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Back Pain Clinic
What can I expect? |
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When you first arrive at the clinic, you will be given
a thorough, physical examination. This usually takes about an hour, after which your
condition will be formally diagnosed. Note: Both the diagnosis and treatment
require physical contact between Mr
Luklinski and the patient. You will therefore be asked to agree to this, by signing a
consent form.
During the examination, we will conduct a number of tests to determine (amongst other
things):
- The location and severity of your pain.
- Whether you have: pain in the buttocks and/or legs, or pain in the arms (radiculopathy);
headaches; pins and needles; etc.
- The extent to which you can bend: forwards; backwards; to the side.
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Please note: the techniques
used are entirely manual – medical equipment is not used. We do not rely on
imaging techniques (including x-ray; MRI scans; and CT scans) because they are largely
worthless in determining the exact cause of pain.
Following diagnosis, Mr Luklinski will
give an initial estimate of the number of treatment sessions required. Each session lasts
about 20 minutes – many people are surprised by this, but the treatment is both
highly effective, and highly efficient (in medical terms, the clinical efficacy is very
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In general, spinal
conditions are very complex – so even when a scan reveals an abnormality in bone or
tissue structure, only a very limited diagnosis can be made. As a result, up to 80% of
scans have no clinical value in terms of back pain.
For example, virtually all scans are taken with the patient in a fixed position – but
most conditions are difficult to assess without moving the spine through several degrees
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The treatment itself involves the application of
pressure, rotation and manual traction to the spinal joints (again, the techniques used
are entirely manual). All aspects of the treatment can be focussed very precisely, and
safely, on individual joints and soft tissue. There are no sudden, violent movements
– the exact level of force is carefully selected by Mr Luklinski, depending on the nature and severity of the
patient’s condition (and the extent to which the patient has improved in previous
sessions).
Immediately after the treatment, you should feel considerably better – your range of
movement should improve, and you will fee less pain. During the next 48 hours, your spine
will react to the treatment and you will feel sore; however, this reaction is not the
same thing as back pain – it will subside relatively quickly. After this, you should
only feel the benefits.
Following an initial course of treatment (typically 4-8 sessions), the patient should
notice a real, and measurable improvement in their condition. Mr Luklinski can also assess the
improvement from a clinical perspective, and give an estimate of any additional treatment
required (if any).
You are free to discontinue the treatment at any time, but most (if not all) of our
patients are very impressed with the results, and complete their course of therapy.
Following this, we recommend that you purchase the backrack™ – an orthopaedic spinal device (invented by Mr Luklinski), designed to mobilise the
spine.
By lying on the rack and performing a series of exercises, you can reproduce most of the
effects of orthopaedic, spinal mobilisation. Provided that you’re diligent and follow
the instructions given, you can treat yourself – helping your spine to improve, and
stay healthy.
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