The patient is a 58-year-old man with intense pain in both hands, especially the right. He is a carpenter, handyman and does landscaping so this pain really compromises his ability to work.

He came in this morning for the first time, tells me he is a total skeptic, willing to try chiropractic to avoid surgery.

I followed the OD. Cervicals, upper thoracics, habit pattern, shoulders, wrists come up and were adjusted. At one point, I had him drink some water and he looked at me and said, "There's some blood flowing in my hand, I can't believe how much better it feels!"

I told him we weren't done yet and continued to follow the OD. By the time his body said stop he was feeling great!