Back pain shouldn't decide how you spend your day.

When people usually get in touch

• Ache that builds through a day at a desk or in the car
• Stiffness first thing in the morning or after sitting
• Pain when lifting, bending or twisting
• Symptoms that travel into the hip, buttock or leg
• Back pain that has settled before but keeps returning
• Uncertainty about whether to rest or keep moving

What the assessment looks at

The first appointment is an assessment. We are trying to understand where symptoms are felt, what makes them worse and how your back behaves under everyday load.

• Where the symptoms are felt, and whether they travel
• Which movements and positions aggravate or ease them
• Your daily routine — sitting, driving, lifting, training
• Movement, strength and mobility relevant to your back
• What you want to get back to doing

How rehabilitation usually works

Depending on the assessment, rehabilitation may combine movement work, progressive strength, mobility and practical changes to how you load your back through the day. We explain the reasoning so you can carry it on outside the clinic.