ABSTRACT
When I first met Gary, I found a man who had incurred a very serious work injury. Gary had suffered two levels of ruptured discs and damage to the nerves of the dominant hand/arm. In addition, the C-spine laminectomy surgical procedure caused more damage to his dominant side and left Gary with severe pain. Unfortunately, Gary developed degenerative disc disease with scarring and spondylolisthesis at the injury site. In essence, he lost practically all function, his ability to lift, his fine finger dexterity, and his ability to perform anything but extremely limited range of motion with his dominant arm/hand. As a result of the loss of function, Gary also developed a partially frozen shoulder, adding to the pain and frustration with which he was already trying to cope.
