Private GP · Lurgan
Private GP for back pain in Lurgan
Back pain is usually mechanical and miserable, not dangerous. The useful job is to pick out the rare red flags, get you moving, write a fit note if work is the problem, and refer for imaging or physio when that is actually indicated.
Alongside the NHS, not instead of it. Keep your NHS GP. Call 999 in an emergency. Friends Medical GP is for planned private appointments and home visits that are not emergencies.
People also search for: sciatica, lumbago, mechanical back pain, slipped disc worry.
When to book
- Back pain that has stopped you working or sleeping
- Pain shooting down a leg
- You need a fit note with proper advice, not just a date
- Pain after a lift, a cough, or a long drive
- You want to know if you need a scan
Call 999 or go to A&E if
- New bladder or bowel incontinence, or you cannot pass urine
- Numbness around the genitals or back passage (saddle anaesthesia)
- Both legs becoming weak
- Back pain with unexplained weight loss, fever, or a history of cancer
- Pain after a significant trauma
For urgent advice that is not an emergency, call 111. Friends Medical GP is not an emergency service.
What happens in the appointment
- The GP takes a history that includes work, sleep, and the red-flag questions.
- They examine your back, nerves and walking.
- Most people leave with a movement plan, pain relief advice, and a fit note if needed.
- Scans are not the first step for ordinary back pain. If they are, we explain why and how to arrange them.
Clinic, online, or at home
A straightforward flare can start online. Weakness, numbness in the saddle area, or bladder change is an emergency, not a video. New back pain is better examined in clinic.
After you leave
Keep moving as advised. If red-flag symptoms appear, go to A&E. Physiotherapy and imaging can be arranged through Friends Medical Service when the GP thinks they will change the plan.
FAQs
Will you send me for an MRI today?
Not routinely. Most back pain does not need an MRI. If it does, we will say so and help with the referral.
Related problems we see
Headache and migraine
Headaches are common. Migraine is often under-treated. A private GP slot is long enough to take the history properly, check for the rare dangerous causes, and review the tablets you already buy over the counter.
Anxiety, stress and low mood
Anxiety, stress and low mood are among the commonest reasons people pay for a longer GP appointment. You get a quiet room, more than ten minutes, and a doctor who can issue a fit note, review medication, or write to your NHS GP. This is not a crisis service and it is not a replacement for talking therapies.
See a GP this week
Same-day and next-day private GP appointments in Lurgan, or a clinician at home if travel is the problem.