How to use physical therapy to relieve back pain<br>Choose a physical therapist who specializes in back pain treatment. Make an appointment with your doctor to get a prescription for physical therapy. Ask the doctor to recommend a handful of physical therapists who have extensive experience treating cervical, thoracic or lumbar spinal pain.
Cervical spinal pain is harder to treat than lumbar spinal pain.
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