About Back Solutions
We've Been Where You Are.
Born From Personal Experience. Dedicated to Chronic Back Pain.
Rick Saunders was studying health science and playing sport at a high level when he injured his back. He was young, ambitious and determined to return to sport — yet his back pain made even sitting, standing and ordinary activity difficult.
He had access to a wide range of practitioners and treatment approaches, and tried many of them. Some had little effect. The best often gave temporary relief, but the pain returned as soon as he resumed the activities that mattered to him.
A turning point came when an elite sprint coach recognised significant weakness and muscle loss in the very areas responsible for supporting Rick's lower back.
The problem was that every attempt to strengthen those muscles seemed to make his pain worse. But what if there was a way to rebuild that lost strength through movements that actually made his back feel better?
That insight changed everything. Drawing on his health science background and principles from elite sprinting and powerlifting, Rick began developing a different approach — one that combined neuromuscular activation, coordination and progressive strengthening with movements that could also provide relief.
Through this approach, Rick ultimately overcame his own chronic back pain.
But overcoming his own pain was only the beginning. The next challenge was adapting those same principles for everyday people whose pain, weakness and protective movement patterns made conventional strengthening difficult.
Over approximately two decades, Rick personally worked with thousands of people facing those same frustrations — people who felt weaker, feared flare-ups and had lost confidence that they could ever return to the activities they loved. Through that experience, he continued refining the approach that became Neuromuscular Facilitation (NMF).
Back Solutions was born from that journey — and two decades dedicated to helping people who have tried everything find a different way forward.
Not a Clinic That Tries to Treat Everything.
Our focus is deliberately narrow: people living with persistent back pain, particularly those who feel they've already tried every reasonable option.
We know the real cost of chronic pain isn't measured only in discomfort. It's the activities you stop doing, the plans you cancel, the movements you fear and the feeling that your body can no longer be trusted.
Our passion is helping people who have begun to lose hope find a credible way forward.
What Makes Our Approach Different?
We listen to the whole story. We look beyond the immediate painful area. We help people understand how guarding, muscular weakness and altered movement may be contributing to their difficulties. Then we guide a progression toward better coordination, strength and confidence.
Education, reassurance and practical self-management matter as much as knowing which exercise comes next.
Your Consultation Is With Rick.
You'll work directly with Rick Saunders — the founder who overcame his own chronic back pain, developed the NMF approach and has spent two decades personally helping thousands of people facing similar frustrations.
This isn't a generic consultation. It's an opportunity to share your story with someone who has experienced the same challenges firsthand and dedicated his professional life to helping people find a different way forward.