I don't know how I ever got 12 years into RA-land without ever having had
PT. Finally the pain in my back forced me to do something, but it's only
been a year, maybe it just needs more time.:oP

The therapist, Mike, was awesome. Soft-spoken and chatty...I like that. He
did an examination of my spine, did some informal measuring and comparing of
my ankles and pelvic bones and determined that my right side was anterior
of(to?) my left, by quite a bit.

The good news is that it's all musculature that needs to be retrained and
nothing to do with RA or joint dysfunction. The pain comes from the set of
muscles that run from the lumbar region, down the flank. They are in knots
and it causes pain because they are bunching up over the SI nerve. He did
some minor manipulation and then had me lay face down for a wonderful
treatment of ultrasound therapy, massage and heat. I didn't want to leave.

I was sent away with a list of exercises to do over the weekend and will be
going back on Tuesday for more adjustment, massage and core stretching
exercises. I can't wait!:o)

If this cold would just go away, life would be perfect. My concern is that
it will become a sinus infection, so I haven't done my Enbrel injections for
over a week. Soon I will be in more pain.

Kelly C.