Mary Christianson
Retired
Dr. Janet is my cousin and I was delighted to have her visit me here in Florida during April 2012. I confided in her that I had been suffering with heel pain for over six months. This led me to try many things for relief, including several visits to a podiatrist who took x-rays and gave me shots—-still I had heel pain.
I sometimes couldn’t get out of bed in the morning. Both feet didn’t step flat on the floor. I was actually walking on the outside of my feet to move about and this made my back hurt and the muscles in my neck cramp. I felt like I was “falling apart!” Finally surgery was recommended but I was adamant not to go that route if at all possible.
Janet explained to me that heel pain often comes from the back being out of alignment (who would guess?). One orthopedist I saw mentioned that I had a partially herniated disc in my lumbar (L5) vertebrae. Once Janet explained that a disc can irritate a nerve and where the L5 nerve travelled, it all started to make sense.
Then she spent the rest of her week giving me adjustments, muscle balancing, therapeutic exercises, nutritional advise, massage, proper sleep postures, and self-help tools to relieve the sciatic nerve which, (you guessed it) runs all the way down the leg to the foot.!!!
I am amazed at her dedication, knowledge, and skill and am happy to report I do not have heel pain for the first time in months and have resumed my walking routine! My husband
has become a believer in the beneficial effects of chiropractic care also and we are now attending a family wellness practice near our home and are on our way to greatly improved health and quality of life.
I highly recommend contacting Dr. Janet as she has a keen interest in helping everyone she meets to expand their knowledge and begin a more healthy life-style. I certainly am grateful myself for her loving care.
