Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Case history category.
Case history: what a headache
Filed in Case history, March 25, 2009, 4:06 amColleen, from Ohio, is a 27-year-old customer service agent with an airline. She had pain in the neck and the right shoulder blade. There was no known cause for the pain. The pain radiated down her right arm to her thumb and she had occasional headaches. When she started the McKenzie program, she had had [...]
Case history: a real (estate) story
Filed in Case history, February 11, 2009, 11:43 amCarl, 45, is a real estate agent in Massachusetts. Following an auto accident, he had sharp neck pain. He saw his chiropractor, and the appointments made his neck feel better but had no lasting effect.
Carl canceled all but his most critical appointments and rested at home as much as he could. One Saturday, his mother [...]
Case history: engineering her own recovery
Filed in Case history, February 4, 2009, 11:54 pmHelen is a civil engineer, age 52, and lives in upstate New York. She had lower back pain for eight years. The pain was worse when she sat or bent over. She got some relief simply by using a lumbar roll, by walking, and by standing.
Case history: behind the 8 ball
Filed in Case history, February 1, 2009, 2:33 pmRikki is a 38-year-old factory worker in Michigan. For three months before beginning the McKenzie program, she had pain in the neck, left shoulder, and upper left arm. She said her neck pain was an 8 on a scale of zero to 10.
The pain would get worse during the day. In her job, she sat [...]
