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A quick update on my back and neck pain. Just last Monday I was told I should consider quitting rowing for a while and to go see a physiotherapist. Basically my chiropractor gave up trying. I couldn't get in to see a physiotherapist until the 26th and I didn't want to wait that long so I looked up another chiropractor and found one that does sports rehab. I thought all chiropractors could help with sports issues but I guess I was wrong. I saw the new doc last Wednesday and I spent 20mins telling him about the pain and the treatments I have had such as massage,acupuncture, cupping, electrotherapy and chiropractic adjustments. With different people too. That concerned him and thought it might be more than a muscle issue. Until he had me lay down and began to stretch my neck a day upper traps. He sat me up and said that I am genetically muscular. And that makes me prone to tension. And because of my desk job my shoulders roll forward putting tension on my neck and traps giving me headaches and muscle pain. He said that I do not need to see a physiotherapist because they will just tell me what exercises to do to fix those muscle imbalances and since I know how to workout that I just need to focus on strengthening my back and stretching and having him stretch me too since he can force a deeper stretch fir me. He said I have the perfect body type to be a good rower. I left that day feeling so much better. He could not believe I was told to quit rowing. I have seen him 3tkmes and I feel amazing compared to what I have been going through. I'm still tight but no pain and I have more mobility. I cannot believe the difference in his treatments. Compared to my last chiropractor. Even though it seems as though he is just stretching,giving me acupuncture and adjustments its working and his positive outlook is really helping me get out of the depressed state I was in. Although I don't think I will.be ready for the 2k on Feb 1st I think I will now be confidential in training for the one on Feb 28!!!!
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