I wasn’t willing to do nothing and just sit on my hands. That’s when I started looking for something to help…But nothing really did.
The first solution was painkillers and anti-inflammatory pills. They helped, but for only just a short time. And they never really fixed the problem, just masked it. So when I stopped taking them - the pain came back in full force.
That’s not even mentioning the slow but steady damage they were doing to my liver and all the other EXTENSIVE side effects.
Naturally, being a physical therapist, I tried it myself… However, I couldn’t perform it myself. Unfortunately, it didn’t help that the nearest therapist was over an hour away.
Exercise didn’t help much either. I mean how could I exercise if some days I could barely walk?
I even resorted to some herbal remedies, which sadly did nothing for me.
The anxiety was overwhelming. I’d wake up in the morning wondering, “Is the rest of my life going to be spent limping, barely able to walk, and struggling to even hold a glass?”
The thought of being unable to move freely or use my hands terrified me.