Breast Cancer, knee and back problems
Judy - Ohio
During the last 16 years I have been under chiropractic care from time to time. A little over a year ago I underwent radiation treatments for breast cancer. Following that treatment my whole back ached most of the time and the only relief I could get would be to go to bed or lay flat on the floor. I do not like taking pain medication and only used Advil, which dulled the pain but did not relieve it totally. Over the next few months my back continued to get worse and other symptoms began to appear. I could not stand for more that a couple of minutes at a time. I could not bend over to pick anything up. I could not walk more than a few feet at a time. I even had trouble sitting in a chair. My left knee, which had been a problem off and on for a couple of years became more of a problem. Also, I could not turn my head around far enough to be able to back my car up in the driveway.
I suffered with these conditions for six months and during that time moved my residence 80 miles to the Blanchester area. After a month in Blanchester, I decided I could not stand the pain and incapacitation any longer and went to a Chiropractic Center. At the center I was given an exam wherein several problems were discovered and treatments were begun. I felt some relief after the first adjustment, but continued adjustments over the next few months brought total improvement. In addition, I have also been in the rehabilitation program (strength training) for my back and knee which has reinforced the adjustments and massage therapy to the point that I no longer have pain anywhere!
I have been under chiropractic care for the last 7 months, and for the first time in a couple of years, I am pain-free. Without thinking recently, I was backing my car up and realized that I had turned my head around to fully look out the back window and I did not experience any pain or stiffness. I was so surprised that I had done that, I sat in my car for a couple of minutes trying to absorb the fact that I could back my car up in the normal way.
Chiropractic has brought me back to a life without pain and with freedom of movement that I haven’t experienced in a number of years. I have always been a positive type person, but as with everyone else, living in pain and unable to function normally can be a very depressing existence.
I highly recommend chiropractic care, and I plan to continue to receive chiropractic care whenever necessary and follow the exercise program at home that has been suggested to me I order to maintain my new-found pain-free life.
I want to thank, my chiropractor and his excellent staff for caring enough to help me get my health back; for being cheerful and positive and supportive as I have gone through this process; and, for lifting my spirits and keeping me laughing when all I wanted to do was give up and quit. As a result, I feel healthy and younger.