Success Story - Lower Back Pain

A female patient in her mid-20s came into our office suffering from lower back pain on the right side that also gave her a burning sensation down her glute and leg after sitting for long periods of time at her home office. When she came in for her evaluation, she mentioned she had just moved and felt like something happened in her lower back as she was picking something up. During her exam, Dr. Hoberland found a disc issue in the lumbar spine as well some scoliosis that could be contributing to the tension. The disc had been compressing a nerve that was causing the pain and burning feeling. Our patient was instructed to work on lower back McKenzie exercises between her visits and was able to gradually upgrade the exercise positioning at each visit until she found herself pain free! In addition to the lumbar exercises, she was given a lumbar roll to use at her desk for better postural support and to adjust her monitors for proper ergonomics to alleviate any residual pain. During her visits, she received chiropractic adjustments in her lower back, muscle release techniques, and plenty of education on her issue and the exercises. Amazingly, this patient was discharged after only 4 visits because of her dedication to her work outside her visits and her general understanding of the issue based on the education she received. She is now pain free and knows exactly what to do when there’s a flare up!