I have been having some major hip pains in my right hip for the past couple of months and have just been dealing with it. It has gotten so bad though that I wake up everytime I turn over or move in my sleep. It hurts to bend over, sit down, stand up...it just hurts! It came during my first trimester but went away after a couple of weeks. It now hasn't let up and is making me miserable. I spoke to Dr. Jacoby about it and he said my hormones are causing my pelvic bones to relax in order to prepare for birth and that's what's causing. Well, great, because I don't push a baby out and I don't need my pelvic bones to relax!! He told me I had three options - 1.) see a chiropractor, 2.) go to physical therapy, or 3.) deal with it. I chose option 1. I went with the recommendation of some of my Wylie Mom friends and went to Dr. Shad Reif yesterday. I was a little nervous as I have never seen a chiropractor and I had Preston with me but the appointment went great!
I do have a birth defect in my spine that was diagnosed when I was 18 which he agreed is playing a role. My bottom vertebrae is half vertebrae and half pelvic bone and causes me to have muscle spasms in my right hip. Dr. Reif explained that my right side is being pulled up higher than my left side and is pulling the muscle that is attached to my hip and back. In turn, it is putting pressure on my sciatica and causing my hip to hurt. He showed me some stretches that I have to do on my own to help stretch that muscle and did a few adjustments. I have noticed a small difference already and that was just yesterday! I am so impressed with Dr. Reif. He called me at 7:30 last night just to see how I was doing and said that they number he was calling from was his cell and not to hesitate to call if I had any questions. I go back tomorrow for another adjustment. I am going to ask how long he thinks it will take to get it to where I can live pain free. Hopefully he says just a couple of weeks!!
No comments:
Post a Comment