Degenerative Spine Condition
How is degenerative spine condition treated?
Your doctor may recommend physiotherapy treatment to assist with your pain relief and improve your flexibility and strength.
This may comprise:
- A back brace or back taping
- Activity adjustments advice
- Change in lifestyle and better ergonomics
- Dry needling (a type of acupuncture)
- Electrotherapy (ultrasound)
- Exercises to improve flexibility, strength and core stability
- Hydrotherapy (exercises in water)
- Ice or heat treatment
- Medications for pain relief, anti-inflammatory agents, muscle relaxants
- Minimally invasive and open surgery for spinal decompression of nerves and stabilisation of the spine
- Mobilisation (gentle stretches to restore movement)
- Pilates
- Soft tissue massage
- Spinal injections and radiofrequency ablation of painful areas
- Traction (physiotherapist applies force to spine to relieve pressure)
- Walking aids
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