I don't think I've ever met a mean chiropractor. They're all wonderful people, I'm convinced. xd
I've never had a muscle knot, but I knew a horse that used to get them in her neck. That horse was a major b***h, but then again she was probably in a lot of pain. After I left that barn (the first lesson stable I rode at), that particular horse broke her shoulder in a pasture accident. The vet, who is the same vet I used at the time, said it was a minor fracture or something and that she'd recover with stall rest. The barn owner used her for lessons while her shoulder was broken.
Horse people are pretty crazy. ;O; I have no idea if that mare is still around or not.
Oh wait, I just rambled more. >o>
But, yeah, I guess if your problems are more muscle-based, it'd probably hurt more to work them out. That does suck, but at least the results are good. D= I wonder why you have all these problems. You're so young! But who am I to say that, when I've had a bunch of problems myself. xd
What I went through with my foot/legs is probably pretty similar. All the therapy things were pretty excruciating, and it was a long and horrible process. The worst part was that damn night splint boot thing. Wearing it was like agony. But I can't complain about the results. cool As long as I know my limits and keep up with taking care of myself, I should be fine for a long time.
My treatments weren't so muscle-intensive. My problems was that the car accident where I was rear-ended really screwed up the way my muscles, tendons etc pulled on my bones, and it pulled just about everything out of whack. The worst was/is my neck and hips. My neck doesn't have the backwards curve that normal necks should have, it's a perfectly straight line. And when I bend my neck, only one or two of the vertebra dealies bend, so it's more of a limited hinge motion than it ought to be. My one hip is permanently raised and tilted in comparison to the other. It's better than it was, but it's occasionally very excruciating. Mostly I just had the muscle stimulator thing loosen all my muscles, and then he'd like massage everything lightly and I guess push things toward where they'd go or something, and then he'd crack my hips and spine and I guess try and align everything. I know more about Jeze's chiropractic treatments than I do my own. rofl
I miss that muscle stim thing. It sent impulses that made my muscles like freak out, and it felts like a massage. It was insane, he let me touch it with my hand once, and it made my fingers freak out. I guess the impulses make the muscles tense and relax, and that's supposed to loosen everything up. Whatever it did felt amazing and I want to buy myself one of those things.
I'd totally love to marry a chiropractor. Where's chiropractic schools? I should find one and try ti pick up dudes there. cool SOLID PLAN.
Also, portfolio's lookin' good. 3nodding But not as good as handsome Max~! ;O; He's such a beautiful cat. I'm like never around such floofy long-haired cats, all my cats have been shorthairs. He's totally regal and handsome.
His eyes have changed significantly! That's really neat. I didn't think they could change that much after the cat was past kittenhood. Nero and Tabby's eyes have always been the same bright yellowy color, we found them after their eyes had already changed to the permanent color I guess. It's so weird that eye color changes like that. I've got boring brown eyes that have always looked this way, but I'm told that as a baby I had awesome blue eyes.
I think my cat Lily's eyes have changed a little over the years, they were a little more goldeny and less flat-colored before, now they're a more consistent shade. But there's still pretty much the same, you wouldn't notice the slight shift if you didn't worship my adorable cat like I do. 8D We got Rusty as an adult, and he's had the most consistent eye color of any cat I've ever had. They're like the color of the yolk of a hard-boiled egg.
I really want to get a British blue shorthair with orange eyes some day. A big fat one with a big melon head. >=D DREAMCAT. I love how plushy their coat looks, and how their noses pretty much match their coat perfectly. And the contrast with their eyes is so cool! Cat rock. ;O;
SO MANY RAMBLES.