Lower back pain: How massage can help at Winchester sports and spine
Many people suffer with back pain at some stage,
with four out of every five adults suffering with it thought out their lifetime. This makes it one of the most common conditions that we see here at Winchester Sports and Spine.Lower back pain can manifest in different ways. It can be caused by a specificevent, for example bending down to tie your shoe lace. Or it can even occur in whatyou might deem a far less significant movement, you might be standing reading thepaper turn your body a fraction and suddenly you feel a sharp pain in the lower back.Conversely lower back pain can build up over a longer period of time the discomfortstarting as a stiffness, leading to a constant dull ache and then eventually pain.When you injure yourself, muscles go into spasm, or what I like to think of as‘protection mode’. They get tighter and stiffer and prevents movement from occurringat the injury site. It is the bodies self-defence mechanism to prevent further injury.This is good up to a point, but a muscle in a state of spasm can be painful and causea lot of discomfort, the muscle can also fatigue very quickly leading to furtherdiscomfort.
Why then should you get a massage to help with lower back pain?
• Pressure applied through massage has a calming effect on the muscles, relaxingthem and switches off ‘protection mode’.• Massage improves circulation, which aids recovery of muscle soreness caused bythe fatigued muscle.• Massage improves areas which feel restricted or have a limited range of motion,allowing you to move better with less discomfort.• Endorphin levels increase, this is the feel good hormone within the body which isan effective natural pain killer and is a great way of managing chronic pain.Book a massage with us today and ensure your lower back pain is a thing of thepast.
Call us now on 01962 843242 to book your first visit.
References
Palmer KT, Walsh K, et al. Back pain in Britain: comparison of two prevalencesurveys at an interval of 10 years BMJ 2000;320:1577-1578.