Each New Day

I have learned just how much going to the chiropractor can hurt! I had my foot worked on again yesterday. Since I was responding so well and seemingly quickly to the treatments, he decided to add a little more pressure to the “massage” therapy. OUCH! It hurt so bad it brought tears to my eyes. He stopped then but I am really feeling sore. I could hardly walk on it last night. Luckily (?!) I go back in the morning so we’ll so how I am doing then.

I did not know that going to the chiropractor would help my foot! I just learned yesterday that it can! While talking to the lady at the running shoe store, she recommended I see the chiropractor about the foot pain I have been experiencing. I also learned that I could get a twenty minute consultation for free, so I thought, why not! He was very nice and I quickly felt comfortable. He used a tuning fork to see if I had a stress fracture. It seems that there is no fracture and is likely inflammation in the metatarsal joint. He also discovered the difference in the range of motion between my left and right ankles and hips. I like how we talked about treatment to get healthy, and he also is going to have me go through exercises and stretches to do at home to keep me healthy!

I just learned about a foot problem called a “Tailor’s Bunion”. It is basically a bunion on the outside of the foot. It is a hereditary condition that worsens when wearing the wrong shoes. It can become a problem when wearing shoes with too narrow a toe box. It is named from a time when tailors and shoe cobblers spent time cross legged on the floor doing their work. I think this may be the problem with my left foot. The pain was brought on after wearing my new shoes for a couple of weeks and has been a severe problem every day since then, even when wearing wider shoes. I am going to try to take off running for the rest of the week and see if there is any improvement. I may end up having to see a doctor….