Back Muscle Strain

How Does It Feel?

Tightness in the back, hip and thigh muscles
Stiffness in the back and hips
Weakness in the back, hips, glutes and legs
Dull pain in the lower back and upper buttocks
Aching in the lower back and and upper buttocks
Throbbing in the lower back muscles
Sharp pain in the back, often with movement

Signs & Symptoms

Pain improves at rest

Tightness when moving your back and neck

Muscles feel tired or fatigued in the back and hips

Inability to bend or twist

Difficulty sitting or standing

Muscle spasms and pain in the lower back or hips

Pain in the low back or hips

Inability to maintain upright posture

Stiffness in the back and hips

Difficulty maintaining one position for a long period of time

Difficulty sleeping due to pain

Diagnosis

What We Do

We conduct a thorough examination including the back and hips. We determine the root cause of your symptoms to ensure that physical therapy treatment is the best option for you.

How We Do It

We examine posture, range of motion, strength, reflexes, sensation, soft tissue mobility, joint mobility, nerve mobility, and functional movements to create a custom treatment plan. We also take into account any imaging that you have had like X-Rays, MRI, CT scans, etc.

Why We Do It

Recent research has actually shown that physical therapy is a better option than surgery, pain medication and injections. We can help you avoid unnecessary invasive procedures and tests that cost a fortune with limited effectiveness.

Treatment Plan

We may use a combination of the following
techniques to help you get your life back:

Spinal manipulation/mobilization to decrease pain and improve spinal motion
Soft tissue mobilization to reduce muscle guarding and tension to allow you move easier with less pain
Dry Needling to reduce muscular pain and increase the health of muscle tissue
Neuromuscular retraining to teach your body how to move in a better way
Mobility training to increase flexibility and range of motion in your back and hips
Strength training increase your back, core, hip and leg strength to prevent future injury
Endurance training to improve your capacity to do what you love without pain