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  • Pattie Lower Back Pain

    • Age 55+
    • Female
    • 189 lbs
    • 5' 5"
    • Healdsburg CA
    08
    Oct2021
    • Injury Status Recovering
    • Back pain interfere with sleep Never
    • Physical activity per week 8+ hours
    • How much did pain interfere with your day-to-day activities in the past week? A little bit
    • Have you been off work or unemployed due to low-back pain? Not at all
    • Have you felt depressed or hopeless in the last 7 days? Never
    • How much did pain interfere with your enjoyment of life in the past week? Not at all
    • What best describes your pain level on average in the past week? Mild
    • Chronicity 2 - 3 Months
    • Back pain interfere with your personal care (washing, dressing etc) Not at all
    • Back pain interference with travel Not at all
    • Marital Status Married
    • Employment Status Retired
    • Tobacco Use No, quit over 5 years ago
    • Alcohol Use Moderate
    • Pain level (1-10) 2
    • Additional conditions High blood pressure
    • Pain areas Lower back right

    Treatment Ratings

      Almost Cured
      Postural Modifications
      Improved
      Ice, Acupuncture, Rest, Chiropractor, Heat, Stretching
      Not Improved
      Acetaminophen (Tylenol)

    My back pain started when packing snd unpacking for the move from LAto CA. Had occasional back pain before that when pregnant or after standing for long periods cooking. Since practicing the Gokhale Method my pain is almost gone. May reappear if doing heavy bending such as picking grapes or pulling down ivy but now resolved very quickly when I take a break

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  • Anonymous Lower Back Pain

    • Age 55+
    • Female
    • 180.00 lbs
    • 5' 4"
    • San Mateo, CA
    07
    Sep2021
    • Injury Status In Pain
    • Physical activity per week 4-8 hours
    • How much did pain interfere with your day-to-day activities in the past week? Somewhat
    • Have you been off work or unemployed due to low-back pain? Not at all
    • Have you felt depressed or hopeless in the last 7 days? Sometimes
    • How much did pain interfere with your enjoyment of life in the past week? Somewhat
    • What best describes your pain level on average in the past week? Mild
    • Chronicity 18+ Months
    • Back pain interfere with sleep Sometimes
    • Back pain interfere with your personal care (washing, dressing etc) Not at all
    • Back pain interference with travel Sometimes
    • Marital Status Married
    • Employment Status Retired
    • Tobacco Use No
    • Alcohol Use Rare
    • Pain level (1-10) 3
    • Additional conditions High blood pressure, Insomnia
    • Additional Diagnosis/Symptoms Spinal Stenosis, Degenerative Disc Disease, Spondylolisthesis, Sciatica (pinched nerve, radiculopathy)
    • Pain areas Left hip, Right hip, Left ankle, Left foot, Right ankle, Right foot, Lower back middle, Lower back left, Lower back right, Between shoulder blades

    Treatment Ratings

      Almost Cured
      Postural Modifications, Gokhale Method,
      Improved
      Walking/Hiking, Rest, Ice, Supportive Shoes, Heat, Pilates, Strengthening Exercises, Stretching
      Not Improved
      Opioids, NSAIDs - Anti Inflammatory drugs, Chiropractor, Acupuncture, Physical Therapy, Facet Joint Injection,

    Reflux

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  • Anonymous Lower Back Pain

    • Age 55+
    • Female
    • 130 lbs
    • 5' 2"
    • Sun City West, AZ
    23
    Aug2021
    • Injury Status Recovering
    • Physical activity per week 0-4 hours
    • How much did pain interfere with your day-to-day activities in the past week? Quite a bit
    • Have you been off work or unemployed due to low-back pain? Not at all
    • Have you felt depressed or hopeless in the last 7 days? Never
    • How much did pain interfere with your enjoyment of life in the past week? Somewhat
    • What best describes your pain level on average in the past week? Discomforting
    • Chronicity 18+ Months
    • Back pain interfere with sleep Never
    • Back pain interfere with your personal care (washing, dressing etc) Sometimes
    • Back pain interference with travel Sometimes
    • Marital Status Single
    • Employment Status Employed
    • Tobacco Use No, quit over 5 years ago
    • Alcohol Use Moderate
    • Pain level (1-10) 5
    • Additional conditions Arthrithis
    • Additional Diagnosis/Symptoms Osteoarthritis (arthritis), Degenerative Disc Disease, Spinal Stenosis, Osteoporosis, Scoliosis
    • Pain areas Right hip, Between shoulder blades, Lower back middle

    Treatment Ratings

      Improved
      NSAIDs - Anti Inflammatory drugs, Heat, Gokhale Method, Rest, Opioids, Massage, TENS/Electrical Stimulation
      Not Improved
      Walking/Hiking, Home Exercise Program, Mattress Change, Inversion Table, Postural Modifications, Supplements, Strengthening Exercises, Stretching, Supportive Shoes, Chiropractor, Brace, Acupuncture, Physical Therapy, Facet Joint Injection,

    Aqua aerobics 4 days a week - the only real exercise I can do.