Today I saw way too many medical professionals than I would like to!!!
I saw my own chiropractor for pain today, helped my daughter take her baby to the pediatric dentist to have her lip and tongue tie checked out, and then on to the pediatric chiropractor for Landee's neck adjustments
Later that afternoon, we went to my youngest daughters swim meet. Five minutes after we walked in I looked down to see all the coaches around my daughter. Immediately I knew something was wrong! I handed off my grand-baby to my mom and Kaylee and I went down to check on Shaniah. Shaniah was hunched over in tears. She had injured her back during warm-ups before the meet. It hurt even when she would breathe. She wanted to stay and swim but was unable to. Shaniah is a very tough girl and did not want to let her team down. But we knew she needed to go and see a doctor soon. We immediately took her to see a chiropractor. He determined she pulled the main muscle in her back that runs up the spine. She also pulled her quad in her leg. He did therapy on her and adjusted her back and recommended she come back each day for the next week to continue her therapy. She immediately felt some relief. She was then able to stand up straight without pain.
Shaniah has been practicing 2-3 days a day for swim and or lacrosse. I knew it would take a toll on her body, but the two sports she loves overlap for about 3 weeks. She is going to have to learn how to limit what she does so that injuries will not happen.
The doctor told her Shaniah would not be able to compete or practice any sport for the next week. Shaniah was devastated as her swim team has region in two weeks and her lacrosse season has just started conditioning a couple weeks ago. This week she has tryouts for lacrosse and is really concerned about not doing or feeling good enough for that. I told her to rest her body completely for the next 5 days just like the doctor said and then we will see how she feels. Shaniah loves to workout and I know that having to stay down and rest will be really tough for her. I hope that she will be patient with herself, her body, and the Lord as she recovers from this injury.
I hope and pray her recovery will be quickened and she will be able to be back on her feet doing what she loves to do real soon. Although it is hard to watch her struggle and endure her own trials, I do now that this will only strengthen and teach her to trust in the Lord. I hope I can there for her in her time of need just as she has been there for me these past few months.
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