Hello Uprightdoc,
I had to break down and join the forum to say I have been following the good doctor's blog, this thread and now the new Upright website and it all makes so much sense! So much so I ordered your book and am reading with many enlightening moments while trying to remember my university human anatomy class. I am not a person with MS but my boyfriend was diagnosed with PPMS in 2006. He is now 33 and relies heavily on a cane to get around. He was treated for CCSVI via angiplasty in Bulgaria in July and felt great...for about a week. He went back to check for restenosis after a week but they did not find any.
He has certainly had some trauma and whiplash over the years being a real live cowboy he has taken falls off horses since childhood and was a saddle bronc rider in professional rodeo until retirement due to MS. Along the way he has been in several vehicle accidents, two roll overs and several times in vehicle that was hit from behind.
He had migranes in his teens and today his troubles include cold and numbness from foot to knee, poor balance, tingling hands, headaches, fatigue, back pain and recently a pain that feels like an aching tailbone (and I am sure he hasn't told me about them all). He is about 6'1", slightly narrow in frame and lately I have been thinking his head looks square!
I have found a NUCCA chiro near to us (not as close as he would like), a doctor Jeff Scholten, and have booked him in for Monday. I have had to assure my boyfriend that I am not trying to have someone break his neck.
Dr. Flanagan do you think I am on the right track? Do you have any insights on this case?
Thanks for all of your time spent helping others!