This message is from: "Gail Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have a bad left knee, that was translating into bad rididng...specifically, a collapsed hip and way too much weight in one stirrup. Saddles were always sliding sideways, and my knee hurt when posting. Went to the gym with a personal trainer (Pilates, mostly) trying to fix it. Never could get it right because I was always tight in the hip and lower back.
FINALLY went to a chiropractor. A few days ago, after the fourth treatment, my knee problems completely change. They are not completely fixed, but my body no longer feels so obviously out of whack, and I can actually do the exercises the personal trainer gives me. There was NO way I could release that tightness using my own muscles to stretch myself out. I have always been very suspicious of chiropractic, but this was an amazing difference, after trying other things for so long. Either this chiropractor fixed me, or I have gone into denial about the symptoms because I am terrified of Rolfing...which was the thing the chiro suggested if he could not free things up. Gail Apparently between age 50 and 62 my lower back and hip joints had seized up. Now my fear is that I will not be able to get off (of my own choice) if I had to. If anyone knows of exercises specifically to help this inflexibility I'd like to know of them. I have not encountered this "disability" in any other activity of normal life.
