80% of the population will experience low back pain in their lifetime. There are a number of structures that can give pain such as the Disc, Facet, Musculature or nerves in the low back. One of the most common pain generators is the disc.
Disc - Symptoms
- Pain radiating leg pain
- Pins and needles / numbness
- Pain with a cough
- Call now to start recovery or if you have the below symptom
- Loss of bowel or bladder function - this is a urgent condition and requires assessment within hours - call now
Tips for Discal pain
- 90/90 position - lying on you back with feet up on a chair
- Sitting in correct posture is important (Maintaining the curve in your low back) - check out our blog
- Extension in lying
Joint Instability - Symptoms
- Gradual onset of low back/ buttock pain
- Worse with prolonged positions - standing
- Stabilisation training required
Tips for Low Back Instability
- A core strengthening program is required
- Try a free trial at Pilates class - contact us