Lower back pain impacts 4 million Australians today.

Among people under the age of 45, LBP is the 2nd most common reason to visit a physician (after the common cold), the 3rd most common cause of surgical procedures and the 5th most common cause of hospital admissions

Lower back pain can be mild and tolerable and can be severe and debilitating. It can be due to a specific event causing an “injury”, It can be a slow gradual build up or it pops up whenever you’re really stressed and have a lot going on in your life..

There are people that have had it for years and there are people that are freaking out because they've never had back pain before and they fear that they're about to be paralyzed (I’m not exaggerating here either - it can be a frightening experience)

We pretty much see people with low back pain in the clinic at every point on this scale.

Here are our key takeaways after helping thousands of people with back pain:

Your pain levels have NOTHING to do with the severity of injury. They are separate. You could have a very minor injury and it can be painful as all hell! Your experience and your feelings are important both to us and the management.

Movement!!! Things often hurt because they're not moving enough (or too much). And when things don't move properly, it's often perceived by our brains as potentially harmful = "pain". We need to help you restore your movement as quickly and as early as we can.

Gone are the days of "being out of whack". It would be reassuring to know that discs don't "slip".. and bones aren't "out of place". These are descriptions of what it might feel like, but rest assured that this is NOT what is happening. You are simply perceiving a difference between how it feels now versus how it normally feels… it's reasonable to perceive that something isn't working right.

We need to help you, help yourself. Empowering you to be able to self-aid your pain. This comes from: knowing what is wrong; and knowing what movement is going to help you; and knowing when it's time to reach out and contact your practitioner for further advice or to bring forward your session.

Gone are the days of long sessions lying face down the whole time thinking that’s going to "re-align things”.

It's now about understanding your problem, getting you moving, knowing how you can help yourself and setting achievable and meaningful life based goals.