Cracking time.

 

This was my view today. Its my local but very good Chiropractors.

I have Costochondritis. Its an inflammatory condition, whereby the ribs cartlidge becomes inflamed. Its very painful and take a long while to heal. I also have disks that are bulging and mild scoliosis. My shoulder blade was hurting me the most, today Matthew cracked my back into place. It was a tender sessions with the chiropractic bench doing most of the work. Its a shame that Matthew is leaving as he is one of the good ones that takes gentle time with me.

I recently had a MRI scan to confirm my diagnosis, the physiotherapist seems to think its all in my head but Matthew said that there has been quite a few occasions where when physio say one thing chiropractic say another. For instance the physio that saw me did not spot that I had one leg shorter than the other! Its not unusual for a Chiropractor to look at a scan and find things that a physio misses completely. 

Matthew gave me a good treatment and some exercises to do. It is well worth a visit to a Chiropractor if you are in pain and not getting anywhere with physio. Its not always all in your head, sometimes it takes a different person with a different skill set to point out what needs treatment. I go back in a month where Matthew reckons I should be able to return to swimming. I miss being in the water and splashing about. Matthew said just to get rid of gravity for a while and to just float in the water would be beneficial. its just getting out of the pool as it requires climbing up some steps, that's the problem. There is no way I am being hoisted out of the pool either! 

Have you needed Chiropractic? Would you give it a go? Has physio left you high and dry?