Physiotherapy and exercise
Guided movement, strength, and activity planning.
Understand · 01
About back & spine pain
Back discomfort may follow lifting, prolonged positions, reduced activity, repeated loading, injury, or age related tissue change. Disc, facet joint, bone, nerve, and muscular factors can overlap. A careful history is important because some symptoms need prompt investigation.
Common conditions
- Nonspecific low back pain
- Degenerative disc change
- Facet joint pain
- Sciatica
- Spinal stenosis
- Sacroiliac joint pain
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Treatment options compared
The cause, health history and goals guide your options.
Medication
Medicines used within a wider care plan.
Injections
A substance placed into or around the affected area.
Surgery
Repairing, stabilising, or replacing damaged tissue.
Stem cell therapy
Prepared cells administered after clinical screening.
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How does stem cell therapy work for back and spine pain?
Back pain can come from muscles, facet joints, spinal discs or nerves, and several factors may overlap. A disc has a softer centre and a stronger outer ring that help distribute load between spinal bones. Changes on a scan do not, by themselves, prove that a disc is causing pain.
The proposed biological action
For selected disc-related discussions, the proposed role of mesenchymal stromal cells concerns biological signals within the disc environment. These signals may interact with local cells and inflammatory pathways. This is different from inserting a replacement disc or physically changing the shape of the spine, and it does not establish that symptoms will improve.
What it cannot be assumed to do
Stem cell therapy does not mechanically remove a disc bulge, widen a narrowed spinal canal or free a compressed nerve. It is not a general treatment for all back pain. A disc-directed procedure requires its own specialist assessment; a treatment offered for a limb joint cannot simply be assumed suitable for the spine.
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Is it right for me?
May be worth discussing
- A defined pain source is identified
- Symptoms persist after standard care
- You want to review the options in writing
- You want to compare all options
May not be suitable
- New bladder/bowel changes, saddle numbness or worsening weakness
- Infection, pregnancy or uncontrolled health
- Cancer concerns needing review
- Pain source not yet assessed
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Your journey & recovery
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Consultation
Share symptoms and questions.
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Records review
Review history, medicines and scans.
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Personalised plan
Discuss options, timing and pricing.
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Procedure & follow up
Receive care and activity guidance.
Recovery and return to activity depend on the procedure and your health. Confirm activity and flight timing with your medical team.
Decide · 06
Questions and answers
Cost depends on assessment, sessions, tests and follow up. Written pricing is shared after your free consultation.
