Dr. Mack's yellow page ad stated ""open at 8 am"", and that is why I called on a Monday morning. The pain shooting up my spine, when I would take a step, sometimes would just take my breath away. He informed me that my type of lower back pain was caused by accumulated stressors/shocks, and that the bad shoes I had worn to walk to the grocery store and back was the literal ""straw that broke the camel's back."" Apparently, the lower ab excercises I do strengthen my psoas muscle (surrounds the spine and involves the hip rotator) more than my lower abs. This damaged psoas muscle protects my spine quite well, but contributed to the stubborn refusal of my spine to ""pop"" back into place. Dr. Mack achieved this in 3 visits...the psoas muscle is still a bit sore, but I will take his advice and stop doing the particular lower ab exercise, which unnecessarily works my psoas more than my lower abs. I would have to agree with the comments of the other reviewer I have read. Also, Dr. Mack said stretching and applying an ice pack to the sore part would assist him in removing the pain sooner...the over-the-counter pain ointment I applied might feel good temporarily, but would not help to reduce the swelling/inflammation of the surrounding muscle(s).
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