Case study: Paul

Paul

A 33 year old roofer presented to us with low back pain which had come on 6 weeks previously after lifting awkwardly at work; the pain was on the left side. During the exam he told us that he had been suffering with right sided low back and left hip pain for over 10 years.

He’d had several investigations for this including an MRI, and was now resigned to taking prescription anti-inflammatory medication for it on a permanent basis.

Our examination revealed stiffness in the hips and in the low back on the left. We also discovered he had a twist in his pelvis, causing excessive pressure on the hips; he also had a loss of the normal curves in his low back and his neck, predisposing him to back pain.

His progress has been very good, with ups and downs due to the physical nature of his job. Now he is doing great and reports that he can play football without any pain at all, for the first time in years. He felt the medication was disagreeing with him, so he has stopped it completely, and now finds that he doesn’t need it at all.


To quote him: “I’ve been struggling with this for years, it’s nice to have finally found someone who can crack it” (no pun intended)

Case study: Lucy

Lucy

A 53 year old lady called Sofia presented to us with chronic pain from her neck down to the middle of her back. She described it as a constant dull ache, and had suffered ever since she broke a collar bone in a bad fall at 18 years old. 

The pain affected physical activity and was aggravated by standing. She had received various forms of treatment over a 30 year period, including osteopathy, Bowen technique, shiatsu, and long-term chiropractic care; however she described her attempts as “like painting the Forth Bridge”, as there never seemed to be a resolution to the symptoms.

When we took x-rays we could see that her spine was misaligned, and was causing excessive stress and wear to the discs. For her treatment to be effective we needed to include specific techniques and a simple exercise to help improve the alignment of her spine.

After her first treatment session she reported a “massive reduction in pain”. By session 7 she was feeling much more movement in her mid-back, and after 15 sessions she said she had “forgotten what it’s like to be in constant pain”.

She also wrote us a lovely testimonial which you can read here.

(NOTE: Improving the underlying alignment of the spine helps us to get far better long-term results than treating the symptoms alone. In cases where people have received multiple forms of treatment over a long period, but are still getting pain, this can really help to break the cycle and make significant progress).