Success!

All the worry of sending a patient home worse yesterday, was for nothing. The person came back today feeling 80% better! This was a surprise to me because I literally helped the person to their car with the aid of a walker. I knew from what I felt pre and post therapy, the problem had gotten better. The pain was just heightened which is a bit confusing. There was more segmental movement after I adjusted the patient in the lumbars and thoracics. It was a weird reaction, for sure.

Today, I used the reflex gun or Activator gun, to adjust the patient and relax hypertonic soft tissues. I used Yeoman's test to check to see if I gained any ground as I proceeded with my approach. I also put the patient on pelvic blocks to facilitate flexion in the SI joint on the left. With the aid of the reflex gun, I adjusted the sacral base and worked on getting each lumbar segment to move again. The person was very locked up!

A few passes with the reflex gun and a couple stretches to the piriformis allowed me to perform a Yeoman's on each side without any pain at all! I was super excited about that.

We ended with K-taping in an H-pattern again with spray Biofreeze and Arnica gel. I held my breath as the patient helicoptered off the table and stood up straight. He said he was mildly tight but had no pain at all.

Things aren't always as they seem.

All for now