Physical Therapy for Back Pain

Dawn Sandalcidi, PT, RCMT, BCB-PMD

What Are You Missing Due to Back Pain?

Our multifactorial approach aims to improve your quality of life!
- Decrease Pain
- Increase Function
- Provide Education
- Empower You To Feel Safe In Your Activities
- Return To A Life That Has Meaning For You

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Around 16 million adults in the United States suffer from persistent or chronic back pain.1 Are you living a limited life? Are you unable to pursue your passions, like tennis, skiing, hiking or playing with your kids or grandkids? Are daily activities challenging, like cooking, dishes, laundry, vacuuming or gardening?

You do not need to suffer endlessly! We provide treatments to relieve back pain by addressing the source of the pain.

Treating Back Pain with Physical Therapy
Our goal is to teach you how to use your body for optimal function.

First, we teach awareness of what is causing your symptoms. We begin by getting to know you to understand your specific lifestyle and challenges. This includes investigating current activities and movements that overload your structures.

Our treatment protocols use a variety of tools. We focus on manual therapies, education, motor control of your core muscles, flexibility and strength to address and resolve pain. We incorporate the Integrated Systems Model (ISM) and a comprehensive top to bottom whole body approach.

The result? You learn to move and exercise in ways that create optimal loading and efficient, pain-free movement.

Back Pain Physical Therapy Treatments
- Joint and soft tissue mobilization
- Myofascial release
- Dry needling
- Rehabilitative Ultrasound to retrain your deep core muscles for stability
- Neuromuscular re-education
- Modalities, such as therapeutic ultrasound and cold laser
- Core training
- Movement and awareness training
- Functional exercise integration
- Strength and length exercises
- Kinesio taping or Leukotape for awareness and support
- Patient education
- Individual home exercise programs based on your needs and level of activity

Core Stability for Back Pain Relief
For your body’s optimal function, you need both stability and mobility. Stability depends on the ability to transfer loads. Examples of load transfer include: standing on one leg, walking, running, squatting, lunges, single leg activities and lifting.

A stable core protects muscles and joints allowing fluid, pain-free movement.

If you’ve lost proper function or you experience back pain during normal activities, core weakness likely influences this issue. Reestablishing stability is a primary aim of physical therapy for back pain.

Active Physical Therapy – Back Pain Exercises
In-office visits provide a musculoskeletal diagnosis, education and hands-on treatment. Yet, long-term healing also requires time and daily changes. We provide a customized home exercise plan to maximize your treatment results.

You’ll receive instructions and education on how to properly execute each exercise. We’re always here to answer questions and support your daily healing.

Physical Therapy Benefits for Back Pain

The goals of back pain physical therapy are to decrease pain and increase function. We also provide education on a maintenance program to prevent a recurrence.

You can expect:
- Decreased Pain
- Increased Mobility
- Personalized Care
- Support to Avoid Surgery
- Avoid Dependency on Pain Medications

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