Back Pain Relief

About Back Pain Relief

Back pain is one of the most common reasons Filipinos walk through our door. For some, it starts after a long day hunched over a laptop in a BGC office. For others, it flares up after lifting a balikbayan box, bending over a toddler, or sitting on a cramped jeepney ride home to Pasig. Whatever the trigger, back pain rarely fixes itself — and rest alone is almost never the answer.

At MotionPath, we treat back pain as a movement problem first, a pain problem second. Most cases we see are driven by a mix of weak deep stabilisers, stiff hips, poor load management, and long hours in one posture. Our job is to find the real driver, give your tissues space to heal, and teach your body to move in a way that no longer provokes the pain. We handle everything from acute lumbar strains to chronic sciatica, suspected herniated discs, facet joint irritation, and post-pregnancy back pain.

Every plan is built around your life, not a textbook. If you are a tita juggling work-from-home and childcare, or a call-centre team lead on a graveyard shift, we design something you can actually do — ten minutes at your desk, a short reset before bed, and one or two focused clinic sessions a week.

What to expect on your first visit

• A 60-minute assessment with a licensed physiotherapist (PRC-registered), including posture, movement, strength, and nerve-tension screening.
• A plain-language explanation of what is driving your pain — no scary jargon, no upselling.
• Immediate hands-on treatment and two or three home exercises you leave with on day one.
• A written plan with visit frequency, expected timeline, and HMO coverage guidance if applicable.
• Free follow-up messaging with your therapist between visits so you are never stuck guessing.

Treatments we may use

• McKenzie method (MDT)Directional movement therapy, especially useful for disc-related pain and sciatica.
• Manual therapyHands-on joint mobilisation and soft-tissue release to reduce guarding and restore range.
• Corrective exerciseProgressive strengthening for the deep core, glutes, and hips — the muscles that actually protect your spine.
• Shockwave therapyFocused acoustic waves for stubborn chronic cases where tissue has stopped healing on its own.
• Dry needlingPrecise needling of trigger points in paraspinal and gluteal muscles for rapid tension release.
• Ergonomic coachingDesk, car seat, and sleeping-position tweaks — small changes that compound over weeks.

Typical session pricing

Service	Price
Initial assessment (60 min)	₱1,800
Follow-up session (45 min)	₱1,500
5-session package	₱6,500
10-session package	₱11,500
Shockwave add-on (per region)	₱600

Pro tip: If your back pain is worse in the morning and eases as you move, your issue is more likely stiffness-driven than disc-driven — and usually responds quickly to targeted mobility work. Do not wait six months to get it looked at.

Many of our back pain patients are desk workers from Ayala Avenue, Salcedo, and BGC who thought their pain was just part of the job. It is not. Once we identify whether your pain is driven by posture, disc pressure, or nerve tension, recovery is usually faster than people expect. Read more about the science of persistent discomfort in our pain management library, or see how the spine connects to other regions in our deep dive on chronic lower back pain after 30.

Back pain also rarely travels alone. Tight shoulders from laptop work, stiff hips from long commutes, and weak glutes from a sedentary lifestyle all feed into it. If your pain radiates upward, you may benefit from our shoulder therapy program alongside your back plan. The goal is never just to chase pain — it is to change the pattern that keeps producing it.