Gayle

 

Activities you could not enjoy before chiropractic care:

playing actively with the grandchildren – all handwork –standing for too long – sitting for too long – walking as exercise

 

Activities you enjoy more now that your body is functioning better:

I can play duck, duck, goose & be the goose!  Now, I feel unlimited when I am with my grandchildren, up & down, running, dancing, jumping, etc.  I can work on the computer all day, knit or crochet or do handwork as long as I want.  It seems like everything I do throughout ANY day is more enjoyable because the aches & pains are not present anymore.

 

What is one interesting or unique fact about you?

I LIKE GROWING OLD!

Please describe your condition/health prior to upper cervical care:

I thought growing old meant having arthritis and pain that increased the older you got.  My hands were swollen every night (painful), by back hurt, my knees creaked when I walked, I had hot flashes, all my joints (shoulders, feet, arms, etc.) would ache at different times.  Migraine headaches frequently & intense.

 

How did this condition affect your daily life?

When I was with my grandchildren, I tried to plan activities that would not hurt my body.  Reading books to them, playing with play-dough, doing a craft activity, putting a puzzle together.
Every night when I went to bed, I would apply certain creams on my hands to stop the pain so I could sleep at night.  Sometime I would have to use those creams on my feet, arms, & legs.
Migraine headaches that would make me stay in bed all day (what a bore!)

 

Please describe the results you have obtained through Specific Chiropractic

Freedom to focus on activities without hurting.  No more swollen or painful hands.  Arthritic and joint pain just gone.  I feel that I can choose to do any activity and the consequence won’t be pain,  If I overdo any activity – I might be sore but that is entirely different from constant aches & pains.

 

As a result of your care, are there any medications you no longer need or are less dependent on? 

Estrogen patch - GONE
Maxalt for migraines – seldom now

 

Please describe how these results impacted your daily life. 

NO MORE HOT FLASHES
Not so afraid of having a migraine because they are not so severe & the Maxalt will allow me to function normally (before I would take a Maxalt & still have to remain in bed).
HAPPIER & HEALTHIER

 

If there was one thing you wanted to say about Specific Chiropractic what would it be?

At my age (almost 66) most people settle down into second careers as grandparents, part-time raisers of their children’s children with joints becoming weary, bodies wanting to relax in a recliner, and arteries beginning to close up with a clutter of a lifetime.  I feel as though the care I have received from The Specific has given me the choice of continuing any activity that I choose without pain instead of wearing out that recliner.  Now I can attack that second career with enthusiasm and youthfulness --something that had been slowly slipping away prior to my first adjustment.

 

Interests/hobbies:

grandchildren, knitting, crocheting, needlework, most crafts, miniaturist (doll house aficionado), reading, Sudoku, crosswords, board game & card games, sports of any kind. My favorite activity is when I am doing something for someone or anything for anybody, but especially my family.