Many people have already suffered or regularly suffer from lower back pain and it is interesting to consult a osteopath when this is the case.
What is low back pain?
Low back pain is defined by a pain located at lower back, between the dorso-lumbar hinge and the lower gluteal fold.
It is typically classified according to its duration. The first six weeks correspond to the period of acute low back painBetween six and twelve weeks, lower back pain is said to subacute. Beyond twelve weeks, lower back pain is chronic.
It is both a problem of public health with a major economic and social impact, and a problem of occupational health which could lead to professional disengagement.
Why non-specific?
We differentiate the specific lower back pain Or non-specific.
THE lower back pain specific (or symptomatic) have clearly identified causes (infection, tumor, fracture, etc.).
Conversely, the lower back pain non-specific (or common) have no identifiable cause and represent 85 to 90% of cases.
What does the research say?
A 2014 American meta-analysis selected 15 studies from 307 on this topic, favoring randomized controlled trials.
The researchers concluded that the osteopathic manipulation techniques allow reduce pain And increase mobility in patients suffering from acute low back pain And chronic.
They also found the same improvements in women suffering from lower back pain during the pregnancy Or after childbirth.
Conclusion
Consult a osteopath allows you to find some mobility and therefore at the same time, reduce inflammation and see the pain fade away faster.
It is important to remember that in 90% of cases, common low back pain develops favorably in less than 4 to 6 weeks.
Finally, physical activity is the main treatment allowing a favorable evolution of the lower back pain and to avoid a recidivism.
Have any of you ever had a lower back pain ? If so, do you have the reflex to go to theosteopath in this case?
Source
– Helge Franke, Jan-David Franke, and Gary Fryer, Osteopathic manipulative treatment for nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis, BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2014; 15:286.