So a little update about my car.
I may have totaled it. Which is completely unexpected to me – the car doesn’t look that bad, but I would be absolutely lying if I said I was a car specialist. I will keep you updated, but it’s a little sad…I bought this car about two years ago, and documented it here how it all went down. I’m waiting for the insurance company to let me know what they think, but the guy who did the estimate said it was a “borderline total loss”. Psh. Once again, this is why we absolutely don’t drive while preoccupied, and why there is a such a thing as insurance.
First time for everything!
So, funny enough, when I got into the accident, I was coming from my first time at the chiropractor!
So, for a long time, Fleet Feet has had a partnership with a local chiropractor, and I’ve just sort of danced around the topic of going to get adjusted. But about a month ago, I started experiencing some weirdness with my left shoulder, a lot of stiffness and an inability to move it around comfortably. I took a lot of Aleve, begged Austin for massaged, and sought advice from a friend’s husband, who is studying to be a chiropractor now. But I forgot about it, until I woke up with a pulled neck two weeks ago.
I described it, and still describe it as very Miranda-esque, I was working out hard the day before, and woke up with a stiff neck – couldn’t really turn it right to left, and the up/down was no good either. Again, I did a ton of Aleve, some muscle relaxants, and slept a LOT, all while continuing to work out and teach my classes, so it’s taken a while to heal. So I finally made an appointment at the Chiropractic Cafe in North Raleigh, and made my first appointment.
First impressions – I was really, really impressed with how they did patient intake. Rather than getting to the office like 20 minute early for my appointment and filling out paperwork in terrible handwriting, there was a computer system for it where I filled out out my info, including my insurance info. There was even a spot for you to upload an image of your insurance card! The paperwork was thorough, but it was nice because I did it while on my couch, answered honestly, and never felt rushed to get it in before the nurse came out to get me.
So I get there, and was whisked back into the exam room pretty quickly, where I was able to describe, more in-depth, what was going on. Dr. Rick (who also practices with his wife and a a massage therapist in the office) had be describe the pain and stiffness in detail, and then went over what the practice was all about. This part was interesting, because it is a really holistic approach to health and wellness. Now I’m not someone who’s against medications, despite the fact that I’m pretty healthy and into some weird natural things, I honestly believe that God made pharmaceuticals for a reason, however, I love to explore things like massage and chiropractic.
After explaining to me what the practice was all about, Dr. Rick got me on the table and examined me, going down my spine and pointing out to me problem areas. He went on to stretch my spine (which felt AMAZING), and starting by having me breathe deeply and pushing down on some of the problem areas. SO good. Some of the pressure resulted in pops and cracking, and some didn’t, but the cracks felt SO satisfying. Dr. Rick flipped me on both sides, and adjusted my hips – the BEST cracks of the day. After that, he sat me up and worked on adjusting my neck, which didn’t feel so good when it was adjusted, but felt a lot smoother and much better afterward.
Of course, I left the session feeling great, and followed it up by crashing my car into a Rubicon. So cray.
BUT I went back this week, and had an even better adjustment. At this point, I definitely feel like my neck is on the mend.
I would say, if you’re thinking about trying a chiro out, give it a try, and give it a few sessions before you do. It was cool, and a way to try and heal my neck (and my beaten-up body), without pumping myself full of meds.
Have you ever been to a chiropractor?
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