What do you think would happen if you drove your car through a huge pot hole and never got the alignment corrected and drove for 20 years?  

What do you think happens to your body when you have a relatively minor injury, or several, never do anything about them, and then drive your body hard for 20 years?

Do I really have to answer that?

I have been working with a client who is in her 30s who has just taken up running. She’s been experiencing issues in her knees and feet. We have been able to settle the muscle-driven pain in the legs and feet with IMS (www.istop.org).  We could just stop there, but I like to look at why the person is having issues.

So up to the pelvis, back and mid-back I go to see what I can find.

WHY? 

The muscles in the back run from the mid-back to the pelvic bones. 

Muscles from the shoulders attach to the mid-back and lower back. 

FINDINGS 

What was discovered was stiffness in the mid-back and muscle tightness, with the pelvic asymmetry noted (one bone more forwards than the other pelvic bone). 

On questioning why this may be tight, it was revealed that there was a “serious car accident” a number of years ago.  

Is it related?  My answer is yes. 

Now it becomes not a matter of  “IF” you will wear out or break down,  but “WHEN”. 

WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO

I run into this issue all the time.  A great number of my clients come to me for IMS treatments because they have tried other therapies but are still having issues.  It has been a wonderful addition to my practice, and has allowed me to look and treat more efficiently the other areas of the body that may be the source of the pain (“the driver” according to Diane Lee).  

I do recommend that if you are thinking of taking up a new activity(running the local 10 K race perhaps), a preventative screening assessment is a good idea.  It’s  amazing what you can find when people are not in pain.  I have done these assessments for people wanting to work with personal trainers and want to know what to focus on. 

Don’t wait until the pain gets unbearable and you’re desperate.

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