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Lower-back pain in pregnancy
David Hoewisch, D.C.
Santa Clara, California
An 8-month pregnant patient with such LBP that she couldn't sit for more than 2-3 minutes without pain or fidgeting came to see me. She couldn't stand for more than an hour either without extreme pain.
Her 1st adjustment consisted of one adjustment to the left L5, left hip, and some cranials. I didn't think I had done enough to relieve her pain. The next day when I asked how she was, she said about the same.
Then I asked about the sitting pain specifically, and her jaw dropped to the floor. She had just had her nails done earlier that day and sat through the entire 2-hour procedure without any pain!
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