Chiropractors / spinal specialists australia
Dr
April Traynor, Health in Hands Chiropractic, Wollongong,
NSW, Australia
My name is Alison. I am 62 years young, lately. I write
this for those of you who feel unsure as to whether chiropractic
care will be of benefit, or who, in their heads, believe
their case to be hopeless.
This is my story... When I was 10
years old I had an accident. I was flung from a piece of
play ground equipment and I landed heavily on my back on
a concrete slab. I remember being in pain at the time but
was not examined by a doctorbecause"children
quickly recover". Since then I have experienced back
pain and discomfort daily. In 1989, following an injury at
work, an x-ray revealed considerable spinal degeneration,
being worse in the neck.
I was referred to an orthopedic
surgeon, who told me that eventually the vertebrae in my
neck would fuse together "and you'll just have a stiff
neck". He made no mention of the damage that would occur
from the blocking of the nerve paths, and the destruction
and disruption of function to body organs which would be
the end result of "natural fusion". I was given
to understand that I have an incurable condition which will
progress and I was advised to "do what you can, for
as long as you are able".
Since then I have had increasing
pain, especially in my neck and lower back. I could not stand
or walk for long and other conditions began to develop which
I did not associate with my spine, joint pains, digestive problems,
rheumatoid arthritis and most recently sciatica which became
so painful that my GP prescribed anti-inflammatory drugs and
told me that I would be on them for the rest of my life!
So
it was fortunate that about the same time I read an article
from "Health in Hands" in the local paper. I decided
to give Chiropractic treatment a try in the hope of gaining
relief from the sciatica. I had no thought about gaining
any benefit to my spinal condition, as I had been told by
2 GPs and the surgeon that it could only get worse. So after
the initial assessment done by Brad and April at Health in
Hands and it came the day to hear the results. I wasn't surprised
when Grant told me that I only had 6 Arc of Life remaining
and various subluxations which, when I looked the spinal
chart, were the cause of my deteriorating health.
Alison