>>13348970I'm currently at once per 2 weeks. I feel like I'm getting close to dropping to once per month.
You have to understand, this hip problem was a misalignment I must have had since early childhood. I didn't realize I had it until I started doing martial arts and having what I thought were knee issues.
When I finally visited the chiropractor he commented on how bad the rotation on my hips felt, and it was a very, very large movement. After the first adjustment the problem was suddenly very physically clear. My left quad was visibly underdeveloped compared to my right. It looked like a chunk of muscle was missing just above my knee. Previous to my first adjustment my quads both looked fine.
Having grown with my hips messed up since childhood meant my whole body has developed around those misalignments. So it understandably has taken years (as well as massage therapy, physical therapy, etc.) to stabilize the issue.
The neat thing is the chiropractor fixed a few other issues that I was less aware of. My left rib cage was impacted (I believe from a fall when I was in elementary school) and he was unable to move it the first adjustment, advising me to get a massage ball to loosen the muscles (which worked). After he managed to get my left rib cage moved I could feel pockets of air reaching parts of my left lung for the first time (it was an incredible sensation).
It's been an interesting 3+ years. In many ways it sucked because I could often feel my hips slip out of place and it just felt atrocious. I don't think most people would have as much of a longhaul as I have had. But the fact that most doctors don't even seem to contemplate proper spinal alignment is telling. Given all the important nerves running through your vertebrae, doesn't it make sense that having them properly aligned effects your entire body function?
