Pain in the Neck

Wednesday I went to a new chiropractor for my neck. This makes chiropractor #5. I haven’t really had much luck with the others. This one took x-rays, and I found out I am in stage 3 of degenerative disc disease with my neck. There are only 4 stages. I had x-rays taken a little over a year ago by my doctor. Neither he nor the chiropractor that I was seeing then, who also saw my x-rays, said anything about the degeneration in my neck. I also have osteoarthritis. This answers why my check problems and migraines have gotten worse instead of better. He told me I have to quit jogging. He also was unable to adjust me because my neck was too inflamed. I went home pretty much unable to move my head. I’ve made an appointment with an orthopedist who specializes in necks. I don’t see him for 3 weeks though. I am sad to finally find out my neck problems and chronic pain are not going to get better. I did the top journal page that evening. The next one, I started yesterday and finished up today. My neck is better, but I still don’t have the usual (limited) range of motion, and I’m still in pain.