Low Back Pain
A deep ache after a day at your desk, a catch when you bend to tie your shoes, or a band of tightness that never quite lets go.
What it is
Most low back pain is muscular. The muscles of the lower back, hips, and deep core take on more load than they can handle, and they ache, guard, and refer pain. The hips and mid-back often play a hidden role, which is why treating only the spot that hurts often doesn't work.
What makes it worse
It usually flares with long sitting, repeated bending or lifting, long drives, and stress. Some people find it eases with movement and worsens after rest. For others it's the reverse. Either way, that pattern helps your therapist find the source.
How PNMT helps
Your therapist starts with your pain history, then measures how far you can bend forward and tests specific muscles, including the hips and mid-back, to find which ones are driving your pain. Treatment is precise work on those muscles, with your feedback guiding it until the referral pattern is reproduced. If the cause looks like a disc, joint, or something else non-muscular, your therapist will say so and refer you on.
What to expect & how long
Your range of motion is measured before and after, so you can see improvement as well as feel it. Plan on at least three sessions, and often four to six, for meaningful change in long-standing back pain. Chronic patterns can take longer, and your therapist will tell you honestly how you're progressing at each visit.
What clients say
Best massage and pain relief I’ve ever had. Yu was an amazing therapist who really cared and listened. She helped my neck and back with a long term injury and gave me hope that it might actually be treatable. Highly skilled and knowledgeable, couldn’t recommend more. Life changing.
I have had great results from my clinical massage and neuromuscular therapy treatments at Soma Vida! The therapists have lots of clinical training and are true pain management professionals. My chronic back pain is much improved since I started my treatments! Highly recommend!
Sarah is an angel on Earth, and I mean that truly. My experience with them has been life changing. had been suffering with work related neck, shoulder, low back, hip and sciatic pain for many years (probably close to 10). I had spent the past two years being treated by various chiropractors, personal trainers and massage therapists with temporary relief, but without true improvement. After seeing a review by another patient in the dental field I was compelled to schedule an appointment with Somavida. At that time, I couldn't sit for more than 20 min without being in severe pain and I couldn't sleep for more than an hour or two without waking up in severe pain. Not only was I unable to work, but I could not even drive in to work without stopping due to pain. My daily functions were severely inhibited and I was beginning to think I would never be about to work again. At my first appointment, Sarah was so incredibly lovely and calming. After discussing with her my current diagnosis from my chiropractor, she assessed my posture, my pain, my range of motion and my working postures. Sarah is so incredibly knowledgeable and thorough that after her treatment that day I was pain-free for the first time in years. YEARS! I broke into happy tears while still on the massage table.
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Get help for Low Back Pain
Book a New Client Session. Your therapists will find the source of your pain and build a treatment plan for you.
75-minute first visit. Two therapists assess and one treats. Every follow-up is one-on-one with your therapist.
The whole Somavida team stands behind your treatment plan.