Website design By BotEap.comI fell down the wooden stairs last week. As you can imagine, she hurt a lot.

Website design By BotEap.comI hold my middle son, Noble, in one hand and my baby’s clothes in the other. I neglect the handrail and, silly me, I wear socks. This triple threat has me slipping at the top, landing on my sacrum, and accelerating back down.

Website design By BotEap.comDeep down, I feel like I’ve been hit by a train. My son has a nasty bruise on his shin and even though I have no outward signs my nervous system is freaking out and I’m running around nursing my wounds.

Website design By BotEap.comI knew I was hurt, but like most virulent men, I decided to move on… moving on is one of the worst ideas ever.

Website design By BotEap.comI had severe pain in my lower left back. She felt like pinching. It was driving me crazy. But I kept going, on a snowshoe trip in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with a 40-pound pack on my back.

Website design By BotEap.comDuring the 4-day trip, I stretched, did yoga, and tried to massage the area. Nothing worked.

Website design By BotEap.comNow, I have been married to a chiropractor for 5 years. You’d think he would have seen her right after it happened, but I didn’t. These days I get a smooth fit about once every 1-2 months. I have seen chiropractic care do amazing things for people suffering from neck pain, back pain, headaches, migraines, sports injuries, sciatica, and more. But like most people, I often wait until I have back pain before I get to the chiropractic office.

Website design By BotEap.comDespite stretching, massage, and yoga, the pain wouldn’t go away, so I finally went to see my chiropractor. For patients with severe back pain, especially those who have neglected themselves, I have seen a first adjustment that takes 45 minutes: warm compresses, which relieve muscle spasms, which gently realign the spine.

Website design By BotEap.comIt took me 3 minutes to adjust and I felt like a new man. I love yoga. I love massage. I stretch all the time, but one fit is “a horse of another color” (a quote from the Wizard of Oz). When I need an adjustment, nothing else will do. When I woke up the next morning, I felt like a superhero… maybe Wolverine or Batman or The Flash.

Website design By BotEap.comIf you are struggling with back pain or neck pain, give up and consider a chiropractor. There are many professions that call themselves doctors, but always remember that each profession will give you its solution to your problem based on its philosophy. So, research their philosophy and see if it aligns with your common sense.

Website design By BotEap.comChiropractic believes that back pain is a symptom of dysfunction in the body: remove the dysfunction with a series of gentle adjustments, and the pain is gone. Chiropractic helped this man avoid the knife when he was struggling with severe Siatica.