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 268 Joel Proskewitz – The Spine Exchange
Episode 318 Dr. Andrew Serlin – Degenerative Disc Disease and Stenosis
Episode 248 Dr. Douglas Pettit – Disc Herniation
Episode 87 Dr. Kevin Moriarty – Compression Fracture
Episode 110 Dr. Victor Shu – Herniated Disc
Episode 263 Dr. Kim Lombardy – Reducing Opioid Use in Back Pain Patients
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