A SHOULDER INJURY CHANGED MY LIFE

I was a pitcher on my high school baseball team.  Midway through one of the seasons, I began to develop a severe pain in the front of my right shoulder.

At first, I thought it was nothing big.  But as the season progressed, the pain became more severe, and I was unable to throw the ball across the infield let alone try to pitch.  I tried ice, heat, Icy Hot, Sportscreme, Tylenol, etc. but nothing seemed to help.  Something was seriously wrong.  My dad recommended that I go and see his chiropractor. I thought to myself, “Why would I go to see a chiropractor? My back is not hurting.”  My dad had been going to his chiropractor for several years and was confident that he could help me.

At the chiropractic office, the doctor did a thorough evaluation of my right shoulder.  He also checked my spine including my neck, middle and lower back.  The doctor explained to me that I had a slight tendon strain in the area of my right shoulder.  Furthermore, he told me that I had misalignments of the vertebrae (subluxations) in my neck that were putting pressure on nerves that controlled my right shoulder.  The doctor recommended a course of chiropractic adjustments and exercises for my neck and right shoulder.

After starting chiropractic, I was back on the mound pitching pain-free within a couple weeks!  I was amazed by the fact that the chiropractor did not use medication and there was no surgery involved.  So, I began to do extensive research into chiropractic and what it was all about.  Needless to say, I was very intrigued by the chiropractic philosophy and the body’s inborn ability to heal itself.  So intrigued in fact, I enrolled at the National College of Chiropractic. That’s why I’m now a chiropractor!