Chronic Pain

Arthritis, tendonitis, bursitis, injury, surgery...

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Low Back Pain
(degenerative disc)

I am 33 years old, and was diagnosed with a degenerative disc in my lower back after dealing with years of chronic back pain.

This condition was drastically limiting my ability to windsurf, kiteboard, and mountain bike....three of my life long passions. Not only was I unable to continue with these sports at the level that I was used to, but there were many days where it was a challenge just to get out of bed. According to my back specialist, my only options were to just "deal" with the chronic and constant back pain or choose between disc replacement or disc fusion procedures. Neither of which were desirable options for me.

I have tried numerous prescription anti-inflammatory, muscle relaxants and pain killers in the past and nothing seemed to work.

I started using Recovery 6 months ago after hearing rave reviews from my mother-in-law who was taking it for her Arthritis with unbelievable success. Within a week I was waking up in the mornings without back pain, and within a month, I was feeling better than I had in more than half a decade. I am very thankful that I found out about Recovery, and have been recommending it to everyone I know.

Sincerely,

Declan Sacre
Trident Performance Sports Inc.

North Vancouver BC

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