Bridge Road Physiotherapy · Articles

Understand the problem.
Know your next step.

Practical reading on gym injuries, pain and rehabilitation. What to change, when to seek assessment and how to rebuild the activities you enjoy.

By Thihan Chandramohan · Physiotherapist in Richmond

Athletic low back pain: why the sport matters

Back pain in a gymnast, a rower and a footballer raises different questions. Their training and return to sport deserve more than one exercise sheet.

A sore back after lifting brings questions about discs, scans and the next gym session. Start with the symptoms, then work out a way back to the bar.

No twist or fall, but stairs and squats have started hurting. Find out what is happening and where to start with exercise.

A warm-up helps, then the shoulder aches afterwards. Look at the whole response and find a press you tolerate before rebuilding the work.

The swelling is settling. Walking is easier. There is still movement, strength and balance to work on before returning to sport.

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