John, a 40 year old office worker, came to the clinic complaining of severe low back pain with pain travelling down the back of his thigh which had started after a weekend of gardening. Following the examination, it was found that he was suffering from the signs of an irritated disc in the lumber region with resultant irritation of the sciatic nerve.

John had 4 treatments consisting of Electrotherapy for pain relief, mobilisation of the nerve and joints affected. He was also given advise about self help exercises, posture at work, correct ways to lift and garden and how to prevent a repeat episode. Additionally, we talked about John's work and his workstation in relation to his desk, chair and computer.

Following the treatments John was free from pain, felt that he understood the causes of his problem, and was confident he could reduce the chances of his problem re-occurring. He was also given a regime of pilates exercises (research has shown that this can decrease the recurrence of problems by up to 50%)

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