So, as I posted last week, I went to Prompt Care for my neck, back and head. I've had a lot of pain in those areas. Prompt Care gave me some medicine that really helped, but after I stopped taking the muscle relaxer pill, I felt more pain again. So upon the advice of family, grandma called her chiropractor to see if he could fit me into his schedule. Fortunately he had one that afternoon (Thursday). So I went and I have say that it was the first time I've ever gone to a chiropractor, and I didn't know quite what to prepare for. They chiropractor was AWESOME though, a real friendly, people-person guy. He seems very much into helping people more than making money. He explained everything he did and educated me a bit on what, why and how he did everything. He said he wasn't going to do as much as he normally does, just because it's my first time and my bone's haven't been adjusted for 19 years.
Well I he answered some questions that I didn't even need to ask him. He found out that my hips were each shifted in opposite directions causing my right leg to be 1.5 inches longer than my left. That would explain why my left foot keeps slanting inwards when I walk - which isn't any fun. So he popped my hips back into place, plus he popped a lot of bones/joints or whatever in my back back into place. He thought that some of the more major ones out of place had been like that ever since I fell and cracked my sternum about 4 years ago, which would explain why back pain has been ever slowly getting worse (on and off) over the past years.
He also readjusted my neck, arms, legs and fingers. I have to say, I felt (and feel) 10x better now, I have a lot less pain in my neck, though it's not completely gone. But it's so much better! Praise God! Strangely enough, I even feel a bit taller, and the chiropractor said that had so much out of place, that I'm likely 1/2 - 1 inch taller now. Plus, it feels so much easier to walk. What he had described what walking would feel like with one leg longer than the other was exactly how it felt walking; like walking with only one foot on the curb.
Joshua, I am a walking billboard for chiropractoc care! I really believe in it as a primary health approach - I never see a general docotor because I see a good chiropractor every 3 weeks for "maintenance". This is because our daily activities, including exercise or long hours of sitting, can shift our vertebrae out of alignment. And since all of our organs and nerves are ALL connected to our spine, when the body is put of alignment, our organs can't function optimally...thus causing a breakdown in health. Also, did you know that our nerves only register 10% of pain? That means you can have 90% of something wrong with you before you feel it!
ReplyDeleteSo, I highly recommend you consider regular chiropractic treatments, which can save you expensive doctor visits or medications. I even go for an extra visit if I feel a cold or sinus issue coming on. At first, especially if you have never been or have had an injury, you might need more frequent visits to correct all the things, but within a few times you should ask to go on a maintenance plan for general health.
Let me know if you have questions! I'm glad you are a new convert! 😃🙌🏻