Herniated Disc
The patient diagnosed with a herniated disk in the lower back region and began rehabilitation to avoid surgery. Rehabilitation took place under the direction of Veronica Paquette, Physical Therapist, in a HydroWorx pool at Essex Aquatics & Rehab Center, in Essex, Vermont. Page Updated on: March 19, 2020
Heavy Lifting Resulting in 3 Laminectomies
64 year old Annie was injured on the job over thirty years ago when loading large rocks and boulders into the trunk of a car. The next day she woke up with radiating back pain and spasms that eventually led her to not one, but three laminectomies over the next few years. Since then, Annie […]
L3 Vertebral Damage and Paralysis
Ken Evans awoke from a nine-hour spinal fusion surgery unable to move or feel his legs from the hips down. A blood clot at his L3 vertebra had caused his parapalegia. After 42 days in the hospital, he was able to show progress by gingerly using a walker for locomotion. Striving for further rehabilitation, Ken […]
68 Years Old — Laminectomy, Kyphoplasty & Total Knee Replacement
68 year old Patricia of Findlay, Ohio has had her fair share of surgery and rehab cycles. After her total knee replacement surgery, severe lower back pain led her doctor’s to discover she needed a laminectomy and kyphoplasty. With both her lower body and back needing rehab, it was decided the best bet for a […]