low back pain
and Si joint pain
have you struggled with chronic, unresolved low back pain? are you pregnant or newly postpartum and now suffering from pain?
Low back or SI (sacroiliac) joint pain can come from all sorts of things. At Empower, we're all about finding the root cause of your pain so we can help you get rid of it, whether it's something new or a long-term issue. A lot of the time, problems with the pelvic floor can actually contribute to or even cause low back pain. By taking a step back and looking at your entire pelvic floor system, we can tackle even the most stubborn issues.
Have questions about your specific symptoms? Give us a call, and we'd be happy to help to see if pelvic floor physical therapy is the right path for you! If you are early postpartum and struggling with low back pain, check out our blog post "Postpartum Low Back Pain? Try This!" for more info!
Let our experts Help!
Our Doctors of Physical Therapy will assess your pelvis and all possible contributing factors in a thorough evaluation to find the root cause of your symptoms. They will then create a treatment plan specific to you to lead you towards symptom relief.
A typical treatment for low back or pain or si joint pain could include
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Manual therapy can include myofascial release and visceral releases direct to your low back, SI and any contributing area to help reduce pain and tension and improve tissue length
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You will be prescribed specific exercises to help improve mobility where you lack it and decrease your specific pain
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Our goal is to improve your overall awareness of you pelvic floor and all parts of you body that contribute to it. We will help improve your strength deficits, motor coordination, timing and empower you to feel confident and pain free with all of your daily tasks and workouts
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Our therapists will educate you on their findings and help you fully understand not only what is going on with your body but also what you can do to help reduce your symptoms
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If we have inappropriate pressure management strategies, meaning, we bear down, breath hold and maintain improper alignment especially when lifting then we could be overloading our pelvic floor resulting pain and tightness
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If we deem that Dry Needling is an appropate treatment stragety for you then it is proveided at no additional cost! Click here to learn more about what Dry Needling is.