The patient
Her Story
A 79-year-old woman came to our clinic seeking help for persistent low back pain that had been affecting her for approximately two years. By the time she arrived, the pain had become so limiting that she could not sit for even an hour at a time.
During those two years she had tried several approaches to address her pain, including chiropractic care, physical therapy, and treatment through her general medical provider, without finding lasting relief.
She came to Therapy Unlimited looking for a different approach.
The Care
Treatment Approach
Her care began with myofascial release, using gentle, hands-on techniques to address the soft tissue restrictions contributing to her low back pain.
As her treatment progressed, acupuncture and Chinese Medicine care were added to her plan, and she completed a total of five acupuncture sessions alongside her myofascial release work.
The Journey
- Two years of low back pain; unable to sit for even an hour
- Chiropractic, physical therapy and medical care brought no lasting relief
- Started myofascial release, then added acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
- Now sits four hours with no pain and recommends the clinic
After treatment
Her Experience
Following her treatments, she reported that her back pain was significantly better than it had been with any of the other treatments she had previously tried. The clearest measure of her progress: she went from being unable to sit through a single hour to sitting for four hours with no pain.
From unable to sit for one hour to four hours with no pain.
She was so pleased with her experience and the improvement she experienced that she began recommending our clinic to people in her own community.
She encouraged her carpet cleaner and his wife to come see us and also strongly encouraged her son, who lives in Minneapolis, to seek out a Chinese Medicine acupuncture practitioner.
The result
Patient Outcome
The patient expressed that she was very pleased with both her care and her outcome.
Her experience demonstrates how combining myofascial release with acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, and taking time to understand each patient’s concerns, can succeed where other approaches had fallen short.
Patient-reported outcome
From unable to sit for one hour to sitting four hours with no pain, after myofascial release and five acupuncture sessions
Individual results vary. This case study reflects one patient’s experience and is not a guarantee of a particular outcome.