Reply To: History of grand mal seizures

[Dr Clare Larkin]

Hi Tamara,
You laid out a lot of things here, so I am approaching it as I would in my own clinic. I may get more in depth, but clinically, these are things that occur to me as I read this.

I am curious as to when he had the brain scan by the neurologist and what was the follow up, since it came back as “not normal”? What are the next steps with that? I would imagine there is some follow up indicated, given his history of seizures.

What kind of work does/did he do for a living? Have you assessed his hip flexor muscles, like the psoas? Tight hip flexors could be causing both low back pain and abdominal pain. Where in the abdomen is the pain located? You also mention pain in the femoral triangles, which gives me pause. Is this constant? The presence of abdominal pain that radiates down to the groin could also indicate the presence of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, which should be ruled out. You can still treat him with Matrix, but it is helpful to know if something like that is present. It sounds like the pain in the back is concurrent with the pain in the abdomen, correct? Any history of smoking?