Real People, Real Progress
Every story here is a real patient of mine.
Back in the water
Sciatica · Surfing
The ocean had been part of his life since he was a kid. Then sciatica took it away. In his early 60s, with a history of sports injuries and car accidents, he'd spent decades going in and out of chiropractic offices, feeling better for a while and then landing right back where he started. By the time he found me, the pain running down his leg had kept him out of the water. We looked at the whole picture, not just his spine. Two weeks later, he paddled back out. Today he surfs seven days a week and comes in about once a month to keep it that way.
the Headache that Ran her day
Migraines · Desk Work
She worked at a desk all day, and every day ended the same way: with a migraine. Her neck was stiff by mid-morning, her shoulders had rolled forward, and a hump had started forming at the base of her neck. She'd begun planning her life around the headaches. On her first visit, I could see where it started: an upper back that had stopped moving, and neck muscles working overtime to hold her head up. We treated her upper back and neck and gave her a simple reset for her workday. The daily migraines faded. Today she sits taller, and her afternoons belong to her again.
Back On The Court
Elbow & Shoulder · Pickleball
He played pickleball every chance he got, until his body started saying no. His elbow hurt on every dink, his shoulder ached on overheads, and his mid-back was so stiff he couldn't turn for the ball. Rest helped for a few days, then the pain came right back the next time he played. We treated his elbow and shoulder with shockwave therapy and worked on the mid-back rotation his game depends on. He's back on the court, out of pain and competing at the level he wants.
Back To the Miles
Hip & Knee · Running
Running was how she cleared her head. Then her hip started hurting partway into every run, and her knee joined in on the downhills. She rested. She stretched. Every time she laced up again, the pain was waiting for her. When I assessed her, the problem wasn't only where it hurt: her hip and knee were taking on load the rest of her body wasn't sharing. We treated what was driving it and gave her strength work to do at home. Now she runs without that nagging pain.
Feeding her baby shouldn’t hurt
neck & Back · New Mom
She was a new mom, and her days were feeding, rocking and carrying. Breastfeeding left her mid-back aching, and she was holding so much tension in her neck that it never really let go. Finding an hour for herself felt impossible. In focused 20-minute visits, we worked on her mid-back and neck and gave her a few simple stretches and position changes she could use while feeding. Her pain eased, and she got to enjoy those early months instead of bracing through every feed.
Real patients of Hartz Chiropractic, shared with permission. Names and some details changed to protect privacy. Individual results vary.