Case Studies

Carl is 42 years old, married and a father of three. He used to work as a builder, but 10 years ago pain in his lower back forced him to retrain and he now works as an account manager for an insurance company. Although Carl’s change in career allows him to remain still for much of the day, he continues to suffer from back pain which makes it difficult for him to play with his young sons. Carl takes painkillers to reduce his symptoms but still feels daily electric shock-like pains in his back.

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Mary is a 25 year old postgraduate philosophy student. Last year, when on holiday, she was in a car accident with her boyfriend. Both of them suffered cuts and bruises and her only serious injury was a break in her lower leg. When she went to hospital they pinned the bones back together and put a plaster cast on her leg while it healed.

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John is a 54 year old man, single and working as a writer. Like many people, when he was a child he caught chickenpox. He recovered and thought no more of it. Six months ago he began to suffer from a headache and fever and he noticed that on his chest a rash that looked like a stripe was forming.

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