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.
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Episode 7: Dr. Marc Baker – Pregnancy with low back pain
Episode 283 Dr. Jason Charkalis – Preventing Spine Surgery with Cox Technic
Episode 314 Dr. Joel Dixon – Disc Extrusion
Episode 46 Dr. James Schantz – Sciatica and Neck Fusion
Episode 309 Dr. Timothy Gagan – Bertolotti Syndrome
Episode 76 Dr. Jasmine Hornberger – Groin Pain from Spinal Stenosis
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