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About four months ago, I started having some very sharp pain in my right glute muscle which went down my to my toes. I could actually feel the nerves going crazy throughout my foot and into the toes. This was really weird because it’s been a long time since I have felt much of anything in either leg or foot. The pain was the worst I have ever had.
For me, medications are not where I normally want to start to care for pain. I do not like the possibility of addiction nor the idea of adding another pill to the stash of vitamins, supplements, and medications I already have to take. However, in this case, the pain was so severe it limited my ability to do much at all. So, I began a mild regiment of an over-the-counter product for some relief. If you know me, I started with a low dose. When it didn’t work, I increased it. Finally, some relief.
Knowing I cannot live with this pain, I needed to determine the cause and develop an exercise or a physical therapy routine to stop it. The sooner the better!
I am blessed to have a chiropractor who knows quite a bit about Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) and has been giving me adjustments over the years for may of my whacked-out issues. With his help over the years, I have been able to walk, move, and feel better. So he will be my first choice to helping get rid of pain.
I scheduled the appointment with the Chiropractor and was not a bit surprised, to his credit, that he already knew what wrong and began a series of adjustments. The series of adjustments would be based on how my body reacts to his work. As it turns out, I had more than a few months of appointments every two weeks. BUT, oh my goodness, and thank you God, the pain subsided enough to provide relief.
My job would be to pay attention to what I do every day and try to determine the cause and avoid it or make appropriate adjustments in my studio or home as needed. I should know as whatever it was should cause some spike in pain. It did not take me long to determine it was caused by my posture while sitting in my old desk chair and the way I move to pull myself out of bed. As it would be, the issue was partly caused when I would use my leg to pull my body up and out of bed. Needless to say, that stopped.
I continue to see the Chiropractor. He has recommended a few herbs and holistic means for helping with the pain. I have not tried these yet since the pain is gone. However, I plan to look into them when the fall and winter weather returns.