Case Studies

Case Study: Overcoming Dental Assistant Fatigue & Thoracic Spine Pain Dental Assistant: Fatigue, Pain in Thoracic Spine Name: F.B, Occupation: Dental Assistant The Problem Despite being a competitive triathlete in peak physical condition, dental assistant F.B. developed severe upper thoracic (back) pain and crushing fatigue just one month into her clinical career. To see into […]

Case Study: Eliminating Occupational Neck Pain in Dental Assisting Dental Assistant: Neck Pain Name: D.M., Occupation: Dental Assistant The Problem Dental assistant D.M. presented with chronic, work-induced neck (cervical) pain. The clinical demands of her role required continuous forward-leaning and neck flexion to maintain a clear line of sight into the patient’s mouth. On a […]

Case Study: Reversing Severe Sciatic Pain in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Dentist: Back and Sciatic Name: Dr T (M.B.S, M.B,ChB.,F.R.A.C.D.S.,O.M.S.), Occupation: Oral Maxio Facial Surgeon. The Problem Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr T suffered from chronic back issues and debilitating sciatic pain that severely restricted his life outside of work. The condition became so severe that […]

Case Study: Eliminating Muscle Fatigue in Mortuary Embalming Embalmer: Muscle Fatigue Name: Blaire Brown, Occupation: Embalmer The Problem Blaire Brown, a professional embalmer, presented with severe, compounding occupational muscle fatigue. The mortuary science profession is physically demanding; the embalming process requires hours of leaning over a stainless steel preparation table to perform intricate vascular and […]

Case Study: Resolving Office-Induced Shoulder, Neck Pain, and Breathing Difficulty Office: Shoulder and Neck pain Name: Rhonda Bates, Occupation: Supervisor, Safety Officer The Problem Rhonda Bates, a Supervisor and Safety Officer, spent long hours at her desk performing computer-based office work. Four years into her role, she developed severe, chronic pain in her shoulders and […]