{"id":591,"date":"2014-03-12T19:35:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T19:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eaumaison.wordpress.com\/2014\/03\/12\/adjustment-was-the-solution"},"modified":"2014-03-12T19:35:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-12T19:35:00","slug":"adjustment-was-the-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2014\/03\/12\/adjustment-was-the-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Adjustment was the solution"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve had a history of back problems.\u00a0 No one has ever recommended chiropractic care.\u00a0 Usually my problems resolve in a week or less.\u00a0 This injury was the worst.\u00a0 I felt like I was in labor.\u00a0 I had to deep breathe to get up out of bed, shuffle to Sam’s room, and groan into the rocking chair.\u00a0 I used heating pads continuously, a TENS unit, Motrin and Tylenol, then Aleve and Tylenol as needed.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

After two weeks I was still in crazy pain.\u00a0 For the last five days I didn’t see any improvement.\u00a0 I lived with 4\/10 pain constantly, going up to 8\/10 with effort (lifting car seat, sitting down while holding Sam, bending to pick up toys, sitting on hard chairs, basically what I do all day every day).\u00a0 A mom at playgroup saw my TENS unit and mentioned her husband was a chiropractor.\u00a0 Huh.\u00a0 I didn’t even think to try that.\u00a0 After some online research I found a guy in Denver<\/a> with great reviews and transparent prices.\u00a0 (I felt weird going to see a guy in my bishopric for health concerns, but maybe I will switch now that I know what it’s like).\u00a0<\/p>\n

I couldn’t wait for an appointment that would work with a babysitter\/Ben, so I schlepped the kids along Monday afternoon.\u00a0 The doctor interviewed me about the pain, assessed my posture and flexibility, and then suggested a basic treatment plan.\u00a0 He thinks it could be disc related, but doesn’t recommend imaging until this happens again.\u00a0 I did a 10 minute heat and electrical therapy set, then massage with a giant jack hammer tool.\u00a0 I kid you not, it was enormous.\u00a0 But it worked because I could feel my muscles loosen up.\u00a0 Then he did the classic adjustments, cracking up my spine, twisty on both sides, then again lying on my back.\u00a0 I was a little sore but no big change.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But the next morning I noticed I was MUCH better.\u00a0 I even skipped my pain meds because I was sick of taking them.\u00a0 All day I paid attention to my pain.\u00a0 It was about a 2\/10 all day, bumping up to a 4 with aggravation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Today?\u00a0 Even better.\u00a0 There are times I don’t even notice my back.\u00a0 I can pick up Sam in his car seat with almost the normal amount of strain.\u00a0 My muscles are a little sore, like after a bad sleep position or a long workout.\u00a0 But hardly any actual “pain” today.\u00a0 I’m thrilled!\u00a0<\/p>\n

I have another appointment on Friday and I’m very much looking forward to it.\u00a0 I was so wary of chiropractors in the past.\u00a0 I’m totally converted.\u00a0 There are scammy ones out there.\u00a0 I read some ways to be sure you are seeing a decent practitioner.\u00a0 But I think it’s another tool you can use, like massage, to take care of your body.\u00a0 Maybe one of my readers is saying, “Duh.\u00a0 I’ve been seeing a guy for years.”\u00a0 In that case, shame on you for not telling me to go sooner!\u00a0 I wish I had gotten treatment immediately.\u00a0 When this inevitably happens again, I know I’ll be seeking help right away.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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