Forget backache thanks to laser therapy

If you have suffered from backache at least once in your life, you are in good company.

Over 15,000,000 Italians have in fact stated that they have had to come to terms with the pain which radiates from the lumbar region to affect the lumbosacral and sacroiliac areas, sometimes significantly limiting physical movement with an important impact on managing daily life. It is no coincidence that lumbago is considered to be one of the major issues affecting society, involving considerable management “costs” for the Health Service: the suffering it generates in fact leads to a growth in absences from work (75-85% of cases) and to an increase in the number of visits to GPs.

The causes

If we – really – have to give it a good point, it is that of being an “equal” issue, as it has no distinction for age, physical condition (sufferers include sportspeople as well as sedentary people) and gender, affecting both men and women indiscriminately. The underlying causes are instead mainly linked to excessive muscle strain during sports activities or when carrying out non-sedentary work, which requires moving or lifting a considerable weight. To quickly resolve the pain and recover movement, the most effective solution is to integrate medication and physiotherapy, resorting both to manipulation sessions and to instrumental therapies. Among the latter, laser therapy has proved to be particularly effective as it is able to significantly decrease pain and improve the spine’s efficiency thanks to its analgesic, decontracting and anti-inflammatory effects.