Ted, an overweight but active 55-year-old man, had chronic hip and low back pain, which he'd had for at least 20 years. He received regular chiropractic adjustments but was referred to Handspring Bodywork by friends. He said, "If you can help me, I'll think you are a *&%#@! genius.

Find It

Ted had restrictions in the left hip and behind the knee, the site of a benign tumor removed in childhood. Additional restrictions were found in the abdominal area (prostate/bladder), and also on the head and face. Through comparing the various restrictions, I determined that the primary restrictions were on the left side of Ted's neck and an invisible scar on his chin. He had no memory of an injury there, but that place was giving a large 'signal' as being the restriction of most importance.

Fix It

Six weeks after his treatment, Ted reported that he had had two weeks free of pain. He returned to his chiropractor four weeks after the Mechanical Link treatment, as he said, 'just in case'. I treated Ted a second time, and again his chin appeared to be the main restriction.

Leave It Alone

Two months later, Ted hadn't been back to the chiropractor. It was the longest gap he'd ever had with no chiropractic adjustments. He spent an intense two-week period teaching away from home, which would usually cause a lot of back problems, but this time he felt just fine. Still, he couldn't quite believe the results, and was a bit anxious about giving up the chiropractor.

At the end of the year, Ted was experiencing no more than an occasional twinge in his back. More than a year later with no additional Mechanical Link treatments -- he reported that he'd had only two or three chiropractor visits in the past year, and was doing fine.

Nancy's Note

Ted's reluctance to give up his chiropractic adjustments was not unusual. It's common for people with long-standing chronic pain to believe they will need ongoing, frequent treatments whether that is chiropractic, massage therapy, or other manual therapy. The fact that Ted's chin, where he had never experienced any injury or pain that he recalled, was at the root of his back and hip pain was also a fairly common finding. Surprising causes, fast and thorough results -- just two aspects of the *&%#@! genius of Mechanical Link!

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