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When it comes to the lower spine and pelvis its not all about the movement – its all about balance.
We ideally want mixture of symmetry in spine and pelvis, good muscle strength and even tensions in adjacent muscle tissues.
There are many ways of achieving this balance:

Chiropractors  –  identify asymmetry’s in pelvis and back and manipulate them to return them to symmetry, removing joint and nerve irritation.
Physiotherapists – identify instabilities in joints and posture and prescribe exercises to correct poor body mechanics and educate better motions.
Osteopaths – identify asymmetry’s in joints a mixture of manipulations on joints and soft tissue techniques to reduce muscle tension
Myotherapists – identify the asymmetry’s of the back and pelvis and the state of the surrounding muscle tension and use mixture of muscle release techniques to return tension to balance.

The practitioner you will most likely respond to will generally be addressing the origins of your injury. In my experience when it comes to lower back pain initially there is more muscle thickening and guarding. Left untreated this muscle tension can distort skeletal symmetry and stress the nervous system, resulting in altered movement patterns and pain.

For more chronic cases, muscles tend to spasm and guard to protect. Far to often modalities only offer symptomatic relief, not really addressing the origins of the complaint
Its these changes the hands on skills of an experienced Myotherapist is best suited to change.