Back Pain
Get rid of your back pain long-term with Mends’ specialised three step Method.
As you move through the steps, from treatment of your symptoms, to diagnosis and addressing underlying causes, and finally to establishing a prevention plan, all of which will help relieve pain, improve movement and correct dysfunction, long-term.
Three Steps to Recovery
Treat Symptoms
We understand how much pain can impact our lives. So our first goal is to always relieve your primary symptoms - usually pain relating to stiffness, tightness, inflammation etc.
Our therapists will use the latest and best assessment and treatment techniques to treat your symptoms quickly and effectively.
2. Identify underlying Causes
Often the underlying cause or causes are not adequately identified - and so can not be addressed. In this scenario it is not long before the symptoms return. This is arguably the hardest and most important step - one which Mend therapists specialise in.
3. Long-term Prevention.
Pain or stiffness not being present only signifies you are under the pain threshold. To undo years of poor posture, weakness and stiffness Mend will set you up with an individualised, integrated and progressive spinal strengthening programs effectively breaking the cycle of pain.
The Back Dilemma
Most people will have back pain in their lifetime- and most recurrently. The main reason for these recurrent episodes is that even if treatment is successful, it is often stopped once symptoms subside- leaving the causes of the symptom untreated.
Breaking the cycle
To prevent another episode of back pain or break the current cycle of pain, the first step is to identify all of the direct, indirect and lifestyle causes of your pain and dysfunction.
Once identified, these causes are treated accordingly preparing you for the third and final stage of your rehabilitation Journey.
What’s next?
With your pain and dysfunction under control, you may think treatment is over- and traditionally it would be. Since evidence overwhelming confirms that to prevent a relapse in injury long-term, our Mend Health Specialist will assess and then prescribe an individualised and progressive training program to suit your specific needs.