Spinal Pain
Spinal Pain

Spinal pain is a very common complaint in the modern age. It can vary from a mild ache or some stiffness, to severe and shooting pain that makes movement, and even sleeping, very difficult. This may be caused by muscle tightness, joint stiffness, bulging discs and nerve irritation or poor posture. Physiotherapy treatment at The Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Clinic can help with the reduction of pain and the restoration of movement.
Joint Mobilisation Techniques

Effective both spinally and on the peripheral joints, joint mobilisation techniques can be used to encourage stiff joints to regain full and painfree movement. Joints tend to respond to injury or degenerative change by stiffening up, and making normal daily function increasingly difficult. It may then become painful to move the joint, and so function is further compromised leading to further stiffness. At The Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Clinic we believe in hands on treatment and have attended extended courses in various joint mobilisation techniques ( eg Maitland, Mulligan, Kaltenborn). Your skilled experienced physiotherapist will be able to assess the degree of restriction and dysfunction and then select the most appropriate joint treatment method to ensure safe and effective restoration of function.

Hypermobile joints can also present with pain and stiffness and can be challenging for the patient. We are experienced in assessing and treating hypermobility and will be able to treat you accordingly following a full and thorough assessment.
Soft Tissue Mobilisation Techniques

Soft tissues in the body include muscles, ligaments, tendons, nerves and fascia.

Overuse, injury, trauma and poor posture can affect all of these tissues.

Various soft tissue techniques can be used to encourage tight muscles to relax, increase blood circulation and lymphatic drainage, reduce inflammatory reaction and swelling, allieviate muscle spasm, provide pain relief and relieve muscle tension.

There are many techniques available and your skilled physiotherapist at The Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Clinic will be able to assess whether soft tissue massage, myofascial release technique, deep tissue massage or trigger point therapy is appropriate for your condition.

Nerve tissue can also become restricted in its movement for various reasons such as poor posture, repeated activities or a rapid growth spurt. We are all very experienced in assessing when manual stretching and mobilisation of these structures will be beneficial to your return to normal painfree function.
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