Lower back pain is one of the most common reasons patients seek specialist spinal assessment.
While back pain can be frustrating and disruptive, most cases do not require surgery and many patients improve significantly through appropriate treatment, exercise, rehabilitation and lifestyle modification.
Seek Specialist Advice If
- Pain persists for several weeks
- Symptoms worsen
- Daily activities become limited
- Neurological symptoms develop
Common Misconceptions About Back Pain
“Back pain can only be treated with surgery.”
Most lower back pain can be successfully managed without surgery using a combination of physiotherapy, exercise programmes, rehabilitation strategies and other non-surgical treatments. Surgery is typically reserved for specific conditions such as spinal instability, neurological compromise, trauma or certain tumours.
“Once you have back pain, you will have it forever.”
Many patients experience significant improvement with appropriate treatment and management. Back pain is often a treatable condition and should not automatically be viewed as permanent.