In reply to Climbing Pieman:
' shake my head in despair if the GP/Physio are just trotting out standard advice on basis of assumptions. If they are not specialists, then get it checked out by someone with more knowledge. Part of my long term problems are down to the casual advice trotted out by the uninformed medical folk. If you are sure there are no other likely causes other than postural, muscle weaknes, etc, then get her to a sport physio, and not just a standard physio, if that suits her (she could just take up more general first to see if her problem goes away itself). You will be amazed at the knowledge and expertise of a good sports physio.'
Hi Pieman, you cannot assume that they're trotting out standard advice.
Sure, exercise prescription is specific, and down to the person diagnosing and prescribing.
Sorry if you have had a bad experience, and hope your back is better, but not all back problems are solve able with exercise.
Sports physio is a loose term , and generally describes the private sector.
Standard or specialist NHS physio will keep you under the umbrella, and allow easier access to free scans and orthopaedic consultants should the problem not resolve.
Most NhS trusts have specialist back physios with access to a host of diagnostic tools and treatments.