I
nearly lost my life before it started. At four and one half
months I was in a car accident in Israel. A young Arab driver
ran a stop sign and plowed into my parents’ VW bus. The year
was 1973. The time was right after the Yom Kippur War. My
family’s car had been commandeered by the Israeli Army while my
parents (American grad students at the time) were out of the
country visiting relatives in the United States. The VW bus
they purchased on their return had no rear seats and my mother
was holding me.
I
experienced severe injuries to my face and arms and my left leg
was broken. My skull was slightly deformed from the impact of
windshield.
Miraculously I suffered no brain damage or serious eye damage.
Apart from some scarring around my left eye (my eyelid is
entirely reconstructed scar tissue) I have no noticeable
reminders of my close call with death. The best surgeons in the
world were in Jerusalem to cope with the combat casualties. So
I received some free world class plastic surgery for which I
will always be thankful.
Ironically, my lasting reminder of that day is not the scars but
the impact it had on my spine. My left leg, fractured at such
an early age, grew 17mm shorter than my right. This has
permanently offset the balance of my hips, causing my spine to
tilt left then right and then left again causing spinal
scoliosis.
This became a real problem for me in my early 20’s and I sought
out chiropractic care then and most of my issues were corrected
in about a year. I then went without chiropractic care for
several years.
My
experiences caused me to study the spine and its healthy
maintenance carefully. I maintained my spinal health with
diligent use of yoga asanas and stretching. However these were
not enough by themselves and I realized that I had a chronic
problem that required outside help.
After moving to Atlanta, I searched for a new chiropractor for
over 3 years. After trying many others I finally settled on
McIntyre Family Chiropractic. Sean and Ian are the best I have
found in Atlanta, GA.
With their help I have been able to greatly minimize my
scoliosis and its effects. Already I am hugely improved. I
plan to be symptom free within one year.
In
closing I would say that chiropractic is a therapy and a
wellness program suited for chronic conditions or injury. It
requires commitment much like an exercise program or a sensible
diet. The ancient yogis believed that you are as young as your
spine and modern medicine has shown that longevity and mobility
go hand in hand. With Sean and Ian’s help I’ll be staying a lot
younger a lot longer.
Christian Aaron M.
