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Case study of DH – Male, Caucasian, born 1972 DH is a physically thin Chef (currently unemployed). He presented complaining of a constantly present pain be- 5 10 tween /10 and /10 in the mid and upper thoracic spine extending into the left sub-scapular region. Symptoms noted included moderate positional dyspnoea and constant minor dyspnoea, almost complete movement restriction throughout the cervico-thoracic spine, and 50% restricted abduction and extension of the left shoulder. Other symptoms included constant headaches and moderate but constant lower back pain. All symptoms were in- stantly aggravated by any level of activity. Physical history: 25-10-98, DH fell on a set of concrete stairs, impacting the left vertebral and paravertebral re- gions at around the T6-7 level after losing his footing and having the feet accelerate down the staircase. Radiographic examination revealed an equivocal and doubtful (by the x-ray report 12-98) left scapular fracture and possible Sheurmann’s disease at the lumbo-thoracic juncture. DH tried regimes of physiotherapy, hydrotherapy etc by multiple practitioners with little improvement in condition. He presented March 31st, 2000 for a thermal image. Anterior cervical region Mid axial region The left brachial triangle exhibits a clear hyperthermic asymmetry. The reader can see the left sided paravertebral central hyperthermic pattern focused in the T5-6 region, with concentric decreasing hyperthermic radiation. The hyperthermia noted following the costal fall line to the right of the superior extremity of the primary focus has in a large number of instances been correlated to a functional rotation in the thoracic cage. For this to be in true, a rotation in the articulating vertebra would have to be seen, with subsequent functional irrita- tion in these vertebrae, and a c