PHYSIOTHERAPY MANAGEMENT OF LOW BACK PAIN

Physiotherapy Management of Low Back Pain in USA and UK

Physiotherapy Management of Low Back Pain in USA and UK

Introduction

The advances in medicine and medical technology have led to a number of advancement and development of a number of procedures that did not exist before. The same developments also account for the better health conditions of the general people and quick solutions to their problems, thus allowing them to remain fit and strong. In addition to complicated issues and problems, treatment for everyday pains and health hazards has also been found by these modern methods, with physiotherapy being one of them. The following paragraphs would highlight and critically analyze the physiotherapeutic management of low back pain in USA and UK, focusing on the issues faced by the patients and their solutions, which can be effectively managed by the physiotherapeutic management.

Discussion

Back pain is a common yet painful problem, which is fast spreading these days. According to statistics, 75 to 85% of the individuals suffer from low back pain once in their life time, and the figures are same for both USA and UK. In previous years, back pain was only limited to aged individuals and elders, while today the same has speared to almost all the age groups and all sections of society. There are a number of reasons and factors contributing to the increase in issue, and at the same time, various treatment options are also available for the patients. Although a number of treatment options are available for the patients, with physiotherapy being the most effective and the most commonly practiced one.

Physiotherapeutic management of lower back pain

Although physiotherapeutic management for lower back pain is common in patients all over the world, the procedure is particularly common in USA and UK. Most of the patients in USA and UK with lower back pain are recommended to have physiotherapy for at least four weeks for as the initial non-operational treatment, before resorting to other more serious problems (Harvey, et al, 2003). The basic purpose and goal of physiotherapy is the decrease back pain and increasing the functioning as well as education level of the patient regarding the issue. The program is also meant to increase the convenience level of the patient with exercises and movements, so that the pain and the suffering can be removed significantly.

In order to get an exact idea about the onset and the physiotherapeutic management of lower back pain, it is essential to get a proper and thorough understating of the issue at hand. Lower back pain, also known as 'Symptomatic lumbar degenerative disc disease', generally develops when the disc gets weak and brittle, mainly due to the long periods of stress and strain. The disk might also lose its strength and flexibility due to injury or accident, but such cases are rare and mostly the issue arises because of aging or continuous strain. As a result of the weakening of disk, it is unable to hold the vertebrae, or the ...