Most episodes of lower back pain are not caused by anything serious, and current guidelines recommend staying active, understanding the problem and doing the right exercises rather than long bed rest. Even when an MRI shows a disc bulge, many people improve well with a structured physiotherapy plan. What matters is a careful examination: how your back moves, which positions ease or increase the pain, whether the nerve is irritated, how your hips and core support your spine, and what your daily routine looks like.
Seeing you at home also tells us a lot that a clinic cannot. We can look at the height of your bed, the chair you work in, how you get up from the floor after puja or play with children, and how you manage the stairs in a multi-storey house. Small changes in these everyday movements often make a big difference to how quickly the back settles.
We treat a wide range of back problems: acute low back pain after lifting or a sudden twist, recurring backache in office workers and drivers, slip disc or disc bulge with or without sciatica, lumbar spondylosis and stiffness in older adults, muscle spasm, and posture-related pain in students and young professionals. For expecting mothers with mild, uncomplicated pregnancy-related back pain, we offer gentle, safe guidance on posture, positions and comfortable movement, always in line with the advice of their gynaecologist.
Recovery timelines vary. Many people with a simple acute backache feel clearly better in a few weeks, while disc-related sciatica can take longer and improves gradually rather than overnight. We will explain what to expect for your situation and adjust the plan as you progress. Because back pain is often linked with hip and knee mechanics, we may combine your plan with orthopaedic physiotherapy, and if you also have neck stiffness from desk work, see our neck pain physiotherapy. For patients recovering from spine surgery, our post-surgery rehabilitation follows your surgeon's protocol.
Please seek urgent medical care first if back pain comes with loss of bladder or bowel control, numbness around the private parts, rapidly increasing weakness in the legs, fever, unexplained weight loss, or follows a major fall or accident. These are uncommon, but they need a doctor before physiotherapy.