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In November 2000, I
developed constant lower back pain and had trouble
standing straight after getting up out of a chair. My
legs didn’t work well either. I was walking every day
and exercising with an aerobics class, but by February,
the pain in my upper thigh muscles was so bad I had to
stop. I was greatly fatigued. I had difficulty doing
normal household chores and could no longer grocery
shop. I could not get out of a chair without the aid of
my arms to push myself up, and it was impossible to
climb stairs without using my arms. I had an MRI, a bone
scan, EMG and many blood tests several times over. All
were negative. The neurologist who tested me found that
I had more weakness in my upper left thigh muscle than
my right, but didn’t know how to help me. She told me to
come back in two months to see how I was doing.
Meanwhile, my muscles kept getting weaker and I was in
more and more pain.
I searched the Internet
for "muscle weakness" and "muscle fatigue" trying to
find an answer. My family doctor wanted to send me to
Oklahoma City to see a muscle disease specialist. A
friend recommended Dr. Robert Zembroski (she had been
after me to see him for months). I felt that since I had
exhausted all "normal" medical routes, I had nothing to
lose. By now, I was also getting shooting pains in my
legs and occasionally in my arms. At night the pain was
so intense it woke me up.
After a complete
neurological examination, Dr. Z told me the left side of
my brain was fatigued; he actually used the word
"depressed." That came as no surprise as I had been on
anti-depressants for several years. After receiving my
first neurological chiropractic stimulations, I was
standing straighter, my back hurt less, and I had some
strength in my legs. In three weeks time, my thigh
muscles had strengthened so I was able to get up off a
chair without using my arms. I’ve since been walking my
two Labrador retrievers for months now and I’ve gone
back to aerobic classes. I had never realized that my
poor balance, stumbling when I walked, and "dirty"
contact lenses where all related to my problem. It was
something I had had for years and never realized it. My
only regret is that I did not see Dr. Z sooner as it
would have saved me months of pain and suffering and my
recuperation time would have been much shorter. For me,
Dr. Z performed nothing short of a miracle.
Linda S. |
