23/10/2026
🔎 BACK PAIN: WHAT IS YOUR BODY TRYING TO TELL YOU?
Not all back pain has the same cause! Understanding your symptoms can help guide the right assessment and treatment approach. 👇
Here are four common causes of lower back pain:
🔹 Disc-related pain: May worsen with prolonged sitting, bending or coughing. If a disc irritates a nerve, pain may radiate into the leg.
🔹 Facet joint pain: Often causes localised aching in the lower back, sometimes aggravated by leaning backwards, twisting or prolonged standing.
🔹 Muscle strain: Can cause localised pain, tightness and muscle spasms, often following lifting, sudden movements or increased activity.
🔹 Sciatica: Typically causes radiating pain from the lower back or buttock down the leg, sometimes accompanied by tingling, numbness or weakness.
These conditions can produce overlapping symptoms, so pain location alone cannot confirm the diagnosis. A thorough assessment helps determine which structures may be contributing to your pain and guides an appropriate rehabilitation programme.
💪 How can biokinetics help?
Individualised exercise rehabilitation can help improve strength, mobility, movement control and tolerance to daily activities, supporting your recovery and long-term function.
⚠️ Seek urgent medical assessment if back pain is accompanied by new bladder or bowel dysfunction, numbness around the groin, or rapidly worsening leg weakness.
📍 Kelly Frames Biokineticists
📞 011 702 8210
