KST A to Z
Back and leg pain
William (Sandy) Watt, DC
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
A new patient came in yesterday with low back pain (intensity of 10/10) and left leg pain (intensity of 10/10). She has had a surgical consult, physiotherapy, rehab testing, etc. No improvement for months; in fact, she is getting worse. On two different occasions, she couldn't walk at all.
On examination, she couldn't externally rotate her left hip and her piriformis was tight. The pubic was subluxated, and so was the innominate. Her Oswestry Low Back score was 66%.
I adjusted her yesterday and she came in today with her low back at 2/10 and her leg 0/10.
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