My decision to seek Chiropractic services needed a lot of persuasion from family and friends. I was convinced that due to my injury L4 & L5 ruptured discs couldn't be helped by Chiropractic.
My injury occurred 45 years ago playing football. I rehabed with Dr.'s orders then and was able to return to football and have some episodes with pain over the following years from time to time.
Then as I aged I noticed a continual ache developing in the small of my back. Which ibuprofen took away at first. About 10 years ago I was told to try to get back in shape so I joined a local gym and began workouts. After 2 weeks I was in pain that wouldn't quit. I was evaluated for surgery to remove the discs that were against the nerve. The surgeon did not want to operate; the risks were too high. I was told to walk to get the weight off and that would relieve my back. That was correct to a point, but I should have gone to Chiropractic services then to avoid what happened now.
I did the walking until arthritis set in and walking became a painful experience. I noticed several changes in my body as I tried to learn to live with constant pain.
Hunting, fishing and hiking began to suffer. I noticed I couldn't be on my feet very long until the pain and more noticeably my legs would begin to go numb and my dexterity would be lost and I'd have to sit down or risk falling down. When I hunted I had to take pain pills to endure this pursuit. My enjoyment of something I truly loved to do was waning.
Finally, while shooting trap I got to the point that I was barely able to make it through a complete round the pain would simply be too much.
I contacted Dr. DeWald by email and explained my problem. She told me to come in and get an evaluation to see if she could help. Dr. DeWald was gracious with my doubts and reluctance but after evaluating my situation I found that there was much more going on than just L4 & L5 and that my delay in getting help to align my spine had actually created other problems. After only 1 month and 2 visits a week during that month I'm not in constant pain. I am more than pleasantly surprised by the progress. When I now think back, "what was I thinking?" had I reached out to Dr. DeWald sooner I would have avoided a lot of pain and experienced a much better quality of life.
Don't wait contact Dr. DeWald and let her evaluate your situation, if she can help, she will.