Anodyne: Physio

Yesterday was my appointment at Anodyne Chiropractic and Sports Therapy.  I had a one hour session with a Chiropractor and a one hour deep tissue massage after.  This is the first time I've ever been to either chiro or massage, and I gotta say, it was a pretty good experience.  When I had first called I was looking for physiotherapy but I was surprised when they said they don't have actual physio therapists.  I thought Chiropractors only worked on things regarding the spine, but I guess I was wrong.  He worked in my foot, trying to mobilize the soft tissue.  It was apparently called the ART soft tissue treatment.  After that, he used the Graston technique, where he rubs a butter knife like tool over the injury, trying to break down the scar tissue.  I was a little worried at first because my doctor had told me we wanted everything to get real stiff to stabilize my foot, but I guess after a year, it's time to bring back some mobility to my joints.  My foots a little sore today but that's expected.  He also cracked my back, aligning my spine.  Apparently I'm really stiff and he had a hard time cracking my upper back haha.  The massage was pretty painful at times but I felt pretty good afterwards... I guess.  Pain is good right?
Later that afternoon I went to the gym, and when I was doing squats, I noticed an improvement in the strain on my lower back.  There seemed like no strain on my lower back at all and everything was stretched out, so I guess something was outta line before.

I've heard good things about Anodyne from quite a few people so I'm optimistic they'll get my foot stronger!  And if you've never had a deep tissue massage... get one, it's definitely worth it!