Pulling my Leg!

[Giselle]

Hi guys, as I've been posting, Hoyt is home right now so I decided to get some other things investigated while he's out of school. I was having some hip pain and went to a physical therapist rather than our chiropractor as I was thinking perhaps it is something in my confirmation as I keep having to have the same adjustment over and over. He found that I have a leg length difference of 20mm between my legs - one's shorter by almost 4/5ths of an inch! One shoulder is always lower, my ankle pronates to try to compensate, my hip thrusts forward and I've developed a bunion on the foot of the shorter leg. Well Hoyt is always "out" in the same area as well, one of his shoulders is lower, etc. etc. - same as me. Sure enough, his right leg is 20mm shorter too! His ankle's turn in as well. He's just like me! I'm a little further into the process and have had my lift and now have my orthotics - he has his lift and is waiting on his orthotics. Being younger and more limber his lift caused him no discomfort whereas my muscles were super sore. The second day he had his lift in he was picking up things off the floor and exclaimed that it didn't hurt when he bent over anymore. I never knew it had - and he said he never told me because he's always felt this pain and he thought it was normal! His shoulders are even and he's not doing his back tic at all! This was the tic we got him chiropractically adjusted for often. I can't wait for his orthotics - it will probably make even more difference and hopefully he'll never get the bunion I have from all the years of compensation! I really hope it helps him with the other thing he often has to go to the chiro for: his atlas/C1 (at the base of the skull) are ALWAYS out and sometimes give him headaches. I just assumed it was from his sometimes very violent tics but perhaps his often very violent tics are in response to the fact that his one leg is shorter and it causes the pressure to build up there. Chicken/Egg thing! Anyway even if it doesn't help his tics it will help his posture and future aches and pains! The doctor told us that 85% of people have a leg length difference! But usually not as great as ours is. My poor kid - it seems he's inherited the worst of both his parents - OCD/tics/allergy from his Dad's side and weird bones from his Mom!

 

Toodles!

 

Giselle