Dr. heal thyself

Ok, I am not a doc, but I think the same phrase applies. The other day I was in my office and one of the chiropractors and I both had some time on our hands. I have not had an adjustment for a while, so we decided… what the heck. Let’s give me a good ole’ fashioned crack. Just so you know, I am a huge believer in Chiropractic work, and for the most part use them for all issues that I have. In this particular instance, I haven’t had any issues for a while, so I was thinking more along the lines of a maintenance treatment.

As it turns out, I was a little tight… in all places. Hum, that is not so great on my part. I felt fine when we were done, good actually. A little light feeling. Well, 2 days later I was sleeping, woke up and my back was hurting. I had popped a rib out of place while I was sleeping. Go figure. It hurt, went in again, and had it fixed. About a week later, had a thoracic issue where I felt like I couldn’t stand up straight. I had become a hunch back and no matter what I did, couldn’t correct the posture. Went in to get that fixed. Whew. I am really glad she could fit me in. Now at this point I have come to realize that I have some structural issues that would best be fixed sooner than later.

I went to see our massage therapist where my prognosis was not much better. My entire back was so tight that I didn’t even feel where the knots were and my skin had lost elasticity due to the tight muscles. Needless to say, the massage was more therapeutic than relaxing, and it was necessary. I am now actively working on making sure that I take care of myself as well as I take care of my patients.

Moral of this story… Just because you don’t feel like there is a problem, it is better to go in for periodic check ups so that no one gets to the point where I find myself now. Preventative will always be the best way to take care of yourself.