Mark had been chasing relief for years. A lifelong athlete, he prided himself on staying fit well into his 50s. But persistent pain in his right hip started to wear him down. It began as stiffness after long hikes and eventually turned into a daily struggle just to...
Sarah used to be a sound sleeper. For 38 years, she could fall asleep anywhere, anytime. But for the past eight months, every night had become a battle between exhaustion and excruciating shoulder pain. Rolling over in bed felt like someone was driving a hot poker...
Marcus had been playing basketball since he was eight years old. Now 32, he still dominated the court in his local league three nights a week. Basketball wasn’t just his hobby—it was his identity, his stress relief, his connection to lifelong friends. That’s why the...
Sarah was the kind of person who didn’t complain about pain. A former yoga instructor turned weekend hiker, she chalked up her hip soreness to “just getting older.” But one morning, after sleeping on her side like usual, she woke up and could barely put weight on her...
David used to live for his Saturday morning trail runs through the forests surrounding Ashland. As a 45-year-old software engineer who spent most of his week hunched over a computer, those weekend miles on the mountain trails were his sanctuary—his time to decompress,...
Mark had been teaching guitar for over twenty years, but for the past eighteen months, his passion had become his torture. Every morning, he’d sit down with his vintage Martin acoustic, ready to practice before his first student arrived. But the moment he...
