If you are having trouble with difficult-to-resolve problems with joints or muscles or other soft tissue, based upon my personal experience, I very highly recommend chiropractor doctor, Dr. Jessi Wright, DC, who works at Positively Chiropractic located in Annandale, Virginia.
Personal Experience: I've been active all my life, especially with running and swimming and entering road races of all distances and many triathlons, including Olympic-length and Steel Man length in my younger days and Sprint-length triathlons until two years ago. Then, everything began to change, especially with my shoulder but also my knee, foot and lower back. I attempted for 12 months to get my shoulder working again through traditional medicine and physical therapy and made some progress, but very limited. I was then referred for chiropractor care, and made very significant headway when I started working with Dr. Jessi Wright.
Results: Over a period of 12 months working with Dr. Wright, the shoulder gradually improved, I started swimming again, initially short distances and slow, then longer distances, and finally regaining speed and strength along with endurance. I also had some difficulties with my lower back along the way, and that was worked on and is no longer a problem. Have also done exercises that have greatly improved my posture.
At the end of 12 months -- and this I still find hard to believe -- I began to swim the mile as fast as I did 30 years ago. Never expected this and wouldn't suggest that the next person can expect to return to the form he/she was in as a young adult, but it was my experience. This may sound like commercial, but it is just my personal experience. I am now also getting treatment for my knee and seeing some improvement there as well.
Specifics re Dr. Wright: What is it about her approach that is helpful? A lot of things. Here are highlights.
- Listens carefully,
- Asks a lot of questions.
- Willing to explain things and ask my preferences in developing treatment strategy.
- Examines closely any imaging or other diagnostics.
- Performs very thorough physical exam, manipulating joints, muscles and soft tissue every which way.
- Pinpoints what is and what is not problematic, very specifically.
- Develops specifically targeted treatment strategies, working the joints, muscles and other soft tissue in a variety of ways.
- Provides very helpful advice re exercises and stretches, a key part of my recovery, and some useful information re diet.
- Very pleasant to work with. Also very encouraging and supportive.
- Works very hard and gets a lot done every visit.
- Continues to listen carefully and reassess situation.
- After a weekly treatments for a while, I moved to treatments every other week and now every third week.
If you think you could benefit from chiropractor care, I very highly recommend Dr. Wright. read more