Back and neck pain is the number ONE cause of time off work for more Australians than any other condition.
Causes of back and neck pain
- Poor postural habits
- Muscle and joint disease (spinal - facet joint degeneration, sprain, muscle tears, muscle imbalances)
- Spinal disc disease (slipped disc or degeneration)
- Structural spinal defects (curvature of the spine, genetic disorders)
- Trauma (fractures, soft tissue injuries)
- Illness following surgery (deconditioning weakness, scar tissue, nerve pain)
- Chronic pain syndromes
What back and neck care involves
- Careful assessment of those factors leading to poor spinal health, including change of postural habits or other unhealthy contributing factors
- Development of appropriate exercises to address those factors
- Supervised exercise and home exercise programme
- Regular reassessment to ensure optimal health is obtained and maintained
