Herniated Disc
The patient diagnosed with a herniated disk in the lower back region and began rehabilitation to avoid surgery. Rehabilitation took place under the direction of Veronica Paquette, Physical Therapist, in a HydroWorx pool at Essex Aquatics & Rehab Center, in Essex, Vermont. Page Updated on: March 19, 2020
Heavy Lifting Resulting in 3 Laminectomies
64 year old Annie was injured on the job over thirty years ago when loading large rocks and boulders into the trunk of a car. The next day she woke up with radiating back pain and spasms that eventually led her to not one, but three laminectomies over the next few years. Since then, Annie […]
L3 Vertebral Damage and Paralysis
Ken Evans awoke from a nine-hour spinal fusion surgery unable to move or feel his legs from the hips down. A blood clot at his L3 vertebra had caused his parapalegia. After 42 days in the hospital, he was able to show progress by gingerly using a walker for locomotion. Striving for further rehabilitation, Ken […]
68 Years Old — Laminectomy, Kyphoplasty & Total Knee Replacement
68 year old Patricia of Findlay, Ohio has had her fair share of surgery and rehab cycles. After her total knee replacement surgery, severe lower back pain led her doctor’s to discover she needed a laminectomy and kyphoplasty. With both her lower body and back needing rehab, it was decided the best bet for a […]
Sacral Stress Fracture in Distance Runner
Zach Sanchez, ATC, works with the men’s and women’s cross country teams at the University of Kansas as well as the track and field teams. He recently saw a 21-year-old distance runner who had been diagnosed with a sacral stress fracture. Once he was able to participate in partial weight-bearing activities, Sanchez got the runner […]
Chronic Back Pain
For Laura Wohl, back pain is caused by multiple factors including a herniated disc and severe kyphosis. Laura’s doctor recommended aquatic therapy due to the fact that she had become completely unresponsive to land therapy and steroid injections. Laura began therapy at Premier Rehab in their HydroWorx 500 Series pool in order to improve her […]
Severe Lower Back Pain
17-year-old baseball player suffers from sever lower back pain 5 months after having a collision on the field. Jeremy Shook, MPT, PES treated the young athlete at Fusion Fitness Physical Therapy in Chattanooga, TN. Page Updated on: April 24, 2020
Lumbosacral Sprain — Severe Pain
Severe and almost unbearable abdominal pain led 68 year old Carolyn to seek help in the HydroWorx pool at Geisinger HealthSouth in Danville, PA. After just a few months in the pool working with her physical trainer, Tammy Frey, she is not only pain-free, but now enjoys exercise as a part of her new and […]