Suffering from low back pain (LBP)? You’re not alone! In the United States, LBP remains one of the primary reasons people seek medical care, and is the medical condition associated with the highest overall cost. Thankfully, the majority of time LBP is caused by things that can be addressed without surgery, and there is a lot of wonderful research to support conservative management ie Physical therapy! LBP presents in a lot of different ways, and impacts all of us a little differently.

Research in physical therapy had covered and described how to treat the following types of LBP:

• Acute -pain less than x2 weeks

• Chronic -pain that is greater than a month

• Acute on chronic - pain you’ve had before that comes and goes

• With pain radiating into the legs (both acute and chronic)

Wherever you are in your journey, we at Valor Physical Therapy have the tools and know how to treat you with evidence-based and compassion-centered guidelines which may include:

• McKenzie method, also known as Mechanical Diagnosis and Treatment (MDT)

• Dry Needling for pain relief and soft tissue mobilization

• Joint mobilization/manipulations

• Myofascial release techniques including hands on work, cupping, and scraping

• Motor control exercises to help your brain conduct the muscles in optimal patterns

• Mobilization drills

• Progressive resistance training with weight heavy enough to promote actual strength and hypertrophy!

Each person with back pain is entirely unique, and we make sure I treatment is tailored to you and your needs. Questions about how we can help you? Don’t hesitate to reach out and ask! We’d love to be able to help!