26/11/2025
💥LOW BACK PAIN
Your lower back works hard every day — supporting your posture, stabilising your spine, and absorbing stress with every movement.
Over time, poor posture, repetitive strain, or heavy lifting can cause misalignment and muscular imbalance, setting the stage for discomfort and dysfunction.
Common Mechanical Causes of Low Back Pain
🔹 Sacroiliac Dysfunction
Irritation or improper movement of the joint connecting the sacrum and pelvis — often felt as pain in the lower back or buttock.
🔹 Iliosacral Dysfunction
Misalignment of the ilium relative to the sacrum, leading to stiffness and local discomfort.
🔹 Sciatica
Compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve, causing pain, tingling, or weakness that may travel from the lower back down the leg.
🔹 Spinal Stenosis
Narrowing of the spinal canal that puts pressure on nerves, leading to pain or weakness when walking or standing.
🔹 Muscle Hypertonicity
Chronic muscle tightness that restricts motion, compresses joints, and increases postural stress.
🔹 Spondylitis
Inflammation of the spinal joints that can cause stiffness and reduced mobility.
🔹 Spondylolysis
A stress fracture in a vertebra, often due to repetitive extension or overuse — common in athletes.
🔹 Facet Joint Arthropathy
Degeneration or irritation of the small joints at the back of the spine, resulting in localised pain and stiffness.
How We Can Help
At Summit Performance & Rehab, we take a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to treating low back pain.
Our treatments may include:
✅ Manual Therapy Techniques — including deep tissue massage, mobilisations, dry needling, muscle energy techniques (METs), heat therapy, and spinal and pelvic realignments.
✅ Posture & Movement Assessments — to identify the root cause of your pain.
✅ Corrective & Strengthening Exercises — tailored to your body’s specific needs.
✅ Ergonomic & Lifestyle Advice — to help prevent pain from returning.
Our goal is to relieve pain, improve mobility, and restore alignment — helping your spine move the way it’s meant to.
Let’s find the cause and fix it — so you can get back to living, moving, and performing at your best.
