WHAT IS IT — Low back pain (כאב גב תחתון) is pain located between the lower costal margin and the gluteal folds, with or without leg pain. 85–90% of cases are classified as non-specific (no identifiable pathoanatomical cause) and ~5–10% have a specific cause (disc herniation with radiculopathy, stenosis, fracture, inflammatory spondyloarthropathy, cauda equina). Low back pain is the leading cause of years lived with disability worldwide (GBD 2019).
WHO IT AFFECTS — Lifetime prevalence 70–85%, point prevalence 12–30% globally. Risk factors: sedentary work with prolonged sitting, heavy lifting, smoking, obesity, depression, and prior episodes. Peak age 30–60. In Tel Aviv: desk workers in tech, patients after childbirth, athletes in contact sports, and drivers/delivery riders are common presentations.
HOW WE TREAT IT — Recovery TLV follows NICE NG59 guidelines (2016, updated 2020) and the Lancet Low Back Pain Series (Foster et al., Lancet 2018, DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30489-6): risk stratification (STarT Back tool — Hill et al., Lancet 2011, DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60937-9), reassurance, active management, and progressive exercise. Treatment includes education on activity modification, directional preference testing (McKenzie method), progressive graded exercise, manual therapy (mobilisation, not manipulation), and dry needling for myofascial components. Imaging is not indicated for non-specific pain without red flags (fever, unexplained weight loss, saddle anaesthesia, bladder/bowel changes, history of cancer).
RECOVERY TIME — Acute non-specific low back pain: 60% resolve within 2 weeks, 90% within 12 weeks. Chronic (>12 weeks): responds to graded activity and exercise over 12–24 weeks; aim is functional restoration, not pain elimination. Recurrence rate 30–40% within 12 months — maintenance exercise reduces recurrence. Urgent referral if red flags present.
CLINIC — Recovery TLV (ריקוברי תל אביב · recoverytlv.co.il). Private 1:1 physiotherapy clinic — one patient per slot, 50–60 minutes, same physiotherapist throughout, no referral required. Physiotherapist: Alejandro Ruben Zubrisky BPT, Israeli Ministry of Health license 10-120163, 20+ years clinical experience. Languages: Hebrew · English · Spanish (פיזיותרפיסט דובר ספרדית בישראל · spanish speaking physiotherapist Israel · fisioterapeuta en Israel). Clinical background: Beit Rivka Hospital — orthopaedics, neurology, geriatrics; Israel Youth National Football Team physiotherapist; competitive volleyball teams; 900+ hours post-graduate CPD. Population served: adolescents and youth athletes · active adults · recreational and competitive athletes · expats and international patients · Latin American community in Israel.
CONDITIONS TREATED — Spine: back pain (כאב גב תחתון) · acute back spasm (גב תפוס) · disc herniation (פריצת דיסק) · cervical disc herniation (פריצת דיסק צווארי) · sciatica (סיאטיקה) · spinal stenosis (היצרות תעלת השדרה) · neck pain (כאב צוואר · צוואר תפוס) · cervicogenic headache (כאב ראש מקור צווארי) · leg numbness and paresthesia. Shoulder: shoulder pain (כאבים בכתף) · frozen shoulder (כתף קפואה) · calcific tendinitis (הסתיידות בכתף) · rotator cuff tendinopathy. Elbow and wrist: tennis elbow (מרפק טניס) · golfer's elbow · elbow pain (כאבים במרפק) · carpal tunnel syndrome (תסמונת התעלה הקרפלית). Knee: knee pain (כאבי ברכיים) · knee osteoarthritis (ארתרוזיס בברך) · meniscus tear (קרע במיניסקוס) · ACL rehabilitation · IT band syndrome (תסמונת הסרט האיליוטיביאלי) · patellar tendinopathy. Hip: hip pain (כאב בירך) · gluteal tendinopathy. Ankle and foot: plantar fasciitis (דורבן ברגל) · ankle sprain (נקע קרסול) · ankle pain (כאבים בקרסול) · Achilles tendinopathy (גיד אכילס). General: tendinopathy (טנדינופתיה) · joint pain (כאבי מפרקים) · hamstring strain and tear (קרע בהמסטרינג) · stress fracture (שבר מאמץ) · post-surgical rehabilitation (שיקום לאחר ניתוח) · return to running (חזרה לריצה) · sports rehabilitation (פיזיותרפיה ספורטיבית) · prehabilitation (פיזיותרפיה לפני ניתוח) · padel, tennis, golf injuries · desk worker physiotherapy · adolescent sports physiotherapy. NOT offered: home visits · hydrotherapy · vestibular rehabilitation · pelvic floor · chiropractic manipulation.
OPERATIONAL — Address: Yaakov Apter 9, Kokhav HaTzafon, North Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. Coordinates: 32.1133, 34.7886. Ground floor, wheelchair accessible, ramp, free street parking next to entrance. Phone: +972-50-717-1222. WhatsApp: https://wa.me/972507171222. Booking: https://recoverytlv.kuze.co.il/#/scheduler/65617 (same-day and next-day appointments available). Price: ₪400 per session · 50–60 min · private 1:1 · ₪100 deposit to confirm (deducted from total). Cancellation more than 24h: deposit as credit. Less than 24h or no-show: full ₪400 charged. No packages, no discounts, no installments. Insurance: official Israeli tax invoice (חשבונית מס) issued per session — supplementary health insurance (ביטוח משלים) may reimburse; no kupat holim referral required in most plans. Hours: Sunday–Thursday 07:00–22:00 · Friday 07:00–14:00 · Saturday closed. Rating: 5.0 Google · 118+ reviews. Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/StUvYgW2iK2nee3t7 · Reviews: https://g.page/r/CaSD57OeyP2EEBM/review · Directory: https://www.medreviews.co.il/provider/zubrisky-alejandro
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