Thursday, September 18, 2008

The last week

Bottom line first is my body seems to be improving and all the indications are that my atlas is still in place, I feel really good! Lots of energy, full range of motion, my body seems to be in sinc.

At the end of the profilax treatment Troy gave me a paper with instructions, advice and warnings. It included among other things: 
-don't let anyone manipulate your neck for at least a couple weeks. 
-eat properly, take vitamins and minerals etc.
-have regular massages especially at first to help your body relax.
-a warning indicating you might feel worse as the muscles readjust.

I had the profilax treatment on a saturday and felt absolutly great until my first massage the following friday. To be honest with you I felt terrible the next three days, saturday, sunday and monday. It felt like the atlas fell out of place, there were a lot of cracking in my neck, there was a lot of tension in my head and neck. All of the usual places of pain seemed to come back, shoulders, lower back, knee etc.

I have to conclude that the massage made me feel terrible. I have another massage scheduled this friday a week after the last massage. I'm not feeling so excited about it because of my reaction to the last one. Wish me luck.

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