Have you ever visited a naturopath? I haven’t yet, but am thinking about making an appointment. It seems just over the last few months my knees have been giving me some trouble. I think part of it is aging. Another factor may be all the stairs I am climbing, day in and day out. Between the rental house and the house we bought, I am doing a lot of stair work every day.
Being on the Coast may well be affecting my knees too. It is a lot damper here on the Coast than it is in the Cariboo. Put all these factors together, and in my case anyway, it seems to equal sore knees. Funny that in my mind I am still 25, but the body reminds me I am not!
A naturopath can help with arthritis and I first learned I would have problems about 2 years ago. My family doctor had sent me for an MRI, because I had some very weird symptoms after my cancer treatments. The one side of my back would go numb and some health professionals thought it was because of the radiation I had a few years back. Seemed weird to me since I was numb on the Other side of my body, not the cancerous side.
When the doctor got the results from the MRI, he asked me if my right knee was ever sore. I said no, and he looked at me and said, well it will be. You have arthritis in your right knee. Only now, 2 years later, am I really feeling some pain there. It’s in both my knees, but the right knee is worse.
So, what kind of treatment to look for? Go with the traditional route or look for an alternative? This is why I am thinking of going to see a naturopath, to see what kinds of treatment options are available to me. In Eastern Canada, there are several naturopath Toronto offices that could be of help.
If you’ve ever gone to see a naturopath, let us know what you thought of the process and whether it helped you.
I’ve never been to a naturopath myself but a couple of my friends have and swear by them. There is supposed to be a good one in Prince George (don’t know if he is still there) that a lot of people from FSJ travel to see. Good ones are probably hard to find in the north country.
Been reading a lot about the boom in Kitimat. I hate everything about boom towns; no accommodations, stores charging ridiculous prices because they can, and then add the transients and the drug related problems that travel with them. At least you guys get to escape when the job is done
FT ST John isn’t really very far from Prince George, is it? It is a 3 1/2 hour trip for us from home in the Valley up to PG. Kitimat is booming for sure, and Prince Rupert is starting to do well, too. There are a lot worse places we could be than Prince Rupert, and the weather here has been really very good.
It’s probably a five hour drive from FSJ to PGeorge with good road conditions.
Prince Rupert doesn’t get snow very often do they, but I don’t know about all those cloudy overcast days – I really do need sunshine in the winter
Oh OK I didn’t realize it was that far between the two. Rupert doesn’t get very much snow, you are right. But if we go an hour inland to Terrace, they will have lots of snow. I want sunshine in the winter too! A lot of locals here, they go south for a week or two each winter to get some sunshine.
Overall though, the weather here has been fantastic. The Locals say they have never seen it like this.
Hi Annie,
Our primary physician is a naturopath. I also worked for one for more than a year, when I was living in the Portland area many moons ago! Over the years, 3 different physicians have had a very important impact in our lives. The one I worked for Dr. W, (wouldn’t move with us!) the one who took over my medical care when I relocated Dr. F,(passed away in a dreadful boating accident) and the one that we currently see Dr. H. Each one has a specialty and each one eventually specialized in each family member. We each react differently to a variety of treatments and the Naturopathic Physician has been our best physician. They use old world wisdom, medicine, and the latest technology as needed in the least invasive way possible. They save lives, improve health, and teach patients about simple lifestyle changes or shifts that can have the greatest impact.
I hope your knees are healing and you have some relief from the pain…let me know if you go to a Naturopath. I would love to hear how it works out for you.
~Kari
This is great to know Kari. From what I have heard from others using a naturopath, they are very happy with the results.