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I had quite an educational experience last Friday being my first visit to a chiropractor. I must admit I have been feeling some pain in my right hip for the last couple of months. There are times that I scream in pain at a turn in a position in bed or when lunging to a standing position from my seat in the office or in the lounge. I always thought it was just my hip expanding and adjusting, giving way to the baby’s growth and eventually childbirth. Boy, was I wrong?!

On Friday, after feeling a lot of swelling and pain for half the day, I decided to ring around for an appointment with a chiropractor around my area.  After the 5^th phone number – bingo – I was given an appointment within one hour at First Choice Chiropractor.  Dr Kent, the chiropractor who saw me was very friendly, talkative and interactive. Normally, they would have their patients undergo the Xray to check the condition of the spine but because I’m pregnant this was not advisable.  I was instead put through some nerve impulse scan which determines the nervous stress surrounding my spine. I thought I wouldn’t have much problem except for the hip area where I’ve been feeling a lot of pain because I always thought I’ve always been conscious of my posture whether I’m standing, sitting or lying. My scan read that I had 4 severe stresses along my spine - just above my neck, shoulder blade, mid-back and hips/pelvic area. What this means as explained by Dr K is that each spinal disc has a nerve. When the disc misaligns from the spine, called subluxation, the nerve affiliated with that disc gets stressed which gives off very high nervous impulses. The stress gets delivered to the organ or part of the body which that particular nerve connects to, thus, causing some discomfort and/or pain in that area. Now I don’t wonder why sometimes I have migraines, shoulder stiffness, diarrhoea, gastro, heartburn and period pains (back during my non-pregnant days) – it was because these are the body parts affected by my stressed nerve due to the misalignment of the spine. Another big thing was that when I bent forward, Dr K noticed that my left hip joint moved correctly where as my right hip joint was locked in movement with my spine which causes the sometimes excruciating pain because it was pinching the nerve. After this diagnosis, Dr K gave my first spinal adjustment. I heard 5 wonderful loud, cracks which gave immediate relief from my head to my feet. Oh what a feeling?! After that he advised me to go for a 6 week chiropractic care, 2x a week to ensure that my adjustments will work and my spine will go into its proper place to express the natural healing power of my spine and the body itself.  He warned me that my first adjustment is not the permanent cure to my woes. Because my brain and body has been accustomed to the ‘subluxed’ spine, my brain will want to go back to it from the proper position that the adjustment has caused. That’s why constant chiropractic care of adjustments will be necessary for my body and brain to accept what’s correct. After a few days of having had the adjustments, I can sleep better, I don’t have anymore headaches, and I have no more heartburns or gastro problems. More work has to be done on my hips though. I guess I just have to be a good girl and follow through my adjustments so I can enjoy the full benefits of having a perfect spine – if there’s such a thing. I strongly recommend to others to have their spine checked with a chiropractor. It’s educational, drug-free and releases the innate healing power of your body through understanding and correcting your spine (which is one of the first crucial body parts that develops as a human being). You never know what you will discover and what relief you may experience. After all, your health is your wealth.

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