finland chiropractic
Dr. Harri Maki-Pesola Pori, Finland
As I'm finishing my third year of chiropractic care, I'm
reminding myself why I first came to see Dr Harri. My health
problems began several years ago as a result of stress and
poor ergonomics working in office. Back in '76 at the age
of 25, I started to have severe shoulder and upper back pain.
For months, the pain was so bad I couldn't stop the buss
at the buss stop, because I wasn't able to lift my arms up.
I actually had to ask other people to wave for the buss for
me. If that wasn't bad enough, I had problems sleeping. I
would only catch sleep in a seated position and in the morning
I suffered from headache and terrible aches all around my
body. At the time no one could offer me any help, besides
temporary relief I got from medicine.
Ever since that time,
I've had several bouts of back pain every year, with some
horrible symptoms to go with it. The worst problem is that
every few weeks as my back pain got worse, I began to loose
my memory. Several times I didn't find my way home from work.
I missed the turns for I didn't know where I was. I had problems
with my daily duties. Had someone known it, I'm sure they
would have denied my drivers licence.
All these years I relied on my medical doctor to
alleviate my pain. I've tried all the pain medications and
relaxants and almost lost my job, because I lost so much
work on sick leave. I couldn't be much of a mom either so
I nearly lost my family. The pills helped, although only
for a short while. Although my health has only been getting
worse during the last 30 years, I found it silly when I was
prescribed epilepsy medication for my symptoms. They didn't
help either, but nearly put me in a mental hospital. I was
going crazy.
Then three years ago, I found a story in the neighbour town's
newspaper. The story was about a chiropractor. I decided
for the first time to try something new. I didn't have much
to lose anyway. At my first consultation, I found a person,
who took me and my problems seriously and told me he wasn't
focused on my symptoms. he wanted to find the cause. For
the first time I wasn't just given a label with a diagnosis
and some pills. Instead, this new doctor told me I had severe
subluxation, which in turn had ruined my posture and made
be bend forwards. Then I also learned how my posture affected
my health . that all made so much sense, it makes me upset
for not knowing it earlier.
The beginning of my care was not
easy. My symptoms actually got worse for weeks, but my chiropractor
still insisted I keep my appointments. I'm glad I did. Few
months on and I was no longer suffering from pain. My fingers
started to straighten, I was able to look up for the first
time in years, and back felt better than when I was a teenager.
In three years I have not taken any medication. Actually
I feel so clear in my head, I had to go back to my doctor
and return the epilepsy pills. I can also sleep without waking
up every 15 minutes due to pain, waking up fresh.
My husband tells
me I'm actually walking up straight, and just few weeks ago
I ran for the first time in over 30 years. That was the goal
we set together with my chiropractor and as I accomplished
that he sent me lovely flowers.
During my
care I've learned about healthy life style and how I should
take better care of myself and those I love the most. As
a result, I've lost 8kg(20lbs) in weight without trying and
the whole family has started to exercise regularly. For the
changes happened in my life I'm grateful to chiropractic,
and for that reason I pursue everyone to have their spines
checked. I'm a patient for life. Thank you.
Arja