Loosening the limbic grip on pain and disability.
A 34 years old male, previously fit and strong, sustained a "crush" injury to a foot. The patient experienced pain and had a marked limp despite various therapies during the 4 months prior to presentation for treatment with the author. Three visits at 2-day intervals produced complete symptomatic resolution. Therapy consisted not of foot treatment but of an oscillating form of light touch massage to his lumbar spine that had been a site of chronic pain in the past.
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Highthorn Physiotherapy Clinic Limited, York, UK. edwilsonphysio@yahoo.co.uk
D000328:Adult; D002183:Canes; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008032:Limbic System / Q000502:physiology*; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage / Q000379:methods*