The massage therapist is determined to get rid of all the knots in my neck, shoulders, and glutes by torturing me with deep tissue massages. She hasn't been able to make a dent in the knots yet, and let me tell you she's not giving up. It's 15 minutes of pure torture, and I walk out of the room light headed and feeling like she took a bat to my back.
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| I definitely look like this after a massage and adjustment! |
The physical therapy part isn't bad. They have me doing several stretches and exercises to help my back. I don't mind the adjustment on my back, but the neck freaks me out every time. I keep expecting for my head to come flying right off my shoulders. Every time they adjust my neck I swear I see stars! After a session, I'm pretty much finished for the rest of the night. I come home and just collapse!
They did a scan of my feet, and now I'm getting orthotics because apparently when I walk I don't put any weight on my big toes. I'm actually having to learn how to walk all over again. Apparently this is also a cause of my balance issues. I thought I was just super clumsy! Thank goodness my insurance is covering this, because the orthotics are expensive.
After looking at my x-rays, the doctor was amazed that the only part of my body I don't complain about pain is the part that has arthritis (vertebrae T11 and T12). I guess I'm just lucky that way!
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So I will continue to go get tortured 3 times a week, and wait for that magical day when I don't walk out of there feeling like I was mugged. They say it's going to happen! Fingers crossed!
Gentle Hugs,
Bonnie
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