A Results-Driven Approach To Resolving Lower Back Pain
Have you been dealing with persistent lower back pain? Are you wondering what you can do to resolve your lower back pain finally? At McCabe and Brady Physical Therapy, our physical therapists are focused on results and will provide you with the most effective solutions to your back pain and a program to help you prevent future episodes!
Your spine is made up of a complex structure of bones, muscles, ligaments, nerves, and discs. These structures help to support your body and facilitate the most basic movements and advanced physical performance.
Back pain is one of the most common conditions all people experience, with up to 80% of all people having an episode at some point in their lives. Unfortunately, the exact cause can be challenging to identify. The good news is this is where our physical therapists thrive, and we can get to the root of your problem and help you feel good again.
No matter what the cause of your lower back pain is, it can limit how well you move and can be so severe it is debilitating. Fortunately, our physical therapists have extensive experience taking our patients, step by step, back to health and pain-free function!
Call McCabe and Brady Physical Therapy today to request an appointment and get the results you deserve!
Why is lower back pain difficult to resolve?
Back pain is one of the most debilitating conditions affecting the vast majority of people, with some studies showing that up to 90% of the time, the exact cause of the pain is termed “non-specific.” This lack of certainty means the exact cause is not only difficult to identify but finding the most effective course of treatment is often difficult to identify.
Too often in modern healthcare, medical practitioners rely almost exclusively on technology like X-rays, MRIs, and CT scans to diagnose the source of your lower back pain. Modern technology has definite advantages, and they are a vital part of the process; they can also lead to unintentional mistakes in identifying the root cause of the problem.
Another vital part of finding the source of your back pain is your actual experience, aka your clinical presentation. The activities, movements, and positions affected by your lower back pain are keys to your successful outcome.
Often, specific events point to the likely source of your pain. For example, an injury or trauma (i.e., a car accident or sports injury) lead to a successful diagnosis. But in other cases, the cause is not as obvious, but certain events help paint a picture for our highly trained therapists to identify the likely cause of your pain.
At McCabe and Brady Physical Therapy, our therapists realize the potential for heading down the wrong path to recovery, which is why we use a results-based approach. Your team will guide you through the most effective ways to resolve your pain and provide clear instructions on maintaining your relief and preventing future episodes of lower back pain, so you can get back to living the life you enjoy!
What is a Results-Based approach to physical therapy?
Results-based physical therapy is a clinical approach focusing on achieving specific, measurable outcomes to guide our decision-making and treatment selection. This approach ensures a patient’s outcomes by setting clear, measurable goals and using effective interventions through scientific research.
Our Physical therapists use a results-based approach instead of a diagnosis-based approach. This means that rather than assuming your back pain is caused by a particular diagnosis that “should” respond to a specific treatment, we rely on how you respond to our treatment to help guide your care.
This requires a high level of understanding and extensive training in caring for back pain but is significantly more effective at improving pain and function compared to patients that receive general care based on a specific diagnosis.
By taking a more intentional approach to our interventions and using concrete measurements to guide when, why, and how to modify treatments, our patients experience results!
It’s important to note that our results-based approach to physical therapy is always individualized and tailored to each patient’s specific needs and goals. Our McCabe and Brady Physical Therapy therapists will clearly outline your plan and work with you to set clear, measurable goals while tracking progress throughout the course of treatment.
Additionally, our physical therapists will use these regular measurements and the most current research studies to help ensure you get the best possible outcomes in the shortest amount of time possible!
Why choose McCabe and Brady Physical Therapy?
The source of back pain is most commonly from the spine itself or tissues surrounding the spine. Often back pain starts from injury or irritation of the muscles, joints (including the intervertebral discs and facet joints), nerves or surrounding ligaments, and other soft tissue.
Our results-based practitioners will assess your particular condition to identify and address all the contributing factors. Rather than focusing on one cause of your pain, your therapist will address all the restrictions and weaknesses that may influence your condition and provide concrete, measurable goals to ensure your results.
One of the main differences with this approach is using clearly defined objectives for you to perform daily. We recommend making stretches and exercises part of your daily routine because lasting results are achieved through persistence!
Request an appointment at McCabe and Brady Physical Therapy today!
Our results-based approach will provide the tools to help you manage your pain and eliminate future recurrences.
Call today for a comprehensive assessment and learn what steps you can take to alleviate your pain for the long term!