{"id":897,"date":"2026-09-19T04:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T04:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/keystone\/lower-back-pain\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T07:05:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T07:05:05","slug":"lower-back-pain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/keystone\/lower-back-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Lower back pain"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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CONDITIONS WE TREAT<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Lower back pain<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The most common thing through our door, and the one most often mismanaged. Most lower backs do not need a scan, do not need six weeks off, and do not need someone treating the same spot every fortnight forever.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What actually happens in the room<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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What you were doing when it started<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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How it began tells us more than a scan does. We go through the last fortnight properly — work, training, sleep, the lot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Testing, not guessing<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Movement screening and strength testing, and the movement lab where it is useful. You see the results, not just hear a conclusion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Treatment on the day<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Hands-on work to settle the joint and the muscle guarding around it, so you can move enough to start loading it again.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Three things to do this week<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Written down with sets, reps and a photo. If you can only do one, we will tell you which one matters most.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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BEFORE YOU BOOK<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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See a doctor first if<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Physiotherapy is a first-contact profession and you do not need a referral — but a small number of back presentations belong with a doctor before they belong with us. If any of these apply to you, ring your GP or go to an emergency department rather than booking here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Numbness in the groin or saddle area<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Loss of bladder or bowel control<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Unexplained weight loss alongside back pain<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Pain after a significant fall or crash<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Fever alongside new back pain<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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How a back case is handled here<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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These are operating facts about how this clinic runs an appointment — not claims about how anyone’s back turned out. No physiotherapist can promise you a result.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Every appointment, first and last, with the same clinician<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Scans referred before a hands-on assessment is done<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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First appointment usually inside 48 hours<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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No referral needed. Ring between 6:30am and 7:30pm weekdays and somebody here picks it up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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