Day #168 – Kelly’s Neck II

Boggsville PA
 

Today, Kelly made an appointment to see our regular chiropractor, Dr. George Ondish.  He’s an avid kayaker and has taught many of the classes we’ve taken through Exkursion Outfitters (http://www.exkursion.com).  

Do any of you remember when my plantar fasciitis was so bad I could barely walk?  I had tried custom orthotics, prescribed by the podiatrists at West Penn Hospital, had more than exhausted my physical therapy benefits, and was still hobbling.  I had cut back on activities to the point of depression.  I saw kayaking as a way to be active and use parts of my body that still worked.  After getting to know me a bit, George suggested I try chiropractic.  I had to get his business card from Exkursion – he was that concerned about conflict of interest.  It took a long time, but he got me walking again.  Every time I get tired and sore on a hike, I think about the months when I could barely walk at all – it always puts a spring back in my step.  He also helped me rehab through a nasty shoulder injury.  I went without paddling for over a year and a half, doing my exercises and waiting for it to heal.  I’m paddling a couple miles without pain now – it’s so good to be back on the water.  George helped me get my life back.  He’s got some odd ideas about how our bodies work, and how to fix them, but his techniques have worked.

So, Kelly went to see George.  She told him that she felt she’d cheated on him with the other chiropractor.  He suggested that perhaps she’d cheated on herself.  He worked on her for a long time, decided that the problem was really with her hip, and got things back in balance.  She returned to Boggsville a new woman.  George rocks.