An individual therapy should be always based on several levels: The conservative methods are the baseline of each treatment and they should be extensively applied, long before a more invasive treatment is considered. We apply all the time conservative methods together with all kind of treatments.
All conservative methods have in common that they do not interfer with the body. Therefore, they are less complex and do not bear much risk.
For instance, physiotherapy is used to improve or recuperate the mobility. Also a special workout therapy can help to regain the stability of the spine. The physical therapy applies heat or cold.
Also painkilling medication - mostly in the form of tablets or injections - can be used to stop the vicious circle of pain: pain leads to immobility which causes tense muscles which consequently results in new pain. Precise injections can stop this phenomena.