At Fusion Rehab and Wellness, we strive to provide the most appropriate and accurate examination
We do this so that we can determine whether physical therapy is right for you, or if you need to be referred to another healthcare provider. We understand that we are not the only answer!
We believe that one of a physical therapist’s most important roles is as an educator.
- Understand the cause of your pain.
- Understand the purpose of each treatment and how it is meant to help your pain.
- Adjust your body mechanics, daily activities, and postures to reduce back pain.
- Prevent your back pain from returning, or be able to treat it yourself if it does return.
- Become your own advocate. We want you to be an active and educated part of your healthcare team so that you can help us and your other healthcare providers give you the care that you need.
Back pain can hit you when you least expect it.
It can begin simply standing in the kitchen drinking a cup of coffee or by lifting, and twisting. If you or someone you know has experienced back pain and would like some simple solutions, we can help you.
Request an Appointment
Important knowledge about an MRI image
- MRI imaging exposes us to radiation that is often needless given the success of Physical Therapy in the diagnosis and treatment of back pain.
- Most people end up at therapy before other interventions such as injections and surgery are attempted, even after a MRI is taken.
Fun Facts
- Healthy people have been found to have disc bulges and arthritic or degenerative changes without the presence of back pain.
- Just because you have a disc bulge or an arthritic spine doesn’t mean that your pain is coming from that particular issue.
Has Your back been in pain for the last few months?
Sometimes we get an ache or pain that lasts for months and hasn’t eased in the slightest. Advil and Tylenol might “take the edge off” of the pain, but it returns to hamper our daily activities. Lifting, bending, and twisting can become a grueling task. The pain may even prevent us from activities we enjoy like gardening or exercising.
Once you finally go see your primary care doctors, oftentimes you’re given a diagnosis of low back pain or sciatica. Then prescribed muscle relaxers or painkillers. Medication only succeeds in “taking the edge off” but does not solve the problem. Using this type of medication for weeks or months can even be dangerous. Long-term use of medications such as ibuprofen, naproxen, and others can increase the risk of liver damage, ulcers, heart attacks, and kidney disease.
If you have taken over-the-counter or prescription medications for weeks or months – or, like some of our patients – fight through your back pain while popping 3 or 4 pills at a time for months on end, I would strongly encourage you to request an appointment.
Sometimes we get an ache or pain that lasts for months and hasn’t eased in the slightest. Advil and Tylenol might “take the edge off” of the pain, but it returns to hamper our daily activities. Lifting, bending, and twisting can become a grueling task. The pain may even prevent us from activities we enjoy like gardening or exercising.
Once you finally go see your primary care doctors, oftentimes you’re given a diagnosis of low back pain or sciatica. Then prescribed muscle relaxers or painkillers. Medication only succeeds in “taking the edge off” but does not solve the problem. Using this type of medication for weeks or months can even be dangerous. Long-term use of medications such as ibuprofen, naproxen, and others can increase the risk of liver damage, ulcers, heart attacks, and kidney disease.
If you have taken over-the-counter or prescription medications for weeks or months – or, like some of our patients – fight through your back pain while popping 3 or 4 pills at a time for months on end, I would strongly encourage you to request an appointment.
Locations
Fusion Rehab and Wellness, Spotsylvania Office
Fusion Rehab and Wellness, South Stafford Office
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212 Butler Road
Falmouth, VA 22405 - 540-710-5144
- 540-683-8209
Fusion Rehab and Wellness, Alexandria Office
Fusion Rehab and Wellness, Fredericksburg Office
Fusion Rehab and Wellness, Caroline Office
- 17422 Library Blvd, Ruther Glen, VA 22546
- 540-270-4337
- 540-710-0131
