Hi everyone, itโs Dana. I want to share a personal story with you about ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง.
Last Monday, I got a taste of what many ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต and ๐ด๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ญ victims experience. I woke up with debilitating back pain. I could barely stand-up. Walking was hard and sitting was impossible. I did exactly what I tell my ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต and ๐ด๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ญ clients to do when they get hurt:
I contacted my primary care physician (PCP). She didnโt have any in-person appointments available, so I scheduled a tele-health visit.
I called my chiropractor.
I cancelled plans (including work for the day), laid down flat, limited my movement, and began alternating heat and ice on my back.
The chiropractor got me in that afternoon. The first thing he did was take x-rays, which showed my hips and pelvis had shifted, and caused my spine to come out of alignment.
This was likely caused by a combination of recent lifestyle changes and exercise activities. Similar injuries are commonly experienced by ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต and ๐ด๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ญ victims.
After reviewing the x-rays, my chiropractor used a combination of TENS therapy, along with spinal and pelvic adjustment. To be honest, I didnโt feel even slightly better after the session. Actually, I probably felt worse! I left nearly in tears, wondering how I was going to endure the pain.
When I got home, I laid flat on my back, with an ice pack, and tried my best to do the recommended stretches. I started using a topical pain reliever, and that evening my PCP started me on steroids, muscle relaxers, and nerve pain medication.
On Tuesday, I was still in pain, despite all of the medication I was taking. I was still not able to sit or work, and mostly laid flat with ice packs but the pain had at least subsided enough that I could walk around my house.
I continued the recommended stretches and went to my second chiropractic session on Wednesday. I was beginning to feel somewhat better. The pain was no longer sharp and excruciating pain but instead dull and cautionary. The kind of pain that warns you not to push your luck.
On Thursday, I was finally able to sit long enough to return to work. I was conscious of the ergonomics in my work station, and set a timer to make sure I got up to move around and stretch every hour. While sitting, I used ice packs to control swelling in my back. I continued my medication as prescribed, even though the pain was substantially reduced to make sure my muscles didnโt tighten.
Friday was my third chiropractic session. This time I felt my pelvis shift back into the proper place. I had such an enormous sense of relief! Over the weekend, I stopped taking medication. I will continue to see the chiropractor for another week or two to relax my muscles and realign my hips, pelvis, and spine.
It only took a week for me to mostly bounce back, because I acted quickly to get the proper treatment, and followed all of my doctorsโ recommendations. Believe me, I did not have time to lay flat on an ice pack but I had to make time to heal, so that I could recover more quickly and more fully.
I know what our ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ซ๐ถ๐ณ๐บ clients mean when they say it hurts too bad to brush their teeth, to stand up long enough to shower, or to sit in the car on the way to the doctor. I also understand the gloom that can set in when you donโt know how long the pain is going to last.
Myself and my team at ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ท๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ do everything within our power to support our clients as they recover from their injuries. If youโve been hurt in an ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต or ๐ด๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ญ accident donโt hesitate to call or text us anytime day or night at (843) 823-6237. You are also welcome to reach out to me personally on my cell (843) 330-7687.
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