Has anyone had PT for low back pain and did it help?

I am so sorry you had that experience! Search another PT! Don’t give up.

I quit PT because it wasn't helping, and I was running my own therapy sessions without supervision. Do you know of any medicine that will stop the degeneration of the spine, or meds that help? TIA

We differ on that. Just as I put total trust in my Surgeon, I had the same for the PT team. I went to great folks who knew more than ME! (Gasp)

Yes! I need to go back because I fallen off the wagon and now my back pain is excruciating. But going to physical therapy and learning the exercises was almost like a miracle they help so much with my lower back pain.

I was getting quick-onset cramps in my hamstrings, even after stretching. My Dr ordered an MRI, and she noted from the MRI my lower back muscles were tight, causing my sciatic nerve some occasional pressure, and the short-lived cramps.

I found a chair at the gym that allows me to sit with my body forward and my feet behind and underneath me. There is a bar to grip and I slowly roll my torso back, creating a nice stretch for the lower back.

I don't know the name of the chair. It looks like a massage chair, but the similarity ends there.

Pay attention to your gut feelings. If you think something isn’t right for you with PT or surgery, speak up. They may be able/willing to try something different. If not, move on. With surgery, I would always get a second opinion beforehand. They may have more technical knowledge than you, but not be using it to your benefit.
If they don’t listen, or you’re doing PT without supervision, to me those are red flags.

I’ve not done PT for lower back pain, but I have for knees and shoulder and it does take time and consistency. With that I got good results.
Maybe ask the PT why they’re emphasizing the scoliosis over the lumbar region. There could be a reason, such as the curvature putting stress on the lower back; just a thought.
I’ve gotten some good info from YouTube, you just have to be selective. My PT was glad about my outside research and interested in the videos I showed her. To me, a good PT would not be threatened by that.
Best of luck, and please persevere.

My PT said I had "knots" in my muscle while doing PT, when I said it hurt. She gently massaged it and it went away. Didn't have to have a MRI for that! Had pain in hips and legs, and this PT is helping.

I have chronic low back pain (degenerative disc, scoliosis, spinal stenosis, and facet joint pain) and have had PT a number of times. I was not helped that much by it. Yet almost every time I visit a doctor, whether it's primary care, rheumatologist, or pain management, they ask if I want another script and I turn it down. However, I have developed significant sciatic nerve pain that travels down my leg and is making mobility very painful. I am now considering PT again, specifically to address that pain. I have had both good and not so good results from epidural. So not great results from PT, but I am considering it again.

Hi Daphne: I am exactly in the same place you are. I don't know where to go now. PT wasn't helping but maybe a different PT might be better. Just because I have scoliosis I need to find one that doesn't concentrate on that entirely. Reading on line has helped me but that's all I do, and it's alot of sitting which isn't good either. Thank you !