Chronic Hip Pain

“As I sighed with relief he said, “We’ll have you dancing on the table, Norma.” I almost believed him!”

This is a well rounded story of physical, mental and emotional success – more or less – and also simply people helping people with the words we have to offer each other. I had to walk on water, and Norma had to dance on tables. After about 6 months, I think we each managed a bit of both. Also, a very well written story I might add as one might expect from a school teacher!

I have suffered from a dodgy back for many years, and had become adept at ‘managing’ it: which actually, I now realise, was a euphemism for ‘putting up with it.’ Less easy to live with was the recent onset of sciatica which was so severe that I was having difficulty walking more than a couple of hundred meters. Add to that the sudden and totally unexpected ending, by email, of a thirty-year relationship, a pain in my hip that had me worrying about hip replacement, a growing problem with balance, increasingly bad posture, low energy and an excruciating pain in one of my toes that woke me most nights, and I guess you could say I’d become a bit of a mess! The end of the school year could not come fast enough. Read more

Sinusitis

“I had accepted that I was a sinus sufferer and as such needed to take the drugs to manage and control the sinus… when I commenced seeing Neil, I never envisaged it would have improved my sinus problem.”

For a number of years I had been suffering from aches and pains in my left hip region. While on holiday in January of this year I started to wonder whether I should go and see a chiropractor. At that stage I thought chiropractic care was only for “fixing” sore or stiff necks and/or backs.

Shortly after returning from my holiday, I received an email advising Neil Bossenger was going to be doing a presentation. I decided to go along to learn more about what chiropractic treatment involved to determine whether it could help me with my hip problem.

Neil’s presentation was very informative and I realized chiropractic care was more about wellness rather than simply “fixing” sore necks and backs. Although I thought I was in “good” health, I related to a lot of what Neil was saying about health and well-being and so immediately after the presentation I arranged to go and see him for an assessment. Read more

Wellness Care

“I have had a great experience with Neil as my educator.”

I have never had any major problems with my back. The odd niggle in the neck from sleeping funny, but nothing of note.

I have started running again this year, as a challenge, and then I did something to my hip. I went straight to a physio, and found that a joyless exchange. My husband suggested Neil and chiropractic as an alternative. I also found another physio.

I have had a great experience with Neil as my educator. I loved the descriptions of subluxation and the disturbances that can happen when your body is prevented from having a proper conversation. I expect the conversations that go on between my spine and my nervous system to be much more eloquent now. I enjoyed that it was a learning experience as well as a communication between Neil and myself. I am a bit nervous about the crunching I have heard about from other people’s experience, so I asked Neil if I could avoid that. He was relaxed and agreeable to do that for me and I never looked back. Every session is easy and non-invasive. Almost like music.

Neil never had a problem with my physio appointments and worked with the changes that happened as a result of the muscle work she was doing. I have been able to run again as if nothing happened and turn up for a fine-tuning with Neil every fortnight or so.

If only my running goal was as simple!

Jo Verryt
45 year old mother of two and wife of thoroughbred.

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