Question about a patient - chronic low back pain, but also has pain under the left sit bone aggravated by sitting, which is worse and more noticeable than the back pain.
Bilateral TFL and psoas tested inhibited
SLR negative
First visit - treated bilateral internal oblique, TVA, glute max and glute med - saw 50% improvement
Repeated same treatment, came back and said pain was worse and back to where it was before starting treatment.
Treated her today face up - internal oblique, TVA, and TFL bilateral with stim.
Curious if you have any insights as to how else I could approach this? Thank you!
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