What was Wrong with Me all Those Years...

Originally Published Wednesday, February 4, 2015

What was wrong with me all those years when I was disabled from chronic pain?

Excellent question...

If I listened to the many doctors I visited for decades (which I did), while I was seeking relief from my chronic pain, there were any number of problems with my body.

Here is a list of just some of them:

• My low-back muscles were weak
• My abdominal muscles were weak 
• My lateral (side) muscles were weak
• My calf muscles were shortened
• The plantar muscles in my feet were too tight
• My ankles were weak
• A nerve in my back, pelvis or leg was twisted or pinched, which caused sciatica

If I stopped and thought about it at the time I guess I would have concluded that I was a physical wreck, and there were times when I felt that way.

As I enjoy my first full year without any pain, I look back and ask myself, 'how many of those issues did I really have'? Not three or four, not two, in truth I did not even have one of those ailments. 

Perhaps you are thinking that I am somehow blaming all those doctors that I visited year in and year out, but nothing could be further from the truth, as I believe they each gave me their best advice.

There was only one thing that was wrong with me, and was a lack of oxygen to those contracted muscles, which were located in my back, pelvis and legs at different times.

If you have tightened muscles with chronic pain, and it seems that nothing you have tried can bring you relief, you may be suffering from a constant lack of oxygen to those muscles. This is a new concept to many people, but it may be worth your time to pursue resolution through mind-body synergy.

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