Hypothetically, let us assume my husband is a master complainer.
No joke. If he were to hypothetically have a cold, you would think he was
afflicted with swine flu. Hypothetically, if his allergies are in full swing,
he may hypothetically think about bubble wrapping himself to get from the porch
to the car. Lately he has been experiencing (some not so hypothetical) lower back
pain, and I kid you not, you would think he was hit by a bus with the amount he
moans and winces. At first, he went to our family practitioner who prescribed a
muscle relaxer and some pain pills. There was temporary relief of the symptoms,
but no help with the cause of the pain. After taking pain pills for several
months, he decided he would just need to come to terms with the pain and throw
in the towel. Defeat.
Enter Dr. Stephans. My husband began seeing him about 2
months ago. Diagnosis: Woah, buddy. You are tighter than a drum with no range
of motion and completely out of alignment. His legs are different lengths, most
likely due to tightness in his hips, aggravating his back, neck, knees, legs,
feet…you get the idea. Apparently he was justified in his pain. Ok, ok, ok.
He has been visiting DISC once or twice a week; otherwise he
tightens back up, and is slowly relaxing due to several procedures in the
office. He hasn’t taken a pain pill again since he began to get relief starting
at the first chiropractic appointment and he doesn’t plan on getting a refill.
I haven’t had to listen to him whine and wince getting in and out of bed in the
morning and he isn’t lying on a heating pad all night. I don’t hear complaining
if he sits in the car too long, or if he doesn’t have enough pillows on the
couch. In fact, I forgot he was even having back issues until he told me
yesterday that Dr. Stephans was also working on the carpal tunnel in his right
hand.
I would like to personally thank Dr. Stephans for the weekly
treatments for my husband. I am a stay-at-home momma with two kiddos and I
surely don’t need one more baby in the house.
Ps. Honey, I love you. J
This was all hypothetical, of course.
