Clinical Case Studies Developed by Dr. David Hunt

Acute and Chronic Low-Back Pain: Case of Mr. M.B. Setting The Stage

3  49, Overweight, Married, Self Employed Movie Set Special Effects Technician.  March 2005 – fell off ladder at home › Landed and twisted to left › No Head Injury › Shortly Developed Burning Non Radiating Pain in Neck, Mid Back and Low Back Case of Mr. M.B. Non Specific Mechanical Low Back Pain

4  2 days post accident – Saw F.P. › Burning Pain and Stiffness at Injury Sites › Moderate Restricted ROM, Muscle Tenderness and Spasm › Has to Work because of Deadlines and Lucrative Contract › Case of Mr. M.B. Non Specific Mechanical Low Back Pain

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6  2 weeks post injury – Saw F.P. › Continuing to Work With Pain and Stiffness › Unable to Sit for Very Long › Difficulty Sleeping, Feeling Anxious  even if visit more than 20 min Case of Mr. M.B. Non Specific Mechanical Low Back Pain

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10  6 MONTHS POST injury – F.P. › Daily Severe Low Back Pain … “11/10” › LBP Aggravated by Activity › Pain No Longer Relieved by Chiro › Stopped Work as Soon as Contract Ended – Has Disability Benefits › Feeling Helpless, Hopeless, Avoiding Family and Friends, “Moody” › even if visit more than 20 minutes Case of Mr. M.B. Non Specific Mechanical Low Back Pain

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15  7 MONTHS POST INJURY – F.P. › Fell Asleep in Small Loveseat in Hyperflexed Lumbar Position for Several Hours › Awoke in Severe Low Back Pain and Mixed Left L5 + S1 Nerve Root Pain to the Foot › Pain Worse with BM’s › “Can’t Sleep”, Angry and Irritable, anxiety and depression worse › Disability Payments Ceased, High Marital distress › Neuro Intact : Positive Nerve Root Tension on Left › even if more than 20 minutes Case of Mr. M.B. Mixed Discogenic And Neuropathic Pain

16  8 months post INJURY – F.P. › Requiring More and More Opiate for Only Partial Relief of Back and Leg Pain › Current Dose-HMContin 9mgm Q8h:HM-IR 8mgm/24hr Having Back Muscle Spasms and Calf Cramps › Started Drinking Alcohol and Smoking Pot for the Pain and Insomnia › Anxious and Depressed-Catastrophizing – referred for MH&A counselor › Back and Lower Extremity Exam Unchanged On urgent list to see Neurosurgeon › Case of Mr. M.B. Mixed Discogenic And Neuropathic Pain

17  10 months post INJURY. › Assessed by the Neurosurgeon › Exam:  Positive Nerve Root Tension Signs with Crossover  Mild Sensory Deficits in Distal Left L5 and S1  Severe Pain Not Responding to Conservative Therapy  Imaging Correlates with Clinical › Recommends Surgery › Case of Mr. M.B. Mixed Discogenic And Neuropathic Pain

18  13 months post Injury. › L4-5 and L5-S1 Discectomies with Bilateral L4-5 and L5-S1 Foramenotomies › Post Op Pain Medication Orders do Not Factor in the High Presurgical Dose of Opiate › Surgeon on Holiday-Covering Surgeon Unaware of Medication History › Patient in Severe Post OP Pain-Accused of Drug Seeking/Addiction › Depression/Anxiety continuing › Patient Self discharges AMA at Post Op Day 4 › (now 50 yrs old) CASE of MR. M.B. Mixed Discogenic And Neuropathic Pain

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