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Lower Back Pain Symptoms and Treatments in Singapore

Author: The Sole Clinic
by The Sole Clinic
Posted: Jul 16, 2018

The lumbar spine, or low back, is a well-engineered structure of human body that features interconnecting bones, joints, nerves, ligaments and muscle. Our lumbar spine provides us strength, support and flexibility. However, our lower back is susceptible to injury and pain due to its complex structure.

In Singapore, 60-90 % of people are estimated to suffer from lower back pain at some point in their life. In fact, 8 in 10 back pain cases involve manual workers. According to a recent survey, 65% of back pain cases affected young workers in Singapore who are between 21 – 40 years old. These young workers are from the transportation, construction and food services sector. Age also plays a huge role in low back pain issues. In Singapore, more than 35% of people who are aged 60 years or above suffer from chronic pain in their lower back. There are also other causes of lower back pain such as sports injuries, an inactive lifestyle, poor sitting posture and obesity among many other things.

Symptoms of Lower Back Pain

The most obvious symptom is always pain in the lower back. However, properly identifying the secondary symptoms can help in getting a more accurate diagnosis and effective treatment plan. Here are examples of the types of symptoms you may want to keep an eye out for:

    • Pain in the back after sitting for long periods of time that is alleviated by walking but returns upon resuming a seated position
    • Pain that is dull and aching rather than stinging or sharp.
    • Back pains that travel to the lower body part that is sharp, stinging or numb, often moving down the thighs into the low legs and feet.
    • Lower back pain that is worse after you wake up in the morning but can be relieved after moving around.

Treatment for Lower Back Pain

  1. Resting The Affected Area: Sometimes when the pain isn't bad and from a small strain, resting the area is all that is needed to recuperate.
  2. Exercise: Doing exercise and staying active is good for preventing lower back pain but not while you are suffering from it. Partial crunches, hamstring stretches and wall sits are some examples of exercises that can help strengthen your back and improve back pain. However, avoid these exercises while suffering from any back pains as you do not want to aggravate the area..
  3. Physiotherapy Treatment: You can visit a physiotherapy clinic in Singapore for a session to enhance your functional issues and improve quality of life. The goals of physiotherapy are to decrease back pain, increase function and teach the patient a maintenance programme to prevent back problems.

How Your Physiotherapist Can Help?

Physiotherapists are trained in diagnosing back problems and adopting patient-focused approach for faster recovery. An expert therapist at a physiotherapy clinic in Singapore will carry out a comprehensive assessment and treatment plan to help you successfully manage your problem. Your Singapore physio expert can provide you following treatments during the physiotherapy session: manual therapy, therapeutic exercises, soft tissue mobilisation, functional rehabilitation and more.

Conclusion

It is important to treat low back pain before it leads to long-term problems. Talk with your Singapore physio expert if you have back pain for a long time now.

About the Author

Shang Chen has a degree in Bachelor of Physiotherapy from Nanyang Polytechnic and currently serves as head physiotherapist at a physiotherapy clinic in Singapore.

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