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)