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A Case Study Of A Patient With Low Back Pain And Radicular Symptoms Treated With The Mckenzie Method, Reyn A. Hata
A Case Study Of A Patient With Low Back Pain And Radicular Symptoms Treated With The Mckenzie Method, Reyn A. Hata
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Objective: The objective of this case study is to describe the use of the McKenzie Method (MM) with a patient with low back pain (LBP) with radicular symptoms.
History: The patient is a 26 year-old, male with complaints of low back pain with radicular symptoms down his right lower extremity to his ankle. The patient presented with decreased range of motion to lumbar spine, a flexed and left laterally shifted posture, decreased strength of right lower extremity, and peripheralizing symptoms of pain.
Description: The treatment for this patient involved repeated flexion and extension movements, stretching, posture education, instruction in body …