Our Patient A 33-year-old female came to us complaining of persistent left groin pain and painful intercourse. She had been seeing a physical therapist for hip pain that extended to her groin and pelvis. The Challenge In addition to physical therapy, the patient was treated with manual internal pelvic floor massage. When her condition did […]
Read MoreOur Patient A male cyclist came to us with erectile dysfunction and pelvic pain. He was being treated elsewhere with manual therapy, with no signs of improvement. The Challenge The therapist who had been treating the patient was using internal manual therapy to address tight pelvic floor muscles, when in fact the muscle tension was […]
Read MoreOur Patient Our patient was a 65 year-old male complaining of medial knee pain, with a history of low back pain. He had previously undergone a lumbar discectomy where a degenerative disc had been removed at L4-L5. He suffered from mild arthritis in both knees, and had an old medial meniscus tear. The patient had […]
Read MoreOur Patient Our patient was a 55 year-old male employee of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The patient’s job required heavy manual labor. He came to us complaining of hip and low back pain. The Challenge The patient’s job did not allow ample recovery time for standard physical therapy and injury rehabilitation to provide significant […]
Read MoreOur Patient Our patient was a 22 year-old male presenting with low back pain, scoliosis, and external hip and foot rotation. The Challenge The patient had previously sought orthopedic consultations and underwent MRI. The suspected diagnosis was ischio-femoral impingement, a condition associated with hamstring syndrome, to which his external hip and foot rotation were attributed. […]
Read MoreOur Patient Our patient, a 28 year-old male, had been suffering for over two years with unexplained facial and upper body pain. He had seen two separate neurologists and undergone MRIs of his brain and cervical spine, with no concrete diagnosis. The patient’s symptoms included: Pains in the face, anterior neck, chest and rib cage […]
Read MoreOur Patient Our female patient came to us after unsuccessful treatment at another clinic. She presented with painful hip snapping, leg paresthesia (tingling/numbness), low back pain, sacroiliac(SI) joint pain, and gluteal pain. She had previously been treated with epidural steroid injections, piriformis steroid injections, and hip steroid injection, without long-term results. The Challenge Navigating the […]
Read MoreOur Patient Our patient presented with persistent neck and interscapular pain lasting more than five years, with a history of overhead sports and a prior car accident. The patient had been unsuccessfully treated elsewhere. The Challenge Pain had begun prior to the patient’s car accident. The patient had received a brachial plexus hydrodissection, which failed […]
Read MoreOur Patient Our patient is a 58 year-old female with complaints of persistent pain in the sacroiliac joint, with radiating pain and paresthesia to the buttock and trochanter. She had previously received unsuccessful steroid injections for her symptoms at another clinic. The Challenge The patient had been previously diagnosed with a deviated coccyx and a […]
Read MoreOur Patient Our patient is a 30 year-old male who had been diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome – a condition characterized by joint hypermobility. The patient’s medical history included frequent fractures and chronic pain in the lower back and buttock regions. The persistent pain was significantly impacting the patient’s daily activities and overall well-being. The patient […]
Read MoreOur Patient Our patient is a 43 year-old female suffering from hand numbness and impingement of the right shoulder consequent to chemotherapy treatment for thymoma. The patient had previously sought medical attention at another clinic where her condition had been misdiagnosed, resulting in unsuccessful, costly and time-consuming treatment. Our Diagnosis Our multidisciplinary team leveraged advanced […]
Read MoreOur Patient Our patient is a 30 year-old male with head trauma, suffering from persistent vertigo and neck pain. Prior attempts to resolve his condition had been unsuccessful, primarily due to misdiagnosis and ineffective treatments. Apparently the musculoskeletal component of vertigo had been overlooked. Our Diagnosis Immediately recognizing the potential link between the patient’s […]
Read MoreOur Patient Our patient was a 46 year-old male complaining of pain in his left shoulder and neck. During the clinical exam, it was revealed that two days prior, he had received an allergy injection in his left arm for asthma. Initial Diagnosis The initial diagnosis identified myofascial trigger points in the left rotator cuff […]
Read MoreOur Patient Our patient was a 40-year-old female with bilateral knee hydrarthrosis (fluid accumulation) and shoulder impingement, who was suspected to have arthritis. Ultrasound imaging revealed no significant structural abnormalities in the knees. However, fluid accumulation was evident, particularly in the left knee. Accumulation of fluid detected in both knees. In addition to excess knee […]
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