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March 3, 2011
Hopefully healing
Aside from my Ob/Gyn, I've never made an appointment with a doctor with the expectation that they would put my hands on me in any significant way.
Today I saw a sports doctor/chiropractor/ART specialist, and it took me until now to realize why THIS appointment with THIS doctor felt so different from any of the other many appointments I've been to over the years. I was also a little nervous because a lot of my pain disappeared the day I made the appointment, much like when you take a car to the mechanic and it suddenly stops making that strange noise you hear every day.
He found a few places that were tight right off the bat, places that I hadn't known were sore until he pushed on them. It was deeply uncomfortable for me when he worked on those place, but nothing compared to the hot poker feeling I experienced when he dug into some other muscles later on. I can't keep track of all the muscle names, or even exactly what was wrong with each part, but I do know that I have some tight muscles, some rotation in one hip and probably some damage that's resulted from everything from pregnancy to carrying kids on my hip.
How much he really helps remains to be seen. From what my friend who recommended him has said, I'll be more sore tomorrow and maybe beyond. Not sure when the feeling better part is supposed to start, but I'm willing to give this a few more visits/weeks and see where it goes.
Posted by me at March 3, 2011 10:01 PM