“Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.”Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong’s famous quote brings-to-light a very important point, and that is that pain is temporary.  At least it should be - right?

For many people, and you may be one of them, back pain can be so unbearable at times, that waiting for it to “subside” can be hard thing to do!

But why wait for it to subside?  Why give back pain even one more day to get in the way of you living your life?

Especially when there are proven effective ways to end your back pain now.  PT Health Physiotherapy is one of those ways.

Pain Relief Backed By Solid Evidence…

There is solid evidence that supports people who receive physiotherapy for musculoskeletal disorders such as back pain, report good outcomes (results) at a lower cost than using drugs or surgery,[1].

And for most of us who want to avoid medication related side effects and aggressive surgery, that’s great news!

When your pain is of a “mechanical” onset such as in the case of back pain, hands-on therapy to mobilize your spine, and prescription exercises designed to alleviate low back pain, have been shown to be particularly effective according to a recent studies.[2],[3].  And that is exactly the kind of therapy we do for you here at PT Health.

Past studies have also shown that people with lumbar spinal stenosis can benefit from physiotherapy too, particularly when manual physiotherapy exercise, and a progressive body-weight - supported treadmill walking program is used.[4]

We Can Help End Your Back Pain…

At PT Health we assess and provide treatment for everyone, of all ages, who suffer from back pain.  If you are one of those people, our only goal is to ensure that your ability to move and perform everyday activities is restored fully.

We examine your back injury carefully and develop a plan of care just for you, using specific treatment techniques to reduce your pain, restore function, prevent disability and give you back your life again.

So why let your back pain dictate how you live.  As Lance Armstrong says, let “something else take its place”. I’m sure you can think of a few better things to do then live with back pain. Call or email us today, and let’s talk about what we can do for you…

“Preserving the Quality of the Patient-Therapist Relationship: An Important Consideration for Value-Centered Physical Therapy Care”
JOSPT; Vol 38 No. 2, Feb. 2008

“A Clinical Prediction Rule To Identify Patients with Low Back Pain Most Likely To Benefit from Spinal Manipulation: A Validation Study.”
John D Childs, PhD, PTMaj; Julie M Fritz, PhD, PT; Timothy W Fynn, PhD, PT; James J Irrgang, PhD, PT; Kevin K Johnson, Jaj; Guy R Maikowski, Maj; and Anthony Delitto, PhD, PT
Ann Intern Med. 21 December 2004, Vol 141, Issue 12, pp 920-928

“Nonpharmacologic therapies for acute and chronic low back pain: a review of the evidence for an American Pain Society/American College of Physicians clinical practice guideline.”
Chou R, Huffman LH; American Pain Society; American College of Physicians
Ann Intern Med. 2007 Oct 2; 147(7):492-504.

“A comparison between two physical therapy treatment programs for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a randomized clinical trial.”
Whitman JM, Flynn TW, Childs JD, Wainner RS, Gill HE, Ryder MG, Garger MB, Bennett AC, Fritz JM.
Spine, 2006 Oct 15:31 (22):2541-9