Lower Back Pain

Case Study

Patient Perspective

90% Improvement

Chief Complaint

It is a great pleasure to write about the 8-year battle with my lower back.  Chronic and progressive episodes of incapacitating pain and spasm lead to multiple visits to doctors and physical therapists.  Doses of muscle-relaxing and pain pills were prescribed to me since X-rays showed no sign of spinal problems.  It was not until after reviewing a MRI last year that an orthopedic doctor diagnosed 2 bulging lumbar discs.  They press on my sciatic nerves causing numbness and discomfort down my left leg.  I accepted a spinal cortisone injection.  Disappointingly, it provided symptom relief for less than a week. 

It was a night-and-day difference after my first visit with Dr. Rouhani last September.  In conjunction with acupuncture sessions for pain and numbness relief, she prescribed herbal medicines for overall body healing.  The results from the last few months have provided me with a strong confidence in oriental medical practices.  Dr. Rouhani is a master acupuncturist with a keen knowledge of oriental medicine.  My back is now 90% healed.  I highly recommend  Dr. Rouhani for her care, knowledge, and professionalism.

 -K.Y., Engineer

Methodology

Acupuncture and Herbal Therapy