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How I defeated my sciatica

Sciatica is TOUGH! No joke about it. If you have been there, you know but if you haven't, you really don't know. But don't let yourself ever get there! Seriously, take precautions and take care of your spine!! WATCH YOUR POSTURE! Every day. While you are walking, while you are standing in line, while you are jumping! Tighten that core and take care of your spine! I was talking to a friend just last week about his sciatica and it hit me, a lot of people are dealing with this problem right now! WHY!? First off, let's take a look at how we live our daily lives.  Sitting in our car that has no back support for hours at a time, sitting in a desk chair with no back support ALL DAY and then coming home and sitting on our couch with NO BACK SUPPORT EITHER.. this is becoming a problem and we need to face it, now! We need to help each other to change our life styles around to live a long and healthy life. With this all being said I want to get it out there HOW I DEFE...

Feeling like a new woman

I am on my 4th week of recovery and I couldn't feel more like a new woman !  The treatment plan the chiropractor gave me has been doing wonders for my health and well being ! It's really been incredible to see the progress as each week passes.  I'm starting to see that my posture is much easier to keep straight up without much effort. My yoga practice has improved immensely , I can finally go into downward dog without pain in my hips or lower back. I no longer need to keep reminding myself to stretch because it's become such a habit that I do throughout my day now.  I am in HEAVEN . Or almost there. I still have 3 weeks left until I finish my treatment plan and get to see the changes of my spine through x-rays that will hopefully look like a 27 year old's spine.  The exercises that I have learned for my posture have been incredibly helpful along with all the knowledge I am gaining from this experience. I AM A NEW WOMAN!   Truly though, if you could ...