I am really excited to go to convo right now. :) Convo, short for convocation, is a big gathering where a bunch of DOs and DO students come together to teach each other different treatments and do anything and everything related to osteopathy and osteopathic manipulation. One doc told me that every time he had gone to convo, he doubled his knowledge in the field.
My brother has had low back pain for a month and over ichat, his girlfriend (yay Miri!) diagnosed and treated him as I explained what to do. Successful treatment of a posterior lumber counterstrain point decreased some of the pain and a treatment of a left unilateral sacral flexion made him more symmetrical, but the pain was still there. Okay... so the psoas and ilacus tender points weren't tender. But...based on the injury and if he felt more comfortable sitting than standing, they are probably the cause of the problem. So we did counterstrain for that and tada! Back pain is gone. Things like this make me really happy.
Can't wait to learn more this week!!! Convo starts Wednesday :D
