BACK/LOWER BODY
LOW BACK PAIN
- Difficulty or pain when standing up straight in the morning or after sitting
- Belt line pain when sitting or driving
- SI joint pain or previous treatment for this issue
- Pain when bending forward or getting dressed in the morning
- Pain after walking or being on feet for a certain amount of time
SCIATICA
- Pain or numbness “in the butt”, back of the thigh or all the way down the leg
- Pain on the “sit bone”
- Chronic tightness or repeated injuries in the hamstrings
HIP PAIN
- Muscle knots that feel stiff or painful and limit movement
- Pinching in the front of the hip or groin when getting out of the car
- Painful joint movement, especially after increased activity such as walking, or running
- Hip clicks frequently, sometimes feels stuck or catches during movement
- Prior diagnosis of “bursitis”
KNEE PAIN
- Pain in the back or side of the knee or lower thigh especially when doing stairs or running
- Sharp, pinching or catching on the sides or back of knee that you can point to with one finger
- Pain below the kneecap that is worse later in the day or the next day after being more active
- Grinding, painful and stuck feeling of the joint usually with noticeable increase in the joint bony size on the inside of the knee
- IT Band pain on the side of the knee and along the side of the thigh
FOOT / ANKLE PAIN
- Stabbing knife like pain with first step in the morning (i.e. Plantar Fasciitis)
- Achilles pain that goes away after warming up, but then keeps coming back
- Pain in the back of the ankle or foot as you step out of the car
- Limitation or pain going downstairs
- Intense pain in the shin with running
