Pain cause by issues in the lower back can move around which is confusing for the person experiencing it, but very common.

The cause of your back symptoms will range from a muscle strain to a facet joint, or disc injury like a disc prolapse or disc bulge, or problems with the joint between the pelvis and the spine called the sacroiliac joint or SIJ. The causes of sciatic pain or sciatica is explained in this article written by one of our specialist Physiotherapists. 

We will assess your back and advise you on which structures are causing your pain, as well as how to treat the cause of the problem, like training your deep stability muscles or mobilising your stiff thoracic spine.

Please scroll down to learn more about certain types of back pain and injury and what treatment will involve. If you have had surgery you can find out more here about your post-operative back.

If you fell, had an accident or the pain came on suddenly then you may have torn a ligament, cartilage, disc or even suffered a fracture, so you need to get assessed by a Physiotherapist or Osteopath immediately.

Even if you have not had a traumatic injury, it is essential that you get pain and other symptoms assessed by a Physiotherapist or Osteopath so that you do not do further damage, and can find the quickest way to recover. 

Please scroll down for further advice on back pain and injury including discs, facet joints, core stability and thoracic mobility.