My name is Miles Barraza McCain and this is my story. Before the beginning of my injury I played the piano, I danced, I ran, I loved to talk, I was a photographer and I was an athlete. I had a situation happen where I was under so much stress that built up over about 7 years and my body broke down and I became paralyzed in my sleep. Initially I only couldn't feel my right side and my left side burned like crazy. Then all my sensation in my body was just gone. I was in and out of emergency rooms because of episodes I would have that cause me to stop breathing, lose eyesight, function in my face, deafness and just not able to move my body at all. This was the most scariest 4 months of my life. First, doctors didn't know what was going on, then psychiatrists said it was "Conversion Disorder"
(A mental condition in which a person has blindness, paralysis, or other nervous system symptoms that cannot be explained by medical evaluation). I saw a bunch of counselors that gave me tools to let go of my stress. Then May 11th, I let everything out, all the pain that I bottled in years prior. Then the next day my dad took my brother and I to the park, me being in a wheelchair because of not being able to feel my legs. At the park my dad and my little brother played catch with a football. I had never wanted to get up and run so bad in my life. So I tried. The first time I couldn't do it, so I didn't try again. I waited awhile before I wanted to try again but I just couldn't. I cried a little bit. Then my dad wanted me to try again. And so I did. This time with his help he was able to get me up and somehow I was able to walk but I felt like a baby deer. I took a couple of steps and I took off. It felt weird to run again but I was doing it. After that day I only had gotten better. I was able to function fully after about a week and I was so happy. The only issue I had after the fact was that I didn't feel pain, physically. I didn't realize it for some time but I figured it out when I put my hand over a lighter trying to be funny for my friends and I realized couldn't feel the heat of it. But it left a dark burn mark on my palm. I had more tests run, more MRIs and more "I don't know what I can call this" from doctors. I wasn't affected by it in anyway but I noticed I had bruises or scratches that I didn't even know were there. After more physical therapy appointments and more counseling we just had no more money to give for these appointments that we got nothing out of. Since then I have been fine but about a month or so ago my mom wanted me to go see the chiropractor she goes to. I was okay with it but I just thought it was gonna be another failed attempt to figure out my issue. Dr. Labrado was very welcoming my first appointment, and when he showed me my xrays and explained to me what was really going on I wanted to cry. I have waited for years to try and figure out what was wrong with me and all I needed was to be adjusted. He told me a nerve somewhere was being pinched. I also found out that my spine was offset and one side of my waist was higher than the other. Dr. Labrado has helped me so far that I am now able to feel pain in my legs (It sounds bad but I haven't been able to feel pain). Being adjusted was probably the best thing I have ever felt after my paralysis and I can't thank him enough for making me better after I have been back and fourth to so many other professionals who had no idea what was going on. So thank you Dr. Labrado. read more