How Physiotherapy Helps with Chronic Lower Back Pain
Discover how physiotherapy can effectively treat chronic lower back pain through targeted exercises, manual therapy, and personalized treatment plans.
A Path to Lasting Relief
That persistent ache in your lower back that greets you every morning, makes long car rides unbearable, and has you avoiding activities you once loved—chronic lower back pain has a way of shrinking your world. If you have been living with this kind of pain for months or years, you might wonder whether feeling better is even possible anymore.
At Health Craft Clinic, we see patients every day who felt the same way—and who have gone on to reclaim their lives. Physiotherapy offers more than temporary relief; it addresses the underlying factors that keep chronic pain going and gives you the tools to manage your back for the long term.
Understanding Why Back Pain Becomes Chronic
Lower back pain is considered chronic when it persists beyond 12 weeks. Unlike acute pain from a sudden injury, chronic pain often develops gradually and involves multiple contributing factors. Poor posture habits accumulated over years of desk work, a sedentary lifestyle that weakens supporting muscles, imbalances between tight and weak muscle groups, degenerative changes in the spinal discs, or previous injuries that never fully healed can all play a role.
What makes chronic pain particularly challenging is that these factors often compound each other. Weak core muscles lead to poor posture, which creates more strain, which causes more pain, which makes you move less—and the cycle continues. Breaking this cycle requires a comprehensive approach that addresses multiple factors simultaneously.
How We Help You Find Relief
Our physiotherapists use a multi-faceted approach that targets the root causes of your pain rather than just masking symptoms.
Manual therapy involves hands-on techniques including mobilization, massage, and joint manipulation that help restore proper movement and reduce pain. When muscles are chronically tight and joints are stiff, this direct work creates immediate relief while setting the stage for longer-term improvement.
We design personalized exercise programs specifically for you—not generic routines, but targeted movements that strengthen your core, improve flexibility, and correct the specific imbalances contributing to your pain. These exercises become tools you use at home to maintain and build upon your progress between sessions.
Understanding how you move throughout your day is equally important. We teach you proper body mechanics for sitting, standing, lifting, and even sleeping. These seemingly small adjustments prevent the daily accumulation of strain that keeps chronic pain going.
What Your Recovery Journey Looks Like
Your treatment begins with a thorough assessment of your movement patterns, posture, and pain history. We want to understand not just where it hurts, but how your back pain affects your work, your hobbies, your sleep, and your relationships. From there, we create a treatment plan tailored to your specific needs and goals.
Many of our patients begin experiencing relief within the first few sessions. More significant improvement typically develops over 6-8 weeks of consistent treatment and home exercise. The ultimate goal is not just feeling better—it is giving you the knowledge and strength to keep yourself feeling better long after your sessions end.
Take the First Step
Living with chronic lower back pain does not have to be your reality. Effective treatment is available, and improvement is possible.
Book an assessment with our physiotherapy team to start your journey toward a pain-free life.