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Hasn’t walked without walking aids since 1998…until now

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

Today I witnessed one of those amazing events that inspire me to do what I do. The irony is, I wasn’t the one working with this client. Our lead Corrective Exercise Specialist Adrienne Navarra was responsible for this client.

A young woman who had many unsuccessful hip surgeries walked today after her session without crutches or walking sticks for the first time since 1998. This young woman is amazing in a lot of ways. Just by talking with her, you would never know that she has had any physical “challenges” to deal with. She is the most delightful, upbeat person you would ever want to meet.

She was referred to us by her chiropractor. Her chiropractor has helped her significantly. He also knew that our program is what she needed to get to the next level. On her first appointment, this young woman could not believe that Adrienne had identified movement issues and musculoskeletal relationships that none of the other “specialists” in the last 10 years could see.

Once Adrienne developed the strategy to begin addressing those issues, the changes have been profound. This young woman began to tear up as she thought about how thrilled her parents were going to be when she showed them how she could walk across the room without her walking aids.

It was a great thing to see.

Anthony Carey M.A., CSCS, CES