09/13/2026
Justin was used to pushing his body hard, and he was used to it pushing back a little. Sore muscles, tight joints, the normal aches that come with staying active. But this was different. Every time he exerted himself, a sharp, specific pain would grab his abdomen, and it wasn't the kind of pain that stretching or rest could fix.
He wanted an answer, so he went looking for one. An ultrasound came back clean. Then a CT scan, also clean. Twice, the tests said there was nothing there. Twice, his body told him otherwise. He kept training, kept feeling that same pain flare up with every push, and kept wondering if he'd just have to live with something no scan could explain.
By the time Justin came to CoreViva, he was hoping for a different answer than the ones he'd already gotten. CoreViva's approach was different from the start. Instead of a standard scan, the team ran precision-specific sequences designed to catch what most scans miss. They even instructed him to tense his muscles during the scan to recreate the symptoms.
That was the difference. In that moment of exertion, something appeared that had been invisible on every scan before it: a hernia, hiding in a spot that only revealed itself under pressure.
Suddenly, months of unexplained pain had a cause. And a cause meant a fix. Justin underwent repair for the hernia, and the exertional pain that had followed him through every workout was gone once and for all.
Today, Justin is back to pushing his body the way he always wanted to, minus the pain that used to come with it. He's quick to tell anyone who'll listen that if the standard scans don't have your answer, it doesn't mean there isn't one – it just means the answer is at CoreViva
Based on a true patient story and actual clinical findings. Learn more about becoming a CoreViva patient at http://www.coreviva.com
