I’m not sure if I have seen this many head injuries in a patient. And I know I haven’t uncovered all of them, since each visit I think he tells me more of them!
This patient was in his late 30’s, and ever since about age 18 his sacroiliac joint [SI joint] would go out causing hip and lower back pain. He said most chiropractors couldn’t get it to go in, but he had found one that could. He came to me on recommendation from his girlfriend, since she understood the importance of the cranial bones [and she knew how many head injuries he had].
They drove 3 hours to see me and he was immediately surprised at how much detail and questions I asked about his head injuries. Most people think the head is a long ways away from the pelvis, so why would somebody spend so much time looking at the head?
This is only a sampling of his head injuries…
- Kicked in the face by a horse at age 13.
- Multiple concussions running a skid loader for snow removal. He stated one night his head hit the windshield 6-7 times! They weren’t able to see the curbs in the parking lot.
- 20 foot pipe hit him in the bottom of the chin around 12 years ago.
- Was pulling a chain when the chain let loose and a 1 inch bar flew into his nose.
- A 2×4 fell on his head from a second story.
The time between his first and second visit was 3 months. After the first visit he said it was a night and day difference. His back felt great, along with the rest of his body.
He also stated that he lost 20 pounds.
I asked him what he did to lose 20 pounds and his reply was “you did it”. The treatment turned all his muscles on and made his body work correctly. He naturally just lost 20 pounds since his body was working how it should!
I can’t say I have seen that before with just a physical treatment, but it makes sense. I remember how much of his body wasn’t working correctly the first visit.
Without proper cranial treatment his back would keep going out. Making sure the skull bones move appropriately is so very important.