Lower Back pain and Physiotherapy
Lower back pain is one of the leading causes of physical disability, especially at the workplace and now with so many working from home.
Research indicates that almost 80% of the population is likely to suffer from lower back pain in their lifetime. Physiotherapy is one of the most widely used forms of treatment for relief from lower back pain.
Mainway Physiotherapy implements an evidence-based treatment approach utilizing both manual and active techniques to improve overall physical function and prevent future injury and pain. Physiotherapy aims to help individuals return to their previous work and/or recreational activities.
The team at Mainway Physiotherapy is able to treat back pain, injuries, and other chronic pain conditions. Our goal is to help you be able to return to an active, pain-free lifestyle.
When Should I See a Physiotherapist?
If your physical movement is impaired and affecting your daily lifestyle, come see our knowledgeable staff.
If you have discomfort in your athletic life that is a sign, you need to visit us to put together a plan for you to heal.
Allan Hewick, Registered Physiotherapist
Allan’s interest in exercise physiology was sparked while training for competitive white water kayak slalom as a teenager. He then pursued this passion academically with a degree in Physical Education at McMaster University. This was fine-tuned further when he remained for another degree in Physiotherapy, focusing on treating musculoskeletal dysfunctions and sports injuries.
As we all know, the body is connected. Unfortunately, a foot injury can lead to back pain if we are not careful during the healing process. Forces go from the ground up the ankle bone to the knee bone, pelvic area and tail bone. That can cause altered stress and compensating movement in your lower back, which can hurt. Flat feet can also alter the alignment of the legs, and that can cause lower back pain.
How a foot injury can cause back pain
Andrew Hoermann, Registered Physiotherapist B.SC.P.T., FCAMPT, CSCS
Andrew is the owner of Mainway Physiotherapy since 2015. He graduated from Queen’s University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physiotherapy in 2001. He has worked as a Registered Physiotherapist both in the Halton and Peel regions treating clients of various ages with a wide assortment of conditions and injuries.
With so many people working from home many people may be suffering from back and neck pain. Andrew provides a quick exercise in the following video called the Standing doorway stretch, to alleviate the back stress from poor posture in an office or working at home.
Alleviate back pain working from home
In the next video Andrew demonstrates an easy stretch for the back of your legs and hamstrings to help reduce back pain.
Andrew wrote an article on how to speed up back injury recovery with three more exercise videos can help strengthen and prevent back injury…
How to Speed up Back Injury Recovery
Whether you've had chronic back pain all your life, had a recent trauma, or had a sports injury, Mainway Physiotherapy can aid you in understanding your pain and how it affects your body and your performance.
We can help reduce your pain, improve mobility, and return you to enjoying the daily activities you've always loved.