Patient Undergoes Stem Cell Therapy for Low Back Pain & SI Joint Dysfunction: Returns to Regular Exercise
Following a weightlifting injury in July 2015, Tom, a 49 year-old gentleman, began to experience persistent low back pain with radiation into his buttock and occasionally into his calves. Conservative Treatments Tried After two weeks of rest, he underwent extensive conservative care including chiropractic manipulation, physical therapy and dry needling without significant improvement in his symptoms. Patient Profile He had a lumbar MRI done in February 2016. His MRI was significant for degenerative disc disease at L3-S1 and facet arthropathy at L4-5. There was a small central disc herniation at ...
