Back Pain
Back pain is extremely common worldwide and is no stranger to many dancers, performing artists and hypermobile athletes. In many cases for these types of athletes, back pain is most often related to overuse or over-training. During growth spurts and/or periods of increased training, injuries like this can pop up more readily as well. Our dance medicine specialists have a variety of treatment methods they can employ to address low and/or upper back pain for our performers.
Because back pain in general is very heterogeneous in nature, there is not a one-size-fits-all approach, and our clinicians always perform a detailed assessment to determine the likely cause(s) of your back pain before administering a treatment plan. Fortunately, back pain responds extremely quickly to physical therapy treatments in a lot of cases, but if it stems from a wider fatigue and endurance issue or has been ongoing for a long time, it can take several months to resolve fully and often requires a variety of treatment techniques to foster a full recovery. These often include a combination of manual techniques and stretching, strength and motor control exercises, movement pattern re-training when needed and additional modalities to facilitate faster recovery and pain relief at times.
Contact one of our dance and performing arts medicine specialists today to learn more about how we can help you get rid of your back pain for good.
