Massage, For Lower Back Pain
If you’ve ever battled lower back pain, you know how nagging and exhausting it can be.
Pain killers can upset the stomach if taken for extended periods (and frequently only dull the pain, instead of dealing with it), relief found from injections is ineffective or short-lived, as you possibly have to repeat them every 6 months or so.
There must be something your doctor can prescribe that can cut through lower back pain, right? If this is so common, surely there is a solid, proven fix!
Unfortunately, there is no one solution and it typically takes a combination of efforts and time to get through an episode of pain.
Pain killers
Pain killers and certain types of muscle relaxers can be helpful short-term to relieve debilitating pain and help you get a good night’s sleep when you’re hurting from an injury or ‘my back went out!’ incident.
Steroid injections
Just like pain meds, injections can be helpful for short term, immediate treatment of pain or swelling. Multiple injections can cause tissue damage over time, so the use is limited.
Chiropractic
To treat low back pain, chiropractors use hands-on techniques to manipulate the spine and hips and often incorporate soft tissue work, stretching, heat or cold.
Massage Therapy
Obviously, I’m a fan of massage therapy! I’ve had great results treating low back pain, and there’s a growing body of research to support the use of massage therapy for low back pain!
This study showed that both weekly whole body Swedish massages for relaxation and weekly massages focused on the lower back and hips were able to alleviate some of the pain - at least 2 to 4 points on the pain scale. This kind of improvement is actually a bit better than the relief found in over-the-counter meds like ibuprofen.
The study also showed that these regular massage sessions can alleviate enough pain for many with chronic back pain to hit the gym for strengthening and aerobic exercise to help remove much of the pain completely.
My point of difference when it comes to treating lower back pain is that I don’t just massage the lower back, I get into the hamstrings and sometimes the gluteal area as well if I feel it is necessary.
If you think of your pelvis being like the engine room, just about everything comes down, or goes up to attach onto the pelvis.
Our goal with your regular massage sessions is to locate the source of your pain and work to lessen it. I want to help to improve your physical function and get your life back on track. I know how much lower back pain can affect your life. From physical activity to time with family to simple activities like tying your shoes or pulling laundry out of the dryer, you feel lower back pain all the time.
Let’s work together to get you on the path to freedom from lower back pain. You deserve a healthy lifestyle, free from pain. Ready to get started? Book your appointment online by hitting the BOOK NOW button on my website.
Everyone is different, and massage is better felt than telt!
In best health
Elizabeth