Practicing in Iceland, Dr. Hrefna Sylvia discusses a chronic pain patient with lumbar degenerative disc disease.
About Dr. Hrefna Syliva
Dr Hrefna Sylvia is born and raised in a small town in the Westfjords in Iceland. In 2009 while training for an Ironman she experienced severe low back pain, that is when she first got introduced to chiropractic. Her interest for chiropractic increased with time and in 2014 she moved to Georgia to study chiropractic. Dr Hrefna Sylvia graduated as a Doctor of Chiropractor from Life University in Atlanta, GA in June 2018 and was awarded the Clinic Excellence award at graduation. During her studies she went as a volunteer to Haiti where she treated both children and adults of all ages. She also went as a volunteer to Eugene, Oregon to help out in the medical tent during the track and field tryouts for the Olympics in Rio 2016. Dr Hrefna Sylvia specializes in the Cox technique as well as the Gonstead technique. She is the only fully certified chiropractor in the Cox technique in Iceland.
Resources:
Episode 193 Dr. Ted Arkfeld – Cervicogenic Headache Post-Concussion
Episode 142 Dr. Edward Hutter – When the Doctor is the Patient
Episode 126 Dr. Kimberly Lazarus – Severe Neck Pain
Episode 71 Dr. Evaline Delson – Pregnancy and Sciatica
Episode 80 Dr. Adam Propper – Cox® Technic for Severe Neck Pain
Episode 56 Dr. Matthew Alexander – Stenosis
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