We first discovered my scoliosis when I was about 15, over 60 years ago. I was leaning over our piano bench when my mom noticed the hump on my back. It wasn’t very pronounced then, but she was concerned, and so began a seemingly endless round of doctors, chiropractors, pain management physicians, any back specialist. They all wanted to try different methods to straighten my back and ease what was for a long time a fairly mild pain. But as I had children and grew older, the pain did increase, as did the size of the hump. I went from almost six feet tall to about 5’7” within less than 15 years. My orthopedic surgeon, who I was meeting with yearly, finally said he could do no more to help me.

About that time, my daughter’s best friend told us about her chiropractor, Dr. Doug Gregory, who had done wonders for her family. I decided to meet with him, very hesitantly. He said he wasn’t a skeletal chiropractor, but one that dealt with the nerves and muscles. He was not going to change my height, but only help me to feel better with what I have. That was refreshing to hear!

So here I am after four years, being able to move with limited pain. However, I have found that weather and my job do take their toll on the arthritis associated with the scoliosis, so I am not pain-free, but better than I could ever have been without Doctors Doug and Megan.