L1 segment is “out”!

Do you have these symptoms?

• Deep aching low back pain in area #1 (but not down the leg).
• Pain can be lancinating, knife-like, cutting, lightning bolt with movement.
• Pain can travel along the top of back of the hip/pelvis.
• Pain can wrap around to the stomach or groin and/or SI joint.
• Painful rolling on to your side in bed.
• Pain when standing up and walking
• Coughing and sneezing frightfully painful!
• Acute severe difficulty getting out of bed in the morning. You might have to crawl!
• Pushing down on your hips or the chair/bed with your hands helps.
• Climbing stairs is painful and bending forward is difficult.
• Your lower back is basically immobilized
• You have difficulty turning and bending to the opposite direction of the painful side.
• The pain can become depressing and you experience loss of vitality and endurance trying to remain active in spite of the pain.
• Rarely – you may have heavy hips, cramping calves, burning legs and feet

L1 is “out” What might have happened?

• You had an accident or a fall
• You bent forward and reached to the side awkwardly while lifting something heavy or even something small from the floor.
• You were putting on pants while stooped over and leaning sideways.
• You were gardening, scrubbing the floor, or walking on an uneven surface like the beach.
• You slept on a soft, sagging bed like a hammock.
• You’ve been leaning forward over a desk with poor elbow support or leaning over a low sink or work surface or sitting in a chair leaning on poor low elbow rests

L1 is “out”! Can Dr. Harkins fix it?

• L1 vertebra is “out” sensitizing the L1 pain nerves which travel to your Quadratus lumborum muscle; now the muscle has become overly-sensitive to pressure and certain movements(see above). The QL muscle is called “The Joker” because it is deceptively painful.
• Solution – Dr. Harkins can “adjust” the dysfunctional L1 segment stimulating the mechanical nerves which desensitize the pain nerves and get you back to perfect function.
• How long? – 2-5 visits over 3-7 days to get back to perfect function! Book Now!