Case Studies
Case Study No. 1
Wrist Pain
Overview
A lay-up operator at a wood products plant, told his boss he had pain in the left wrist at the ulno-carpal joint and up into the forearm. He had a past history of bilateral carpal tunnel release surgery approximately two years before with full recovery.
The pain started about seven weeks prior to our meeting with him and steadily got worse. The pain was focused in the wrist but radiated up his arm as it increased. He showed a decrease in grip strength on the affected side. His supervisor took him off of his regular job and had him… [Read more]
Case Study No. 2
Back Pain
Overview
A young office worker was reaching and twisting under her desk for a wastebasket and had immediate onset of lower back pain with radiation into the left buttock and left leg. Pain was most significant in the left sacro-iliac (SI) joint. We saw her for a first appointment five days after the initial injury. Because of her symptoms, there was an initial concern of lumbar disc injury with nerve impingement. Her gait was altered and uncomfortable. In addition, she could not sit comfortably for any length of time. Hip and leg… [Read more]
Case Study No. 3
Shoulder Pain
Overview
A forklift driver had acute onset of right shoulder pain that was preventing him from raising his arm beyond 40 degrees. There was no incident that seemed to precede the pain as it came on suddenly. He reported no previous history of pain in the shoulder. He is right handed and uses the right arm to operate the controls on his forklift. He initially wanted to see a doctor for the problem but agreed to try the ergoFLEX approach to see if it would work. We saw him the next day after the problem started for an initial appointment. He showed… [Read more]