Back and Spinal Physiotherapy in Tuggeranong

Back pain is one of the most common reasons people see a physiotherapist — and one of the most variable in presentation. At Calwell Physiotherapy Clinic, we assess the likely contributing factors behind your back or spinal symptoms, rather than treating "back pain" as a single condition, and build a management plan around your specific findings and goals.

Conditions we commonly manage:

• Acute and chronic low back pain
• Disc-related pain and sciatica (nerve-related leg pain)
• Degenerative spinal conditions, including spinal stenosis and facet joint pain
• Postural-related thoracic and lower back pain
• Spondylolisthesis and other structural spinal conditions
• Pre- and post-surgical spinal rehabilitation
• Work-related back injuries, including WorkCover claims

Our approach

Assessment includes understanding your pain pattern, movement restrictions, and any red flags that need medical follow-up. Treatment may involve manual therapy, targeted exercise for strength and control, education about movement and load management, and graded return to work, sport, or daily activities. For persistent or recurrent back pain, building longer-term movement capacity and confidence is often as important as short-term symptom relief.

We also see patients under WorkCover and DVA arrangements for work-related spinal injuries — see our Fees page for details on billing under these schemes.