01/05/2026
A very nice woman called me today and wondered if she was a candidate for what I do.
She said she had a 3 level fusion in her Lumbar spine…and that it was doing great, however, she is dealing with some bad hip pain.
She mentioned that her MD let her know that she wasn’t bone on bone but had “some” arthritis.
Couple things:
1.) The “hip” can mean several different things to a Neuromusculoskeletal Provider like me (and should).
2.) Just because someone has Arthritis, doesn’t mean that it is the cause of his/her symptoms. And many times, there can be multiple “contributors” that influence her symptoms.
3.) Over the phone, it sounds like she could be an excellent candidate as her primary goal is to avoid another surgery and I treat hips with Softwave ESWT (In addition to implementing a strategy to help for long term success) BUT…certainly need to screen her.
Always have to find the primary cause (s) of the symptoms and fix those!
See you soon