In December a year ago I started having pain in my wrist area. It got progressively worse, I kept thinking it would heal. It did not. Two months later I went to the medical doctor and he said it was just arthritis. A month later I went back to him. The pain was so severe. I could tell it was inflamed by feeling the heat in it. He sent me to a Physical Therapist. She said I had Tendonitis. Through the treatment she managed to reduce the inflammation and help somewhat with the pain. She also had me wear a stiff brace, which immobilized the wrist in order for it to heal.

I could only receive 5 treatments through my insurance. She suggested I go to the orthopedic doctor, which I did. He said the only way to get total relief was through surgery. He said that the tendons had to be separated and stretched to let them return to normal. Now I had been suffering with 7 months of pain. I could not have the surgery until November due to heavy commitments that would not allow me to not use my wrist. So I said I would return in November. I took a lot of Motrin and used my wrist brace to do the commitments and wait until I could have the surgery in November.

Somewhere during the time waiting I received a letter from Dr. Alff describing the symptoms I was having and how he could relieve the suffering I was going through. I thought, “Why not give it a try?” I knew chiropractic work had helped me in the past with other problems. I was a little skeptical about helping my wrist though.

After the first treatment, which was decided it was not tendons, rather it was my thumb that was out of alignment, I got relief. The first time in almost a year. It was not total recovery but relief. I have now had several adjustments and I am almost pain free. When it does hurt it is very minor, and does not last for very long. I think that is due to too much computer work.

I will not have to have the surgery and I feel like going back to the Orthopedic and telling him how wrong he was. The side benefits have been that my whole body feels better due to having alignments done by Dr. Alff. I no longer have to rely on pain medication and have not had to wear the wristband.

- Glenda Strosnider -