Loosening the limbic grip on pain and disability

A 34 years old male, previously fit and strong, sustained a “crush” injury to a foot. The patient experienced pain and had a marked limp despite various therapies during the 4 months prior to presentation for treatment with the author. Three visits at 2-day intervals produced complete symptomatic resolution. Therapy consisted not of foot treatment but of an oscillating form of light touch massage to his lumbar spine that had been a site of chronic pain in the past.