Sunningdale Osteopathic Clinic

Spinal pain and dysfunction, both acute (recent origin) and chronic (longer term), is the bane of our lives. 80% of people will, at some point, suffer from it to a greater or lesser degree. Although low back pain is the most common form of spinal pain, the following points also apply to pain in the thoracic and cervical (neck) areas.

The evidence is clear that it is very important to avoid the development of chronic or recurring low back pain. Surgery is not a 'cure' for low back pain, but more of an end-stage pain management approach. Surgery can, though, in a high number of cases help resolve sciatic (leg) pain that refuses to get better despite proper manual therapy and rehabilitation.

The NHS does not cope well with low back pain, mainly because of the well known lack of resources. It is important to seek proper private care as soon as a low back episode looks as though it is not going to resolve, or as soon as it becomes apparent that the low back pain keeps coming back.