Patient Story
Less Neck Pain, Better Motion
Summary
Aileen has been involved in functional medicine for over 20 years, and she and her husband signed up as some of the first functional medicine patients when Med Matrix opened. For the past four or five years she had neck pain, after doctors found she had crushed C1 and C2 on her right side. An ablation to her neck helped a little but not much, and she could not turn her head to the right. Dr. Sasha Rose, ND, recommended PRP and peptides. Since then Aileen reports much better rotation and less pain. She also reports losing weight, having less inflammation, and gaining a little muscle mass at her most recent InBody scan.
Before Med Matrix
- Neck pain over the past four or five years
- Crushed C1 and C2 on the right side of her spine
- Could not turn her head to the right; her head was almost locked in position
- An ablation to her neck helped a little bit but not as much
- Hypothyroid
- Osteoarthritis
- Inflammation in her body
- In her early 50s, went through menopause and postmenopause with high stress at work
Results
- Neck rotation to the right is incredibly much better, though not complete rotation like her left side
- Less neck pain since starting PRP and peptides
- Lost weight
- Does not have as much inflammation in her body as she had
- Gained a little muscle mass at her most recent InBody scan
- Says her lab work from Med Matrix is far more thorough than what she got from her PCP
Key Quotes
“I could not turn to my right. My head was almost locked to this position and the ablation helped a little bit but not as much. So when I talked to Dr. Rose about it, she recommended PRP and peptides.”
“And since I've done that, I don't have complete rotation like I have on my left side, but it's incredibly much better and less pain since then.”
“Actually, when I had it done the last time I came in, I have gained muscle mass just a little. But, you know, when you're in your 70s and you're gaining and not losing, I'll take it.”
“It was much more thorough than what I had had in the past. I had a complete metabolic panel. I have a hypothyroid. They did the thyroid panel, also the lipid panel, and it was just so much more complete than what you get when you go to your PCP.”
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