lower back pain

Lower back pain is discomfort, tension, or pain in the area between your ribcage and hips. It can feel like a dull ache, sharp stabbing sensation, stiffness, or muscle tightness. Some people experience constant pain, while others feel it only during certain movements or positions. You might notice it more when bending forward, twisting, standing up from sitting, or even just lying down.

Lower back pain doesn't discriminate. It affects office workers and manual laborers, young athletes and older adults, parents carrying children and travelers hauling luggage. Whether you're in your twenties or seventies, going through pregnancy, menopause, or managing a demanding career, lower back pain can show up.

What Causes Lower Back Pain?

The causes are as varied as the people who experience it. Sitting for long hours at a desk weakens your core and compresses your spine. Standing for long hours, whether in retail, healthcare, or hospitality, fatigues your muscles and strains your lower back. Intense travel, whether for work or leisure, puts strain on your back from sitting in awkward positions and carrying bags.

Carers, whether professional or family members, often spend so much energy taking care of others that they neglect their own bodies. The physical demands of caregiving combined with the lack of self-care create the perfect conditions for lower back pain. New parents face a similar challenge: constant lifting, feeding in awkward positions, and severe lack of sleep leaves their bodies depleted and vulnerable to pain.

Stress and poor work-life balance create muscle tension that settles in your lower back. Life overload, juggling too many responsibilities without rest, manifests physically in this vulnerable area.

There are also medical causes: herniated discs, sciatica, arthritis, scoliosis, or muscle strains from injury. Some lower back pain has structural origins that require medical attention. This is why we always recommend visiting a doctor or physiotherapist first to understand what's happening in your body.

How Pilates Helps

Pilates is remarkably versatile in addressing different types of lower back pain because it works with your whole body, not just the painful area. Through controlled, mindful movement, you strengthen your core muscles that support your spine, improve flexibility in tight areas, and learn proper alignment that reduces strain on your lower back.

A good part of our clients have reached out to the studio due to lower back complaints, and you can simply read our reviews to see how much Pilates helped them work through this. We work in close alignment with your doctor/physiotherapist. Pilates isn't a replacement for medical care; it's a complementary practice that helps you build lasting strength and resilience.

What We Offer

Lower back pain doesn't resolve with occasional effort. You need consistent practice, and we guide you through that process. We help you advance your movement practice progressively, building a resilient body that manages lower back pain more successfully. More importantly, you'll develop awareness of your body's patterns so you know how to prevent pain from returning and what to do when it flares up.

This is serious work for people ready to commit to their wellbeing. If you're looking for quick fixes, Pilates isn't for you. But if you're ready to invest in understanding your body and building real, lasting change, we're here to support you.

Book your trial class and begin building the resilient body you deserve.