Luca Bernasconi
DemoStudio Bernasconi
- 4.8(4)
- Lugano
- Languages: it · en
PhysiotherapySports massageFascia therapy
Basic insurance (KVG)
- Price
- CHF 63–145
- Next appointment
- Available Thu, 15 Oct
Back pain
Back pain is very common and usually harmless. Four in five adults have it at least once. In about 85% of cases no specific cause is found, and most improve within two to four weeks.
- methods
- 28
- therapists
- 57
- after that, pain counts as chronic
- 12 weeks
Therascout does not diagnose. Have new, severe or persistent complaints checked by a doctor.
When to see a doctor straight away
If your back pain comes with any of these:
- fever without a previous infection
- numbness, tingling or weakness in the arms or legs
- problems passing urine or stool
- unintended weight loss
- pain after an accident
Emergency: 144
What you can do yourself
Keep moving
Carry on with daily life as normally as possible. It speeds up recovery.
Avoid bed rest
Lying down for long periods does not help and can be harmful.
Get checked after 4 to 6 weeks
If the pain persists, see a doctor.
Which methods are used?
Sorted by the state of research for chronic back pain. The rating shows how well the effect is supported, not whether it will help you.
What do the dots mean?How to read the rating
- Established
- recommended in guidelines, well studied
- Some evidence
- effect shown in studies, with limitations
- Limited evidence
- few or weak studies
- Traditional use
- used, but hardly studied
The rating covers the research, not the therapist.
- EstablishedBasic ins. (prescribed)
Physiotherapy
Exercise therapy relieves chronic back pain clearly better than no treatment.
- Some evidenceBasic ins.
Chiropractic
Similarly effective to other recommended treatments, such as exercise therapy.
- Some evidenceSuppl. ins.
Osteopathy
Similarly effective to other recommended treatments, such as exercise therapy.
- Some evidenceSuppl. ins.
Acupuncture
Relieves pain more than no treatment. Compared with sham acupuncture the difference is small.
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Some evidence · 4 more methods
effect shown in studies, with limitations
- Some evidenceSuppl. ins.
Classical massage
Short-term relief possible. No long-term benefit shown; the evidence is weak.
- Some evidenceSuppl. ins.
Medical massage
Short-term relief possible. No long-term benefit shown; the evidence is weak.
- Some evidenceSuppl. ins.
Alexander technique
- Some evidenceSuppl. ins.
Yoga therapy
Limited evidence · 13 more methods
few or weak studies
- Limited evidenceSuppl. ins.
Connective tissue massage
- Limited evidenceSuppl. ins.
Cupping
- Limited evidenceBasic ins. (prescribed)
Electrotherapy
- Limited evidenceBasic ins. (prescribed)
Fango (mud) therapy
- Limited evidenceSuppl. ins.
Fascia therapy
- Limited evidenceSuppl. ins.
Feldenkrais method
- Limited evidenceSuppl. ins.
Hydrotherapy
- Limited evidenceSuppl. ins.
Neural therapy
- Limited evidenceSuppl. ins.
Ozone therapy
- Limited evidenceSuppl. ins.
Rolfing / Structural integration
- Limited evidenceSuppl. ins.
Tai chi
- Limited evidenceSuppl. ins.
Thai massage
- Limited evidenceSuppl. ins.
Tui Na massage
Traditional use · 7 more methods
used, but hardly studied
- Traditional useSuppl. ins.
Acupoint massage (APM, Penzel method)
- Traditional useSuppl. ins.
Dorn-Breuss method
- Traditional useSuppl. ins.
Draining methods (detox procedures)
- Traditional useSuppl. ins.
Etiopathy
- Traditional useSuppl. ins.
Leech therapy
- Traditional useSuppl. ins.
Shiatsu
- Traditional useSuppl. ins.
Spiral Dynamics
Therapists: Back pain
Olivier Dubois
DemoCabinet Olivier Dubois
- 4.7(3)
- Lausanne
- Languages: fr · en · pt
Occupational therapyPhysiotherapy- Price
- CHF 66–150
- Next appointment
- Available Fri, 16 Oct
Praxis Gerber · Physio & Osteo
- 3.5(2)
- Zurich
- Languages: de · en · fr
- Online
PhysiotherapyOsteopathyMedical massage+1ASCAEGK therapist registerBasic insurance (KVG)- Price
- CHF 80–160
- Next appointment
- Available Wed, 14 Oct
We show practices that list this complaint in their profile. How do we sort?
Costs and health insurance
- Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, Electrotherapy
- Basic insurance; Physiotherapy, Electrotherapy with a doctor’s prescription
- Osteopathy, Acupuncture, Classical massage
- usually supplementary insurance, if the therapist is recognised
- Your insurer
- Each profile shows which insurers recognise the therapist.
- Price per session
- usually CHF 95–110, median CHF 100 (60 minutes, as stated by the practices)
Similar complaints
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Sources
- Rheumaliga Schweiz: Rückenschmerzen
- Hayden et al., Cochrane 2021: Exercise therapy for chronic low back pain
- Rubinstein et al., BMJ 2019: Spinal manipulative therapy for chronic low back pain
- Mu et al., Cochrane 2020: Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain
- Furlan et al., Cochrane 2015: Massage for low-back pain