During the 40years that I rode and worked around horses I accumulated a number of injuries. I’ve had several courses of physical therapy, osteopathic and chiropractic adjustments acupuncture and massage therapy. There have been multiple steroid injections given in the region of my left hip and I’ve taken medications for pain, inflammation and muscle spasm. The pain in my low back was being aggravated by my job, which is filing, and my left hip pain was flaring periodically, in spite of getting massage therapy. I asked a massage therapist who used to work in this community to recommend a chiropractor and she suggested Dr. Pfeiffer. I had x-rays taken of my lumbar spine showing an unleveled pelvis with the left side being much higher than the right. There is scoliosis with rotation and degenerative disc disease at L1 & 2. The physical exam revealed many functional limitations. A course of 28 treatments at close intervals was recommended of which 21 have been completed. My symptoms have improved markedly and I rarely experience any discomfort. I have always been an animal lover and in my senior years, I have scaled down from a horse to a dog. When my left hip pain would become acute I couldn’t take my dog for walks. Now I can walk longer distances and enjoy the outdoors with my pet. Within weeks of starting treatment I was able to get through a day at my filing job without low back pain. For the first time in years I am able to stand with my weight evenly distributed on both feet because my pelvis is now level. I am amazed at how much modern chiropractic treatment has helped me in spite of all the degenerative changes in my spine. I hope that reading of my experience will encourage others to try chiropractic instead of resigning themselves to living with pain and dysfunction. ~ Trudy Eilenberger
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