Back pain chiropractor in Kingswood, Mitcham
Back pain has a way of shrinking your week down to the things you can manage. We look at how your whole body is moving, not only where it hurts, and explain what we find before any care starts.
What back pain feels like for the people we see in Kingswood
Back pain shows up differently for everyone we see in Kingswood. Some people arrive after one clear moment, like lifting a toddler out of a car seat on Belair Road. Others cannot point to a cause at all, and the ache has simply been there for months.
- A dull ache low in the back that settles after moving about, then returns by the evening
- Sharp catches when bending, twisting or getting out of the car
- Stiffness first thing in the morning that takes half an hour to ease
- Discomfort that travels into the hip, the buttock or down the back of the leg
- A back that feels fine until you sit at a desk for three hours
None of these tell us much on their own. What they do is give us somewhere sensible to start looking.
What we look at before anything else happens
Your back rarely works in isolation. The way your pelvis sits, how your hips rotate and what your feet are doing all feed into how your lower back copes. We assess the whole structure rather than the sore spot, which is why the first visit takes a while.
Your history
What you were doing when it started, what makes it better or worse, what you have already tried, and what you want to get back to doing.
Functional testing
Balance, posture, range of movement and muscle testing, so we can see how your body is compensating rather than guess at it.
Digital postural assessment
An objective record of how you are holding yourself, which gives us something to compare against as your care continues.
X-rays if they are needed
Taken on site when your history or the examination suggests we need to see more. Not everyone needs them.
Results vary between individuals, and chiropractic care is not appropriate for everyone. If your back pain needs a different kind of care, we will tell you and help you find it.
How chiropractic care might help your back pain
We work on how your whole body is loading, not only the part that hurts.
Chiropractic care for back pain is about reducing interference in the way your brain and body communicate, then giving your body repeated opportunities to adapt. Many people find their back moves more comfortably and copes better with ordinary days once care gets going.
Our main technique is Advanced BioStructural Correction (ABC™), a whole-body protocol that works from head to toe rather than one sore spot at a time. It pays particular attention to the ways a body has compensated over the years for old injuries and long hours in one position. We also use diversified adjusting, applied kinesiology and SOT where they suit the person in front of us.
How long care takes depends on you, what your body has been managing and how long it has been managing it. After your assessment we give you an honest recommendation and the plan is yours to decide on.
Back pain questions
Should I see someone about back pain, or wait it out?
Plenty of back pain settles on its own within a week or two. If it has been hanging around longer than that, keeps coming back, or is stopping you doing normal things, it is worth having it looked at properly.
Will you adjust my back on the first visit?
Your first visit is about understanding what is going on. We explain what we have found before any care begins, and nothing happens without your okay.
Do I need a referral for back pain?
No. You can book directly online or ring the practice. If another health professional has referred you, bring any paperwork along.
What if chiropractic is not the right approach for me?
We will say so. Some back pain needs a different kind of care, and we would rather point you somewhere useful than keep you in our diary.
Let's have a look at it.
Book online, or ring the crew and describe what is going on. They will tell you straight whether this is something we can help with.