This service is responsible for providing all the necessary tools to those who suffer from back pain or to those who want to prevent it.
Holistic view of the person
We work with a holistic view of the person, trying to adjust the treatment to the patient’s needs, understanding that back pain covers different spheres, taking into account biological, psychological and social factors and looking for the final expectations of each individual that adapt to the daily life of each person, whether it be activities of daily living or reincorporation into a sport.
The mainstay of treatment is through physical exercise, although it cannot be separated from education in healthy habits, pain management, and emotional management.
Who is the Back School aimed at?
People, athletes or not, who suffer from chronic or persistent lumbar, dorsal or cervical pain due to different causes (scoliosis, herniated discs, disc protrusions, spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, disc degeneration, discopathies, sciatica).
People, athletes or not, who want to reduce the risk of back pain.
The treatment is suitable for anyone, any age, any physical condition, anyone who is willing to internalise changes and actively engage in their recovery.
What are the Back School sessions based on?
First visit
The first visit is usually with a physiotherapist, in the form of a physiotherapy session, who will be in charge of the first phase of treatment, and who will refer the user to the Back School as soon as the pain has been reduced and the patient is able to move better.
Individual sessions
These 50-minute sessions begin with an initial assessment through different functional tests, measuring the range and quality of movement, strength and possible muscular imbalances that may exist.
The first sessions of the Back School are carried out individually, in order to accompany the work on body awareness, muscle activation and motor control. Normally, approximately 4 individual sessions are carried out until the patient acquires greater independence to be able to move on to the group sessions, although if desired, the work can always continue on an individual basis.
Group sessions
These take place in small groups of a maximum of 5 people. You can choose to come 1, 2 or 3 days a week. Each person will follow their own personalised session independent of their group mates.
Objectives
BACK SCHOOL
- Increasing range of motion
- Improve body awareness and motor control
- Increase muscular strength and endurance
- Overcoming the social and emotional barriers created
- Breaking myths about back pain
- Providing strategies for self-management of pain
- Increasing functionality and autonomy
- Accompanying the person to return to his or her usual lifestyle and/or sporting activities
We offer free voluntary workshops outside the sessions to improve the barriers and social conditioning common to sufferers of chronic and persistent back pain.
Support group
Monthly voluntary talks are held on the mechanisms that create and/or can perpetuate pain, to help minimise the repercussions that back pain can have on daily life, and to help dissipate and manage pain.
Adapted excursions
Quarterly nature outings are organised with the companions of the Back School, with the aim of overcoming barriers and beliefs, both physical and social.
