More than two weeks ago, I came back from Japan with a pain in the neck that would not even go after two weeks. It was all caused by a night sleeping on a pillow that was too soft and low. I could not quite turn my head to the right and the pain was quite intense during the first few days. I gritted my teeth throughout the rest of the trip and was so glad to come back to my own pillow once home.
I thought the pain would gradually subside after a few days but it continued to disturb and irritate me, making me tired and worn out everyday. Deciding that it was enough, I went to see a chiropractor. After the first visit, I was requested to have some x-rays taken to have a full and proper "look" at my spine. He gave me two neck adjustments then and already I started to feel less tension in my neck! It was scary at first cos he turn your head like the way the kungfu masters do in the movies when they want to kill the bad guys.
KKRRAAACCK! Ok, then another KKRRAAACCK! on the left. It sounded so loud! For a moment, I thought my neck snapped!! Luckily I was wrong.
My x-rays were taken and the chiropractor shared his findings with me. I actually have 5 areas in my spine where the vertebrate is out of alignment, subluxation and spinal degeneration has occurred. This could have been caused by bad posture, pregnancy, etc. I was in the early phase of subluxation and symptoms might now show up until months or years later. But I do certainly at times experience pain, swelling of tissue and muscle stiffness in my neck and back.
So. I am now under the initial intensive care of the chiropractor to be "twisted" back to shape three times a week.
All thanks to the pillow ...
