First Assessment
Free
45 minutes, at home
- Full clinical examination at the patient's home
- The likely cause explained in plain language
- A realistic recovery plan and what it will cost
- No obligation to book any further sessions
Ask people in Baner where their back hurts and the answers tend to follow the routine: a long call-filled day on a laptop, a ride across Baner Road in the evening, a toddler who wants to be carried the moment you get home. None of these is dramatic on its own. Together they leave the lower back stiff by night and sore by morning.
The back pain physiotherapy guide explains causes and treatment in general. This page deals with what that looks like in a Baner home and how a visit is run.
Where the load comes from in a Baner day
- The makeshift desk. Many people here work from home part of the week. A laptop on a dining table pulls the head forward and rounds the lower back, especially when the chair has no support.
- The commute. Whether on a bike, in a car or on a shuttle bus, a trip along Baner Road with metro-work diversions means long stretches of sitting, braking and bracing.
- Carrying and lifting. Young families lift children out of cots and car seats many times a day, often with a twist. Shopping bags and water cans add to it.
- Weekend swings. A quiet desk week followed by a long Saturday walk on Baner Hill, or a first game in months, can set off a flare-up in a back that has been unprepared.
- Sleeping on the wrong surface. A very soft mattress or a sofa bed used as a guest bed can aggravate morning stiffness.
What the physiotherapist does in your flat
The first visit begins with questions about how the pain started, where it goes, what it feels like at night, and whether anything points to a problem that needs a doctor first. The physiotherapist then checks how the spine moves, tests leg strength and sensation, and watches how you stand, sit and walk.
Being at home lets us test the movements that actually trigger the pain. You might be asked to get out of your own bed, sit at the table where you work, or pick up your child the way you usually do. If the main trouble is actually around the knee, the page on knee pain physiotherapy in Baner is the better fit.
Treatment generally combines hands-on work to ease stiffness and muscle spasm, a small number of exercises for the spine, hips and trunk, and advice on movement habits. If pain is too strong to exercise, a portable pain-relief device may be used for a short time so that you can move more freely. Each visit includes a review of what is working.
Small changes that fit a Baner routine
- Set a reminder to stand and walk to the window or the corridor for a minute every thirty minutes of sitting.
- Put the laptop screen at eye level and use a separate keyboard where possible.
- On a long ride, stop briefly to straighten up, and avoid hunching over the handlebars.
- Lift a child with your knees bent and the child close to your body, and change sides.
- Do your exercises on weekday evenings too, not only when pain is bad.
When back pain needs a doctor first
Go to a hospital emergency department if back pain comes with difficulty passing urine or controlling the bowels, numbness around the groin or inner thighs, weakness that is getting worse in a leg, or a foot that drags. The same applies after a fall or road accident, or if the pain comes with fever, unexplained weight loss or a history of cancer. These need medical assessment before any physiotherapy.
Arranging a visit
You can book a visit and tell us the society and the time window you prefer. For an overview of our work nearby, see home physiotherapy in Baner.