Every Friday should start with one of these babies:
I've been accused several times of being high maintenance, and this coffee order doesn't exactly work for my "I'm not high maintenance" argument.
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High maintenance perhaps, but delicious!
Last night I had my first ART/Chiro session on my shoulder. After months of physio last summer, my range of motion definitely improved but I am still experiencing a little bit of dull pain in my shoulder blade and rotator cuff.
Good news? My shoulder doesn't have to be amputated.
Bad news? I have to do more physio in addition to ART, Graston and Chiro adjustments.
What I found interesting, is that my poor posture (as a result of sitting in front of a computer all day) has also contributed to my slow recovery. Because my head is too far foward, it puts additional pressure on my shoulder which adds strain.
The other good news? I love the clinic. It was welcoming, and there wasn't a single attempt to make it sales pitchy. They focus a lot on sports injury and are equipped with a sports medicine doctor, chiro, physio, etc etc etc.
When Andrew hurt his back earlier this year, the clinic he went to turned his injury into a huge sales gimmick. After his initial assessment, they invited us back to go over the results and of course offered me a free assessment. When I told them I wasn't interested, a dialogue something like this happened:
Chiro: You have pretty nice teeth, how much did they cost?
me: I don't know, my Dad paid for them when I was 12.
Chiro: Well, investing in your teeth is cosmetic. Your spine is your life, why wouldn't you invest in it?
Uhhhh?
The other thing I hated about that clinic was that they didn't offer pay-by-the-session option. The gave him a hefty price for an entire year of treatment. He
Long story short: I'm feeling pretty good about what's in store for my little shoulder this summer!
Anyone else have any chiro stories to share?
*note - no intent to insult anyone that works in the industry - just my personal opinion.
5 comments:
I love my Chiro, he is good and not expansive :)
Heel fast Amy.
MFO
You definitely have to have a trusting relationship with your chiro. I love my chiro and her ART treatments got me to the start time of my marathon last year.
My chiro is so amazing, she's away on and off... on tour with Radiohead!!! She does more deep tissue massage than crack-a-lacking for my piriformis/pelvis issues. :)
I've had multiple different chiro/physio/massage over the years and yes, for some reason many chiro offices are so damn pushy! I've learned now that I judge based on the treatment and if they try to push me to come in more than I can afford I just ignore them.
As far as your shoulder goes...the posture thing doesn't surprise me. My pain comes back regularly usually because I'm not paying attention at my desk, I'm wearing a big hoodie or ponytail in the car (that pushes my head forward from the head rest, strains my neck, which makes the pain in my shoulder), or I'm not doing my stretches (roll your shoulder down and back....like you are trying to put it in your opposite back pocket...it works).
I'm surprised that your posture wasn't looked at by your prev physio, esp after the shoulder pain persisted. That is pretty much physio 101 when it comes to shoulder, neck, upper back pain. most people need it addressed.
i nearly worked for a bit of a quacky chiro a while back so i've always been a bit wary of them, but there are bad eggs in every profession. =P glad you found one that works for you.
Jaimee
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