A much needed adjustment
For much of my life I have been skeptical of chiropractors. Although I never knew exactly what they did, I knew it involved cracking things and that made me nervous... Someone needing "adjusting" just seemed like it was more mental that physical.
After months of severe groin pain due to pregnancy, a lot of recommendations that I see a chiropractor, and the realization that the baby might not be in the right position for birth (because of how out of wack my muscles/bones are) I finally made an appointment.
On Friday as I was sitting in the Chiropractor's office and she was asking me things like: "Does it hurt when you put on pants?", "Does it hurt to get in an out of bed?", "Does it hurt to walk up stairs?", and "Does it hurt to stand up from a sitting position?" and I answered "yes" to all of them, I realized that I probably should have made an appointment sooner. I have been enduring constant and high levels of pain for way too long with out doing something about it.
So after lots of questions and an examination, the doctor started moving me around. She cracked my back, she used the table to jolt my lower back, and she pushed really hard on my pelvic bones from the front. This took all of about five minutes and upon standing up and walking out of the clinic, my pain was gone. I am not exaggerating, it was completely gone.
I got out of the car at my next stop, the post office, and actually ran across the street! I felt amazing. I felt like maybe I could have continued to jog after six months if I had not had all this pain. Life felt really good again. It is amazing how much energy you can use up dealing with pain that you don't even realize you are thinking about.
So now I am on a strict regimen of icing, heating, and icing along with some more visits to the chiropractor. Her diagnosis was a "pretty twisted pelvis" which is also why the baby has been in the wrong position up until now and why I have had so much muscle pain. I am really hoping to correct both. I will let you know, but for now, still feeling pretty good and ready for some more jolting and pushing to take place on Monday!
After months of severe groin pain due to pregnancy, a lot of recommendations that I see a chiropractor, and the realization that the baby might not be in the right position for birth (because of how out of wack my muscles/bones are) I finally made an appointment.
On Friday as I was sitting in the Chiropractor's office and she was asking me things like: "Does it hurt when you put on pants?", "Does it hurt to get in an out of bed?", "Does it hurt to walk up stairs?", and "Does it hurt to stand up from a sitting position?" and I answered "yes" to all of them, I realized that I probably should have made an appointment sooner. I have been enduring constant and high levels of pain for way too long with out doing something about it.
So after lots of questions and an examination, the doctor started moving me around. She cracked my back, she used the table to jolt my lower back, and she pushed really hard on my pelvic bones from the front. This took all of about five minutes and upon standing up and walking out of the clinic, my pain was gone. I am not exaggerating, it was completely gone.
I got out of the car at my next stop, the post office, and actually ran across the street! I felt amazing. I felt like maybe I could have continued to jog after six months if I had not had all this pain. Life felt really good again. It is amazing how much energy you can use up dealing with pain that you don't even realize you are thinking about.
So now I am on a strict regimen of icing, heating, and icing along with some more visits to the chiropractor. Her diagnosis was a "pretty twisted pelvis" which is also why the baby has been in the wrong position up until now and why I have had so much muscle pain. I am really hoping to correct both. I will let you know, but for now, still feeling pretty good and ready for some more jolting and pushing to take place on Monday!
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