Remedial Massage for Lower Back Tightness: What to Expect
Lower back tightness is one of the most common reasons people book in with us — from desk work, from training, or from a combination of both.
Where it usually comes from
The lower back often ends up tight because it's compensating for restriction elsewhere — tight hips, weak glutes, or long periods sitting. Treating the lower back in isolation without considering those areas can mean the tightness keeps coming back.
What a session typically involves
Expect some questions about how long it's been going on, whether it's linked to a specific activity, and whether it's tightness or something sharper. Treatment usually covers the lower back itself along with the hips and glutes, since they're closely connected.
Tightness versus something more serious
General tightness that eases with movement and treatment is common and usually not a concern. Sharp pain, pain that radiates down a leg, or numbness and tingling are signs to get properly assessed rather than massaged — our osteopath treats back pain and sciatica.
What helps between sessions
Moving regularly through the day and not spending long unbroken stretches sitting tends to matter more than any single stretch.
Book a remedial massage in Kensington
92 Parsons Street, Kensington, inside Renegade MMA.
Book online or call the clinic on (03) 4054 1621.
