Ben's Journey With Sciatica Pain

Today I want to tell you about a client’s experience with To The Point to help demonstrate the process we follow and the results it gets for people.

We’ll call this client Ben (the names have been changed to protect the innocent). Ben had really bad sciatica which felt like nerve pain going down the back of the leg. It got so bad that he went to the emergency room where he was given medication and a referral to an orthopedic surgeon. The surgeon ordered an MRI and referred him to physical therapy. Ben went to the physical therapist 2-3 times a week for 6 months and with each treatment he felt like his pain was getting worse. 

Ben talked with his therapist feeling incredibly frustrated, so far he had spent 8 months in pain and felt like nothing was working. His therapist told him that these things take time and to keep coming another 6 months. At this point Ben was beyond frustrated and he determined that if he wanted to get better he would need to take matters into his own hands. He looked around online for sciatica experts in Davis county and saw To The Point listed there. He scheduled a free call where we talked about his struggles so far and what his goals were. He wanted to get back into the gym doing exercises he hasn’t dared do for years now. 

We told him that he was a perfect fit for our process and scheduled him for an evaluation. During his evaluation we determined that his back pain and sciatica was being caused by a derangement in his low back. We educated Ben that this was definitely something that we can take care of but it would take us a few visits. We told him that we could get him pain-free in 6 visits but because his goal was to get back to the gym doing advanced moves like deadlift and squatting then 10 visits would be appropriate for his goals. Ben committed to the 10 visit package and in the remainder of our first visit we showed him stretches he could start doing at home. Ben then received an email from his therapist detailing the examination findings as well as Youtube links to the corrective exercises we assigned as homework. We saw Ben once a week over the next 10 weeks each time working an hour one-on-one with his therapist. By the 3rd treatment he was sciatica free and by the 6th visit his back pain was practically gone! 

On the 6th visit we started working on Ben’s goal of getting back to the gym, we started doing deadlifts and squats with light weights to see how it responded. He felt great! He had no pain and the movement felt good. Over the next 4 visits we gradually increased his weight and worked on his technique until he was back to full activity in the gym. 

One month after graduating from his 10 visit program we gave Ben a follow up call to see how things were going. He told us that his sciatica was starting to come back after a few weeks but he did the corrective exercises that we taught him and it resolved his symptoms almost immediately. This is exactly what we want for each and every patient that works with us at To The Point. We are strong believers in teaching a man to fish when it comes to their pain-relief needs. Because of the process that we go through our patients achieve true success and get back to what they love. 

As a side note, we asked Ben how much he had spent on medical expenses for his sciatica pain before finding To The Point. Ben said he spent close to $9,000 even with his insurance and spent almost 10 months in agony. For a fraction of the cost and a fraction of the time we got Ben back to what he loves without addictive medication and without painful surgeries. 

If you’re looking for sciatica relief you need to book a free call! We’ll talk about your case and determine if you are a good fit for our process. Don’t spend more time and money than you need to, get To The Point with your healthcare.

Thanks for reading and we look forward to talking with you soon!

Clark Beck, DPT, Cert DN