Lumbar Spondylosis Treatment in Faridabad: Physiotherapy Relief

What Is Lumbar Spondylosis?

But it is important to understand that imaging findings do not always correlate with pain. Many people with severe spondylosis on MRI have no pain, while others with minimal changes have considerable disability.

Symptoms of Lumbar Spondylosis

Common symptoms include: chronic lower back ache that worsens with prolonged sitting or standing, morning stiffness that eases with movement, referred pain into the buttocks or thighs (not true sciatica), reduced range of movement in the lower back, and muscle spasm. When osteophytes narrow the spinal canal (spinal stenosis) or foramen (foraminal stenosis), nerve symptoms such as leg pain, numbness, or weakness may occur.

Physiotherapy Treatment at Realign Rehab Clinic

Spinal Mobilisation and Manipulation

Skilled manual therapy techniques restore segmental mobility in stiff lumbar facet joints, reducing pain and improving movement. Grade I-II mobilisations are used for acute pain; Grade III-IV for chronic stiffness.

Core Stabilisation

The deep stabilising muscles (transversus abdominis, lumbar multifidus) are consistently found to be inhibited in people with chronic lower back pain. Our progressive core rehabilitation programme retrains these muscles to protect the spine during daily activities.

Postural Correction

Lumbar spondylosis is exacerbated by sustained poor posture. We correct sitting, standing, and sleeping postures and provide ergonomic advice for work and home environments.

Electrotherapy for Pain Relief

IFT (interferential therapy), TENS, and ultrasound therapy provide effective short-term pain relief that enables active rehabilitation. Heat therapy relaxes muscle spasm; cold therapy reduces acute inflammation.

Exercise Therapy

Specific lumbar extension exercises (McKenzie method where appropriate), flexion-based exercises, and aerobic conditioning all have evidence for reducing spondylosis pain. We tailor exercise selection to each patient's presentation.

Lifestyle Advice

Weight management, ergonomic workplace setup, avoiding prolonged static postures, and staying active are essential for long-term spondylosis management. Our team provides in-depth lifestyle guidance alongside hands-on treatment.

Get Treatment in Faridabad

At Realign Rehab Clinic, NIT-5, Faridabad, we help patients with lumbar spondylosis return to comfortable, active lives without surgery. Book your consultation today.

Understanding Lumbar Spondylosis: What the MRI Actually Shows

Lumbar spondylosis is a general term for age-related degenerative changes in the lumbar spine. An MRI of a 50-year-old in Faridabad will almost always show some spondylotic changes.

Spondylotic changes on imaging do not predict pain severity, disability, or treatment outcomes.

Spondylosis vs Spondylolysis vs Spondylolisthesis: Know the Difference

• Lumbar spondylosis: Age-related degeneration — disc narrowing, osteophytes, facet changes. Common, often asymptomatic.
• Spondylolysis: Stress fracture of the pars interarticularis (bone arch). Common in fast bowlers and gymnastics.
• Spondylolisthesis: Forward slippage of one vertebra on another. Can cause nerve compression and leg pain.

Physiotherapy Treatment for Lumbar Spondylosis at Realign Clinic Faridabad

Extension-Based Exercise Therapy

Many lumbar spondylosis patients have extension preference — spinal extension exercises (prone press-ups, standing back extensions) reduce and centralise their pain. This aligns with the McKenzie methodology — identifying the directional preference unique to each patient and using it therapeutically.

Core Stabilisation and Lumbar Strengthening

Deep spinal stabilisers — transversus abdominis and multifidus — provide the dynamic segmental stability that protects degenerative segments from excessive loading. Progressive core training reduces pain recurrence and improves long-term spinal health.

Flexibility and Posture Correction

Thoracic mobility, hip flexor flexibility, and hamstring length all influence lumbar loading. For Faridabad office workers with prolonged sitting, thoracic extension mobilisation and hip flexor stretching are often transformative for spondylosis-related pain.

Home Exercises for Lumbar Spondylosis

Cat-Cow Mobilisation

On hands and knees. Arch the back upward (cat), then let it drop downward (cow). 10 slow repetitions, twice daily.

Safe, gentle lumbar mobilisation — appropriate for most spondylosis presentations. Maintains segmental mobility and reduces morning stiffness.

Prone Press-Up (McKenzie Extension)

Lying face down, hands under shoulders. Press up through the arms, leaving the hips on the floor.

Hold 10 seconds, 10 reps. Effective for extension-preference spondylosis.

If this causes increased leg pain, do not continue — your pattern may be flexion preference, needing different exercises.

Frequently Asked Questions — Lumbar Spondylosis

Q: Is lumbar spondylosis curable?

The structural degeneration visible on MRI is permanent — like grey hair, it is part of ageing. However, pain and disability from spondylosis are highly treatable.

Most patients achieve excellent pain control and full function with physiotherapy and lifestyle modification. The goal is not to reverse the degeneration but to restore normal pain-free movement and activity.

Q: Can lumbar spondylosis cause leg pain?

Yes — when osteophytes or disc bulges compress nerve roots (lumbar radiculopathy), leg pain following the dermatome of the affected nerve develops. This requires targeted neural mobilisation, directional preference exercises, and sometimes epidural steroid injection in addition to physiotherapy.

See our sciatica treatment guide for more detail.

Q: Should I avoid exercise with lumbar spondylosis?

No — the opposite is true. Evidence consistently shows that appropriate exercise is the most effective treatment for spondylosis-related back pain.

The key word is "appropriate" — your physiotherapist will design exercises that match your specific pattern and severity. Complete rest worsens outcomes in almost all back pain studies.

Book Lumbar Spondylosis Physiotherapy in Faridabad

Call +91 9818185589. Realign Rehab Clinic, NIT-5, Faridabad. Also see: back pain treatment, slip disc recovery.