-chiropractic.com/contact-us/.
References
[1] Healthcare costs due to lower back pain in the emergency department and inpatient setting in Sydney, Australia.
[2] Determining the Costs of Low-Back Pain Associated Sick Leave in the Dutch Workforce in the Period 2015 to 2017, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
[3] Spinal Manipulation for Subacute and Chronic Lumbar Radiculopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.