I Made a Grown Man Cry…Tears of Joy!

I have to tell you a great story about a new client's first visit. Let's call him Roger. Roger is 65 and came in complaining of very bad low back pain that he'd been dealing with for years. He was so uncomfortable that I decided to skip the functional tests that are part of a usual first visit and to immediately try and get him out of pain. I asked him to take his shoes off and he could barely reach his feet with his hands. This simple task caused him tremendous discomfort. His immediate pain gave me a shocking view into what he has been dealing with for so long. I got him down on the floor on his back and put a foam block under his legs. I took him through a few "static" positions, where we just let gravity do most of the work to reposition his body. We finished with a few exercises to turn on some dormant muscle groups. We spent probably 30 minutes, most of it motionless. He got up, walked over to the chair, sat down and reached for his shoes. He was able to easily put his shoes back on and most importantly, he had very little pain doing it. He was shocked. He kept saying, "I can't believe it. I can't believe it. I can't believe it." He glanced over to the yoga mat where he had been for the last half hour and said "I can't believe that's all it took. We hardly did anything." Then his eyes started to water. Tears of joy. 

Roger is continuing to improve and regain function. I'll never forget his first appointment and I'm guessing he won't either. 

If you or someone you know suffers from chronic pain, please remember Roger's experience. Chronic pain is not a life sentence. Drugs or surgery is not your only choice. Let me help get your body in position to heal naturally. The human body is an amazing thing.