The benefits of treating lower back pain with physical therapy

Finding treatment for lower back pain is a priority for people who suffer from it frequently. Treatments for lower back pain vary depending on what’s causing it and how severely it’s affecting you. Some people can get by fine with rest and medication at home. Others will need professional treatment.

One type of health care professional that many people visit for lower back pain treatment is a physical therapist. 

What are the benefits of treating lower back pain with physical therapy?

There are several benefits to visiting a physical therapist for treating lower back pain, including: 

• Less dependency on drugs — Many people’s response to pain is to take medication for relief. The problem with this is that medication often comes with negative side effects that affect your quality of life. Physical therapists can help reduce your back pain without using drugs, which reduces your dependency on medications for pain.

• Reduces the need for surgery — If your back pain is severe enough, you may be looking at surgery as a viable treatment option. However, surgery is invasive, risky and requires a long time for recovery. Physical therapists can treat many of the same conditions treatable by surgery. This reduces the possibility that you will need to have surgery to address your lower back pain.

• Improves your range of motion — Physical therapists use therapeutic exercises and stretches that help improve the flexibility of muscles in your core and back. This provides better structural support for your spine and helps improve your range of motion.

• Prevents future lower back pain — Improving the strength and flexibility of the muscles in your back and core reduces pressure off the spine. This pressure often causes painful conditions, so reducing it helps prevent these conditions from developing. 

Visit Advent Physical Therapy for lower back pain treatment

Our physical therapists at Advent Physical Therapy can treat a variety of conditions that cause back pain. Whether you have long-lasting back pain or a sudden development of pain, our team can help you. Contact our team today for more information about lower back pain treatment or to schedule an initial appointment.