Lower Back Pain & Hip Pain
Eight out of ten adults experience back pain at some point in their lives (1). While it is common to reach for over-the-counter pain medications to reduce the pain, at Chiropractic Balance, we ask ‘What is the cause of your low back pain’?
Understanding lower back & hip pain
Do you have:
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Muscle spasm in the back or gluteals
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Pain getting up from sitting or getting out of bed
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Joint and bone degeneration (osteoarthritis)
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Lack of flexibility in hips or legs
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Sciatica (shooting pain down one or both legs)
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Frequently the cause of low back pain is an imbalance of the spine and nerves (subluxation) and it’s unlikely to get better on its own (2).
Medication may reduce the pain but it often doesn’t solve the underlying problem.
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Our Chiropractors specialise in identifying and dealing with imbalances in the spine, muscles, and nerves. We want to give you the best chance to get out of pain and keep you like that so you can do the things you enjoy.
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Our approach
If you have low back or hip pain, at your first visit we will review your history and do a thorough examination to see if imbalance may be causing your low back or hip pain.
If it is, we will begin working on improving it. But we don’t stop there, usually, the cause of low back or hip pain is multifaceted.
We examine the rest of your spine and body to see if it’s contributing and look at your lifestyle for what might have caused the imbalance in the first place.
We help you focus on making supportive changes that can include movement, posture, nourishment and restoration.
The evidence behind our care
We base our approach on current clinical guidelines and peer-reviewed research to ensure you're getting the safest, most effective care possible.
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(1)Rubin Dl. Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Spine Pain. Neurol Clin. 2007; May;25(2):353-71.
(2)Chiropractic.org.nz. 2020. Vertebral Subluxation » New Zealand Chiropractors’ Association. [online] Available at: <https://www.chiropractic.org.nz/about-chiropractic/vertebral-subluxation> [Accessed 15 April 2020].
(3)Kazis LE, Ameli O, Rothendler J, et al. Observational retrospective study of the association of initial healthcare provider for new-onset low back pain with early and long-term opioid use BMJ Open 2019;9:e028633. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028633
(4)Qaseem A, Wilt TJ, McLean RM, et al, for the Clinical Guidelines Committee of the New Zealander College of Physicians. Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the New Zealander College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2017;166:514–530. [Epub ahead of print 14 February 2017]. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/M16-2367
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