I couldn’t run because of the numbness in my
foot – I couldn’t balance
I had been dealing with pain in my low back, down my backside as well as numbness in my left leg, heel and big toe for three years. I couldn’t run because of the numbness in my foot – I couldn’t balance. I couldn’t lie down on my stomach or left side at all because that would make my leg even more numb. I was unable to drive even 30 minutes without having to get out and walk because my back and leg were hurting so bad that it would take me out for the day. I went to my family physician and they put my through physical therapy which didn’t seem to help at all. I went to an orthopedic surgeon and their answer to my problem was surgery to replace a disc in my back. The description of the surgery wasn’t to awfully appealing to me -so I thought that there would have to be a better way of doing things. The first time I had a decompression treatment I couldn’t believe it. Thefirst time it pulled my leg stopped hurting instantly. It was the weirdest thing. As time went on it got better every time. With my foot not numb anymore, I can run again without falling down. That’s big. I can do my job. I can be a normal human being again. I know my wife likes it a lot better because I’m not such a pain. My lower back doesn’t hurt anymore, I can sit in a chair without my foot going to sleep, and my leg isn’t numb at all anymore. The strength has come back in my foot. I tell people about you – some of my friends are coming to see you. I tell everybody to give it a shot. It’s a lot less traumatic than a back surgery. I think this is great.
Pinnacle Spine is like a big family andit made it enjoyable to come here.
Jim Nutt
Union, WA
Firefighter. .