and the aching and tingling in my left leg (sciatica), were relentless. I hasten
to add that chiropractic care is very helpful for many lower-back problems,
and should not be discounted for lower-back problems based on my single
experience. During the × cycle I had two upper-spine injuries that
were very quickly healed as a result of skilled chiropractic adjustment.. e -rays I had as a result of the lower-back problem revealed that I have
a considerable degree of scoliosis. Efstathios Papadopoulos, , described
it as “borderline serious.” I had deadlifted × without being aware of
the scoliosis. Perhaps it was as well I had been ignorant for so long. Scoliosis
predisposes the spine to a greater possibility of injury relative to vertebrae
of normal formation, and made a substantial contribution to making my
recovery from injury so challenging.A year later
. Over the course of the next twelve months I had several false training starts
where my shoulder, lower back, sciatica in my left leg, and knees forced me
to stop training. I was little or no better than I was in the autumn of .
I still could not train, jog, walk anything more than what was needed to do
basic errands and general activities, sleep on my right side without discom-
fort, or play active games with my children.. In July I sought the opinion of an orthopedic surgeon. I had recently
done about three minutes of laughably gentle work on a stepper, and had
a terrible reaction. e doctor diagnosed severe chondromalacia patellae.
He advised me never to squat or deadlift with anything other than very
light weights—even after the arthroscopy which he deemed a must to get
my knees somewhere back to normal. I was so desperate at the time that
initially I decided to have the surgery. But I quickly changed my mind after
consulting the chiropractor I use—Dr. Papadopoulos. He informed me of
the probable negative effects of the arthroscopic surgery that the surgeon
neglected to tell me about.For a one-time payment of a mere . I got the three items (a
book and two therapy tools) I needed to get the near-miraculous
job done.