{"id":1016,"date":"2025-06-02T16:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T15:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/?page_id=1016"},"modified":"2025-06-02T16:15:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T15:15:20","slug":"low-back-pain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/low-back-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Low back pain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">LOW BACK PAIN<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Low back pain is very common and often starts for no obvious reason. The back is very strong and stable and back pain is very rarely caused by any serious problem or damage. Click on the links below for information and self help resources. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/muscle-bone-and-joints\/self-management-advice\/back-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NHS Inform &#8211; Back problems <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csp.org.uk\/conditions\/back-pain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chartered Society of Physiotherapy &#8211; Back pain<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pain-ed.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/13\/ten-low-back-pain-facts-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pain-Ed.com: 10 facts every person should know about back pain<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a5dd8a5b\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>For more information from NHS Lothian, click on the images below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column plaintext is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column plaintext is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/ibps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/08\/Back-Matter-How-to-help-yourself-to-a-healthy-back.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2024\/09\/back-matters-frame-1.png\" alt=\"back matters frame\" class=\"wp-image-1330\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2024\/09\/back-matters-frame-1.png 612w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2024\/09\/back-matters-frame-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2024\/09\/back-matters-frame-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column plaintext is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2022\/11\/Low-Back-Pain-and-MRI-scans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2024\/09\/LBP-scan-1.png\" alt=\"LBP scan\" class=\"wp-image-1331\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2024\/09\/LBP-scan-1.png 612w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2024\/09\/LBP-scan-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2024\/09\/LBP-scan-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column plaintext is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-grey-background-color has-background has-regular-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-regular-font-size\">The advice on this page does not replace a medical opinion.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-regular-font-size\">Discuss your needs with a health professional if you have any concerns.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOW BACK PAIN Low back pain is very common and often starts for no obvious reason. The back is very strong and stable and back pain is very rarely caused by any serious problem or damage. Click on the links below for information and self help resources. NHS Inform &ndash; Back problems Chartered Society of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/nogreenfullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,16],"class_list":["post-1016","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-back","category-self-help-resources"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"katepurcell","author_link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/author\/katepurcell\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":" <a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/category\/back\/\" rel=\"tag\">Back<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/category\/self-help-resources\/\" rel=\"tag\">Self help resources<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"LOW BACK PAIN Low back pain is very common and often starts for no obvious reason. 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