#neckpain

I'm just . . being mad about spinal injuries today. Best guess is that mine has been messed up since a serious accident at the age of four. While the darned chiropractor was (with the best of intentions) making me look at my x-rays the other day, this is what he explained to me.

The image shows what C1 to C7 are supposed to look like. The curve is supposed to line up such that C1 is directly above C7 (that blue line should be vertical). Mine ascend in a straight line from C7 to about C3, then desperately curve backwards, trying but failing to achieve stability.

I like this guy; I have known him close to 30 years, and he is generally very good at what he does. However, when he tells me that it is possible to 'correct' this lifelong malformation by simply lying down a couple times a day on a hard foam support . . . . that cannot possibly be true. I get really angry when people tell me things that cannot be true. If it was THAT EASY, would you not have told me about it when you first started treating me decades ago? I already HAVE a foam cervical support, and I've been using it for quite a while, now! It gives only the most minor relief.