Everyday movement
Discuss how symptoms affect sitting, standing, walking, lifting or household tasks.
When back pain affects work, everyday tasks or exercise, start with understanding your symptoms and how they affect you. Discuss your goals with a clinician and explore appropriate next steps.
Back pain can begin suddenly, develop gradually or keep returning. Its cause is not always clear. Your history, symptoms and movement help guide the assessment and identify whether clinic care or further medical advice is appropriate.
Discuss how symptoms affect sitting, standing, walking, lifting or household tasks.
Talk about your routine, exercise and the demands you want your care plan to consider.
Review previous episodes, treatment and the changes you have noticed over time.
The assessment is tailored to your symptoms and circumstances, with time to ask questions about the findings and options.
Discuss when symptoms began, what changes them, relevant medical history, current medicines and previous care.
Your clinician examines movement and function, selecting additional checks according to your symptoms and findings.
Discuss suitable care, activity advice and review points, or whether you need further medical assessment.
Your plan may include movement guidance, exercise rehabilitation or appropriate hands-on treatment. Discuss the purpose of each option, your preferences and how you will review the response.
Explore exercise rehabilitation →Agree what you want to work towards and how it fits your routine.
Ask about movement, activity and what to do if symptoms change.
Discuss progress and whether the approach needs adjusting. Improvement and timelines vary.
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Directions and contact details →No. Describe your symptoms and how they affect you. The cause of back pain is not always obvious; an assessment helps guide the appropriate next step.
Call 999 or go to A&E for back pain with pain, tingling, weakness or numbness in both legs; loss of feeling around the genitals or anus; new bladder, bowel or sexual-function changes; chest pain; or pain after a serious accident. Do not wait for a routine clinic appointment. Read NHS back pain guidance →
Seek urgent GP advice or NHS 111 if back pain starts suddenly and is severe, worsens quickly, or you feel hot, cold, shivery or generally unwell. See a GP for persistent symptoms, unexplained weight loss, pain worse at night or concerns about the pain. Check the full NHS guidance →
Not every back problem needs imaging. Your clinician can discuss whether further medical assessment may be appropriate. A scan is not automatically included in a clinic appointment.
NHS guidance generally encourages staying active with back pain. The right approach depends on your symptoms and circumstances, so discuss how to adapt your routine with a healthcare professional.
Wear comfortable clothing that allows movement. Bring relevant reports, medicines information and details of previous treatment or exercise guidance.
It varies. Your clinician can discuss realistic goals and review points after assessment, but a recovery date cannot be guaranteed.
View the online appointment options or call 07748 483639 if you need help choosing. No GP referral is needed for a routine clinic assessment.
Book an assessment to discuss your back symptoms, movement and goals at our Southampton clinic.
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