Chiropractors / spinal specialists uk
Dr Peter Proud, Stourbridge, England
On the 14 th July 2005 I came to see Dr. Peter Proud as
a result of a newspaper advertisement in the local paper. This
was a last ditch attempt on my behalf that he might be able
to help me. You see I was suffering from excruciating lower
back pain that I have suffered with for many years, most of
it caused by accidents at work.
I was receiving treatment from
a N.H.S consultant who dealt solely in back problems and had
been under him for quite a few years. Oh' they had tried over
many years to cure my back injuries, giving me traction-epidural
injections ( I have had more needles stuck in me than a pin
cushion) and finally severing the nerves in my lower back.
I've had more MRI scans on my spine than most people have had
hot dinners and then the final straw was when they put me on
Morphine and Methocarbamol pain killers, both heavy doses.
These were taken 3 times a day every day to start with then
after 12 months they reduced the dose to 2 a day every day.
They were supposed to kill the pain all they did was to dull
it, and on a bad day they didn't get anywhere near dulling
the pain. On these bad days the pain would just scream in my
back all day long and quite often all night as well.
It got
to the stage where if someone patted me on the back in a friendly
manner or I turned around a bit quick, then the pain would
just scream and put me through hell. This was how I was when
I came to see Dr. Peter. He checked me over and examined me
in ways that no other Doctor had thought of, not even the so-called
expert consultants.
On the following Monday I came in for the
results, I was expecting the same kind of results that I had
become used to from previous examinations. What I was shown
was to say the least 'Horrifying' If I hadn't been sat down
I think I would have collapsed. My spine was twisted way out
of alignment with my life force and my neck was in stage 2
subluxation and I was learning forward at a straight angle
of 31mm.
I had a pronounced forward head posture from being
round shouldered, caused by working in a press forge setting
dies for 17 years .Since the age of 23 I have been working
in one form of heavy industry or the other. This is where most
of my injuries were obtained. Luckily Dr. Peter said that he
could help me, but it could take a long time. At last some
one was giving me a 'lifeline'
Since then I have been having
my adjustments 3 times a week and doing my exercises. In the
past 9 weeks I have visibly straightened up. I am walking more
upright and feeling a lot better in myself. My general health
is improving and at last I have hope for the future. I have
started to reduce the amount of pain killers that I am taking
each day because the back and neck pain has reduced to a stage
where I am even able to get a good nights sleep.
Thank you Dr.
Peter
Jim D.
Age 58