Ligament Sprains, Joint Restrictions and Muscle Soreness

When it comes to neck and back pain, there are often many different structures involved with ones complaint and often it is difficult to isolate perhaps one tissue that is the pain generator.  This can be frustrating at times for the client as they often want to know what is causing their neck or back pain and often the osteopath will explain to the client that they have acute neck pain or acute back pain, rather than term acute non specific neck pain or acute non specific lower back pain.  Whilst this can be frustrating for the client who wants something to blame, essentially the role of health practitioner (osteopath, physiotherapist, chiropractor, myotherapist) is to rule out any sinister red flags, identify what the pain generator is i.e. nociceptive, neuropathic or centrally driven, provide an appropriate treatment and management plan suited to the condition and the individual, which may include manual therapy, pain management advice, exercise, reassurance etc etc.  

When you visit the osteopath for the treatment of your neck and back pain, they will take you through a detailed case history, assessment and then provide treatment if it is safe and appropriate.  In many neck and back pain related injuries, often there are joints that are stiff and sore, muscles that are tight and in spasm.  Your osteopath will discuss with you about what they feel is an appropriate course of action and provide treatment to the neck and back if appropriate.

How Can An Osteopath At Principle Four Osteopathy Help You?

• Your Osteopath will take you through a detailed case history and assessment to help identify the cause of your injury and give you a diagnosis.
• Your Osteopath will provide you with an osteopathy treatment and management plan that is appropriate for the injury or condition.
• This also includes listening to your goals as a client and ensuring that the treatment and management plan is discussed with you and focused towards you achieving these goals.
  In some cases your Osteopath may be required to refer for further assessment and investigation and this may be with one of our Trusted Professional Network of practitioners.
• Your Osteopath may provide hands on Osteopathy or provide you with an exercise prescription / rehabilitation program.
• Your Osteopath will provide you with a treatment and management program that educates and shows you how to better manage your condition through stretching, mobility and strengthening where appropriate.

To find out more about how to better treat and manage your back or neck pain, please call 03 9670 9290 or book an appointment online to see one of our Osteopaths at Principle Four Osteopathy.

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