Chronic back and foot pain fade away says Alicia

I came to ADAPT as a last ditch effort to get relief from 3 years of having plantar fasciitis in both feet. I had been through hours of physical therapy, had my tendons scraped, wore arch supports, had cortisone shots in my heels, got tendonitis repeatedly in my legs and had to give up going barefoot and wearing my Birkenstocks. I had well-respected foot specialists shake their heads at me and tell me they could not help me. My podiatrist told me I was worrying too much about the tendonitis problem. My options were either to live with my crazy feet and tendons or have surgery. Neither option sounded good to me but I was running out of alternatives so I went to ADAPT hoping they could help.

I also have had chronic back pain since I was about 7 years old. Through the years I saw physical therapists, doctors, chiropractors, and no one could explain why I was in pain. After a while I was told it was all in my head. When you get told that enough you start to believe it on some level, but either way it was obviously something that would stay with me so I learned to live with it.

A story with a happy ending followed and I had no idea how much ADAPT could do for me. My hope was simply to get my feet feeling better and they changed my life for the better in the process. From my first time there they were able to explain why my feet hurt and why my back hurt, and that it wasn’t in my head. As if that wasn’t enough, I was told that my symptoms made sense and that everything was completely fixable. Not only could they take the pain away, but they could stop it from coming back. No surgery, no drugs, no weirdness. No more shots, walking casts, tendon scraping or arch supports. Just simple exercises and the dedication to do them.

On the morning of my third visit, I smiled at my husband when I woke up. I’m not sure that had ever happened before. I felt outstanding. After the first week, 20-some years of back pain started fading into history. After 3 days, my 3.5 years of plantar fasciitis was barely detectable and still no tendonitis. The second week, I could yawn without pain, and roll over in bed and turn the lamp off without pain. I could unload my dryer and the bottom rack of the dishwasher. I had no idea how much my chronic issues were affecting me, and I’m still learning.

I can feel the change on the inside, but others can see it on the outside. I’ve had comments like, “you look younger”, “you look thinner”, “you look healthier; what are you doing? “You used to sigh a lot and you don’t anymore”. My parents and brothers can hear the change in my voice over the phone and they can’t believe it. If only they could see me. I am a new person and the world is a new place. Colors are brighter and more vivid. I can’t explain it, I can only tell you it’s been a blast. I feel like I’ve been set free from something I didn’t even know was holding me. Even if it all ended tomorrow it would be totally worth it. I just never thought it was possible to feel this good before I got to heaven.

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