What you need to know about pain:

1. The original cause of the pain might not be in the back…Pain highlights what tissue is injured such as disc, nerve, ligament, muscle but it stops there! why is the tissue such as a spinal disc compromised?, what is stressing the muscle? An MRi can help identify the injured disc but thats where the information stops. You need to understand not just what is causing you pain but why, armed with this information you can make changes to manage your back pain and implement a plan to prevent reoccurrence.  
2. GP’s and medication.  medication can help you mange your pain, no one wants to be in pain, however as part of a management plan to recovery they can be useful, however as a dependance to resolve your issue they very rarely work.
3. Back Pain Rehabilitation requires more than just focusing on the area that hurts.  Outside of specific injury incidents its rare for a singular muscle to joint to be injures, there is no such thing as fixing your psoas to resolve your back pain, or simply strengthen you core. Muscle are connected to joints in a kinetic chain, your core is connected to the pelvis, thoracic spine and shoulders, so integrating a whole body approach makes sense when treating back pain.

Watch my Back Pain Rehabilitation video where I discuss what you can do and how my approach works