Align Me Up, Doc!
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Health on Thursday, October 08, 2009 9:53 PM
Sunday night I slept funny and woke up with a shooting pain in my neck and upper back.
A few years ago when I had trouble with shoulder pain, I went to an orthopedic specialist and got referred for physical therapy. The therapy worked wonderfully and I’ll happily do it again if it’s ever necessary.
This time, though, since it seemed to me that my neck/back pain was obviously alignment related, I decided to try something different. There’s a chiropractic office near my house. I called them. They told me that they could fit me in half an hour later. I went.
I thought they’d just start lining up my spine - or whatever chiropractors call it - but they did x-rays and a bunch of other tests. I had to wait to go back that evening and get all the information about what they think is causing my pain. Apparently my neck is all messed up, but it’s fixable, at least according to the chiropractors.
I know a lot of people are skeptical about chiropractors. I believe the term my punk little brother used was “witch doctors” (although obviously he likes hyperbole). I myself prefer to approach any unknown entity with a healthy dose of skepticism, so I’m reserving judgment on the chiropractic treatment until I see if it works for me.
I’m hopeful, because my first two adjustments appear to have caused my pain to diminish considerably. Long term, who knows? We’ll see.
Do any of you have experience with being treated by a chiropractor? Please share!
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