Hey guys. It has been about two weeks from my last post. You may have seen me commenting on other blogs here and there but for the most part I have been off the computer for the whole two weeks.
Why? Well, this is why…
My neck is jacked up guys.
The red lines show where my neck is positioned now, the blue ones are where it should be for correct posture and support. I have been in a great deal of pain and sitting at the computer is when it feels the worst.
Sorry, I’ve been completely MIA. Each time I’d sit at the computer and comment on a few blogs with the intention of writing a post to explain where I’ve been, I’d just start hurting too bad to continue.
I’ve started seeing a chiropractor again and we’re making quick progress of realigning my neck, but now I’m dealing with the soreness and stiffness that comes with the agressive but necessary neck adjustments.
How did this happen? I think it’s a combination of things for me. If you’ve read my Running with Scoliosis post, you know that I’ve had a spinal condition since I was a teenager and it’s caused me a lot of pain throughout the years. Scoliosis is never going to go away, so it’s my responsibility to stay on top of my chiropractic care to manage it, and I haven’t been. I waited nearly a year to restart chiropractic care after moving to Decatur, so that’s my fault.
The next problem is that I’ve been at the computer a lot more since quitting my job last year. Some of that time is spent doing blog work, but more than is necessary is being spent goofing off. All that extra time sitting in an unsupportive chair in front of the computer has really taken a toll on my back and neck. Again, totally my fault.
The last part, is that our mattress is way overdue for replacement. Neither of us get good sleep on it and regularly wake up uncomfortable or in pain. I’ve replaced our pillows with memory-foam contour pillows this weekend, but the mattress is harder to deal with. We might need to get a really good mattress pad for now to make it more comfortable until we can afford to replace it. At least that one’s not entirely my fault.
All of these problems have slowly compounded in my neck over the last year, and a few weeks ago they finally added up to what you see in that picture.
I guess the lesson here, for myself and for you, is – do not neglect your health!
I’m feeling much better now, still really sore but not in the pain I was last week. Ready to be back to blogging!
What is one thing you do to stay healthy outside of diet and exercise?
Sorry to hear that your neck is bothering you. I actually think I have scoliosis too. (Several chiropractors that were doing massage type thing at events have told me and I can see in pictures that my shoulders are uneven.)
Healthy outside of diet and exercise is that I get enough sleep and I don’t smoke.
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I’m so sorry to hear you’ve been going through this Alayna. Thank goodness you’re starting to feel better – I hope the chiropractor helps out!
Maybe you aren’t aware, but no independent medical study has show any benefits to chiropractic. The relevant section of the Wikipedia article on chiropratic has references to a number of recent studies.
Chiropractic care is the only thing that has ever taken away my pain and restored my flexibility and mobility. It doesn’t really bother me if the results can’t be backed up conclusively, neither can those for acupuncture or even diet, really. All I know is that I was pretty much bedridden last week and this week I feel back to normal. I’m happy with that result even if it’s a placebo.
I’m so sorry to hear about your neck, Alayna. I hope going to the chiropractor begins feeling better and helping soon!
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Yikes.. now I feel like I reeeeally need to go to the chiro… It feels like my neck is jacked, too, and I’m scared to find out what the deal is. Guess it’s time to go find out!
I’m glad you’re back under the care of a chiro! A friend of mine has severe scoliosis and swears by her chiros. they literally REVERSED her condition when Dr’s were recommending having metal rods put in her back!
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Yeah, my curvature isn’t bad enough for surgery and I was under the impression that it couldn’t be reversed, but the last chiro I went to definitely made some progress on straightening it out. I was surprised when I saw the results, I didn’t think that was possible and it wasn’t even what we were trying to achieve. So glad to hear your friend has had even better results. Chiropractic is definitely not for everyone, but I feel like I’m one of the few who can’t be helped any other way.
Glad to hear you are feeling better. Love You!!!
Me too. That was seriously the worst I’ve ever been and it came outta nowhere.
Ohhhhhh honey!
I was diagnosed with minor scoliosis when I was a kid, although it never gave me any trouble. I’m very glad that I was a competitive swimmer, because I think it really strengthened my muscles.
Keep us posted on how the therapy goes!
I’m realizing that a lot more people than I thought are dealing with this condition. I think a post on spinal health should make it onto the blog soon.
Hope you feel better soon
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I hope your progress and improvement are swift!
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