Hatton resident finds relief for chronic pain through postural restoration
In 2009, Hatton resident Karen Naastad was playing on a swing set with her grand nieces. She fell and broke her C1 vertebrae the vertebrae at the top of the spine. She was almost placed in a halo, a device used to stabilize the spine after a traumatic neck injury. Instead, a new therapeutic approach gave her relief. 8:00 am, Jan. 10, 2021 ×
Laurie Jung, left, and Christel Parvey are physical therapists at Sanford Occupational Medicine Center in East Grand Forks. Adam Kurtz / Grand Forks Herald
After a severe neck injury left her with lingering pain and barely able to open her jaw, a Hatton resident found relief through a form of physical therapy that focused on her body as a whole.