04/12/2024
POV: You’re jumping with joy after running the farthest you ever have without pain, numbness, or tingling in your legs! 😃😃
This past weekend I successfully completed my first 10k and had the absolute best time! This was such a journey for me. After having surgery on both my legs around 10 years ago for chronic compartment syndrome and not getting the results I wanted, I felt as there was no hope.
In chiropractic school, I learned that the body is self healing and miraculous. This slowly started to change my mindset. Around 6 months ago I put in the effort to make some changes for myself. I lost 30 pounds, got adjusted regularly, trained regularly, and fully believed that I could heal.
I’m happy to say now that I healed.
This was also a huge learning moment for me. My patients often deal with pain, numbness, and tingling. Knowing that I could tell them first hand that I put in the work to improve drastically may help them realize that they possibly could too. I also realized that I can understand them more. Sometimes it really does seem that you’re stuck with dysfunction for life. Thankfully, this was not the case for me. However, I do realize that there are some limitations to certain conditions.
This is just a friendly and happy reminder that you are capable of much more than you probably think you are!
