go to a chiropractor

tomorrow at 10:30 am. thank god! i’m too young to walk like this!!

my back has really started to hurt lately. i haven’t been walking as much as i was, but now it’s a little lower back pain and a little neck pain. a little adjusting and i’ll feel good as new!

Get recommendations…. and then do it :) SO worth it…

Before this week I’d never been to a chiropractor and quite frankly I felt there was a strong likliehood it was a bunch of bullshit. But late last week I pinched a nerve in my neck, it got all tight and was hard to sleep comfortably. I’ve had worse in the past, but my days were filled with robotic full-torso head turning when people called my name. I bumped into a chiropractor while at the gym and he said “come on down, I’ll have you in and out in 15 minutes”. Well, it took about 45 with paperwork but I had my first neck-cracking session two days ago with an x-ray followed yesterday by an x-ray review and 2nd neck cracking. The popping of the joints , particularly the neck, freaked me out. But I exhaled and let him do his thing.

So, I have to say that it worked. I wanted to be a disbeliever (and I don’t know that I’m a convert) but it really did seem to alleviate the pinching altogether. It’s a bit tender as the area of my left shoulder was pretty well seized up and it may take a couple days to come down. But the pinching is effectively gone and everything feels loosened up. Is this coincidence (would my body have arrived here on it’s own these past 3 days) or did it really work? It feels like the adjustments really did the trick but I don’t fully understand what’s going on.

This wikipedia article is an interesting read on the history of chiropractic care. I didn’t realize until reading it that it’s largely a Canadian/US form of health care. I’m thankful I’m out of pain and the gent I went to is suggesting 2 months of adjustments to fully address the curve of my neck (I’ll give him credit for a low pressure pitch). I’m probably like most people—the pain is gone and I’m fine going about my business without further adjustments but who knows.

Has anybody had any good or bad experiences with chiropractic care in the past? Is it a bunch of hooey or do you think it’s the real deal? Has anyone done a full set of adjustments like the 2 months I’m being offered?

I went today! Although my chiropractor is not sure if my problem is a pinched nerve or a knee problem, I felt the experience was helpful, and will go back at least two more times in an attempt to figure this out. I hesitate to say I think I feel a bit better than I did before the appointment, but then I could not feel much worse. I am hopeful.

I just want to feel better, and I’ve never been to a chiropractor and heard one might help, so I’m going to give it a shot.

They have helped me to restore my health in many areas:

• Eliminated migraines and muscle headaches
• Reduced menstrual cramps
• Regulated menstrual cycle
• Eliminated sciatic pain
• Helped reduce carpal tunnel
• Eliminate cough

These are just some of the bigger problems I’ve had that chiropractic care has helped me with. Dr. Mike, Dr. Bock, Dr. Hill have all been great chiropractors for me who have totally empowered me in my health as well as my children’s.