Treatments Options for Back Pain

Lower Back Pain is a very common problem that can severely affect the lives of both young active sportspeople as well as older patients with degenerative back problems.
While many cases of back pain last only a for a short period of time and recover with some medications and rest, others persist despite multiple treatments and even acupuncture, massages and alternative therapies.
Back Pain
For simple cases of low back pain, basic home treatments that can help include:

• Rest – Lie down in a comfortable and natural position. Use pillows for support
• Ice or Heat pack – Either are fine so long as it makes a person feel better.
• Gentle Massages – for pain related to muscle tightness, gentle massage of the surrounding muscles can help loosen them up.

For more severe cases of Lower Back Pain, other good options include:

Physiotherapy

Singapore physiotherapists are are often experts at treating back pain.
While medical doctors generally focus on diagnosis and prescribing pain medications,
a good physiotherapist can help by reducing the tension in the spine through spinal mobilization, medical massages, and corrective exercises that help restore spine alignment.

Pain Medications

While it is generally not a good idea to be on long term painkillers due to their potential side effects, when appropriately used, some medications are effective in treating back pain.
Most pain medications fall into a few broad groups:
Anti-inflammatory medications, muscle relaxants and analgesics.

Spinal Decompression

Non-surgical Spinal Decompression is a relatively treatment, which utilizes FDA cleared treatment bed
to apply distraction forces to spinal structures in a precise and graduated manner. The process gently stretches the spine and reduces the pressures in the spinal
discs responsible for back pain.

Shockwave Therapy

One of the more established but less commonly available treatments for back pain is shockwave therapy. Using high energy acoustic waves, this externally stimulates tissue repair and pain relief in many patients with persistent back pain.

If you are suffering from back pain, or if your condition has not improved despite standard treatments and have been told to consider spine surgery,
simply call us at +65 6732 2397 or leave a message below for Dr Tan to discuss a customized non-invasive back pain solution for you.

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