Higinio – Torn Muscle
Torn Muscle Case Study
Higinio was injured when he lifted a heavy refrigeration unit. He felt a pop in his left arm and immediate pain. He could barely lift his arm.
When he came to my office, it was clear that he had torn a muscle in the shoulder. I ordered an MRI, and got started on laser, with the goal of getting the tissue as healthy as possible before the surgery and to shorten his repair time. I saw him 4 days in a row the first week.The MRI came back and confirmed that there were MULTIPLE FULL THICKNESS TEARS. He was set up to see the orthopedic surgeon, and the soones appointment was a couple of weeks away. We continued with laser therapy, and to our astonishment, he made radical improvements. By the time he saw the surgeon, he had almost full range of motion and the pain was now mild to moderate. The surgeon had never seen this in a tear of that degree. She recommended that he continue with laser, and see where he was in 1 month. I had him go for PRP injections at the same time now, and then did the laser following the injections.
The results: patient had 100% recovery with no surgery! The surgeon said she had never seen anyone recover like this in her career.
Torn Muscle Case Study
Higinio was injured when he lifted a heavy refrigeration unit. He felt a pop in his left arm and immediate pain. He could barely lift his arm. When he came to my office, it was clear that he had torn a muscle in the shoulder. I ordered an MRI, and got started on laser, with the goal of getting the tissue as healthy as possible before the surgery and to shorten his repair time. I saw him 4 days in a row the first week.The MRI came back and confirmed that there were MULTIPLE FULL THICKNESS TEARS. He was set up to see the orthopedic surgeon, and the soones appointment was a couple of weeks away. We continued with laser therapy, and to our astonishment, he made radical improvements. By the time he saw the surgeon, he had almost full range of motion and the pain was now mild to moderate. The surgeon had never seen this in a tear of that degree. She recommended that he continue with laser, and see where he was in 1 month. I had him go for PRP injections at the same time now, and then did the laser following the injections. The results: patient had 100% recovery with no surgery! The surgeon said she had never seen anyone recover like this in her career.