Brave Kiwi on his road to recovery
Eight out of ten New Zealanders are affected by back pain at some stage in their lives. We follow one brave Kiwi on his road to recovery.
Building a hen run for his son in the backyard ended in disaster for project supervisor Alan Reeves. After slipping on one of the fenceposts, Reeves landed flat on his back, unable to get up and in extreme agony. "I just lay there until I managed to crawl inside and get help. I spent the entire weekend hobbling around and thought I'd be right."
But a trip to the chiropractor confirmed the worst …