The title is a nice summary of what I've been through the past two weeks.
I don't belong to any other forums where I think this would have a good audience, so I thought I would bring it to the widely-experienced AM crowd for comment.
A couple months ago, I sought a chiropractor to deal with some occasional shoulder and neck pain I was having. I did my research and picked whom I believe to be the best in my area, a graduate of Life Chiropractic College West.
We had a couple office consultations, he x-rayed the area I was having pain in, and sure enough found that I had some relatively minor problems which he thought chiropractic care could relieve. I began going for adjustments every few days, with immediate noticeable improvement in my range of motion, and much less pain.
Last week he started doing deep tissue work on me, kind of like deep tissue massage while having me move my arm and neck in all kinds of positions. The doctor stopped at one point and started poking my shoulder and upper arm, asking if it hurt, I replied no. He made a remark about lots of scar tissue, which was a shock to me. I never knew I had a reason to have scar tissue in those areas, and the doc guessed it was from past injuries that never healed properly. Not only have I done a lot of weightlifting much of my life, but I did some things in the Army that I had heard could lead to disability and back problems later in life if one were to do them too frequently. I know my former First Sergeant, now retired and in his early 50s, looks perfectly normal but is technically disabled from injuries happening over the span of his career doing strenuous training. The doctor thinks all of this could be to blame and he says he can help me.
Now, my excellent health insurance pays for all this, so money is not an issue. Should I take this guy's word for it, or is this the kind of thing I should see some kind of specialist about? I am thinking a sports injury doctor or getting a physical therapy assessment. I want to heal now while I am still relatively young. I no longer serve in a demanding Army unit, I'm just a weekend warrior now, and I have not been training hard since the summertime, however the doc has advised me to take it easy until I heal more.
I am just looking for suggestions, or to hear from anyone else who had a similar "surprise" injury found.
I don't belong to any other forums where I think this would have a good audience, so I thought I would bring it to the widely-experienced AM crowd for comment.
A couple months ago, I sought a chiropractor to deal with some occasional shoulder and neck pain I was having. I did my research and picked whom I believe to be the best in my area, a graduate of Life Chiropractic College West.
We had a couple office consultations, he x-rayed the area I was having pain in, and sure enough found that I had some relatively minor problems which he thought chiropractic care could relieve. I began going for adjustments every few days, with immediate noticeable improvement in my range of motion, and much less pain.
Last week he started doing deep tissue work on me, kind of like deep tissue massage while having me move my arm and neck in all kinds of positions. The doctor stopped at one point and started poking my shoulder and upper arm, asking if it hurt, I replied no. He made a remark about lots of scar tissue, which was a shock to me. I never knew I had a reason to have scar tissue in those areas, and the doc guessed it was from past injuries that never healed properly. Not only have I done a lot of weightlifting much of my life, but I did some things in the Army that I had heard could lead to disability and back problems later in life if one were to do them too frequently. I know my former First Sergeant, now retired and in his early 50s, looks perfectly normal but is technically disabled from injuries happening over the span of his career doing strenuous training. The doctor thinks all of this could be to blame and he says he can help me.
Now, my excellent health insurance pays for all this, so money is not an issue. Should I take this guy's word for it, or is this the kind of thing I should see some kind of specialist about? I am thinking a sports injury doctor or getting a physical therapy assessment. I want to heal now while I am still relatively young. I no longer serve in a demanding Army unit, I'm just a weekend warrior now, and I have not been training hard since the summertime, however the doc has advised me to take it easy until I heal more.
I am just looking for suggestions, or to hear from anyone else who had a similar "surprise" injury found.