Do you have backache? Are you looking for back pain physiotherapy in Gurgaon? Treatment for lower back pain in Gurgaon is available at Physioharbor. Physiotherapy treatment is an effective way of curing backache problems. Our physios teach best back pain exercises in Gurgaon and provides best manual and electro physiotherapy for lower back pain in Gurgaon at your doorstep as well.
Causes of backache
● Lack of regular back stretching and strengthening exercises
● Doing incorrect exercises
● Sedentary lifestyle
● Lifting heavy weight with a wrong posture
● Genetic problems
● Sudden jerk in the spinal portion
● Lower back injury
● Improper body posture
● Sitting or Standing for long hours, cross leg sitting
● Slipped disc or PIVD
● Sciatica
● Improper sleeping mattress, very hard sitting chair
● Improper sleep
● Stress
Symptoms of backache
● Acute pain in back area
● Tenderness in back muscles
● Spasm in the back muscles
● Pain in buttocks
● Stiff back in the morning
● Pain extending from the lower back to leg (sciatica)
● Numbness in legs
● Pain while coughing, sneezing, sitting, bending or, lifting heavy weight items
Physiotherapy treatment for backache
● Hot and cold therapy
● Ultrasonic therapy
● TENS/IFT/LASER
● Intermittent or Static Traction therapy
● Manual Therapy including joint mobilization and spine manipulation
● Soft tissue manipulation
● Taping technique provides stability and early recovery
● Physiotherapy exercises includes flexion exercises, extension exercises, core muscle strengthening, back and abdomen isometrics etc
Physiotherapy exercises for backache
Extension exercise
● Lie down on the stomach on a bed or a soft, flat surface
● Put your palms in line with your shoulder, touching the bed
● Try to come up with your palms
● Extend your hands in a way that the upper body is raised but the lower portion of the body remains on the bed
● Hold and repeat as per the advice
Knee to chest exercise
● Lie down on the back on a bed or soft, flat surface
● Bring the knee to the chest according to pain tolerance
● Make sure the head or neck does not come up
● One can experience a stretch or pull on the lower back and the thigh portion. Hold in this position.
● Repeat as per the advice.
● It is not necessary to touch the chest, it should be done according to pain tolerance
Lifting leg
● Lie down on the back on a bed or soft, flat surface
● Bend one knee and put its heel flat on the bed
● Lift the other flat-lying leg to gradually 5 degrees to 60 degrees as per the pain tolerance
● Hold for five to eight seconds and gently put the leg down
● Repeat as per the advice
● Repeat the same exercise with the other leg