Zombie Chiropractic – At Your Service!
After 18 years in practice I finally had a self proclaimed zombie stagger into my office the other day.
We have all seen zombie movies depicting the living dead stumbling around with awkward walk postures and body positions. Yesterday, a patient came into my San Diego chiropractic office who jokingly asked if I had any experience with treating zombies. This man had injured his back and walked with a staggering gait and had not slept in two days yet maintained enough of a sense of humor so as to compare himself to a zombie.
Since I have been a zombie movie fan for many years I replied ‘of course we treat zombies! I only ask that during your visit that you try not to take a bite of my staff, another patient or myself.’ No Biting immediately became my newly adopted rule for zombies entering my office for care.
I examined this patient and found that he had a completely locked up sacroiliac joint that was causing his pain and his staggering zombie-like gait.
A little therapy and a few good low back adjustments later and this patient was on his way back towards joining the ranks of the living – at least he walked up to front desk looking like a more comfortable zombie.
I definitely enjoyed this patient’s creative self diagnosed zombie-ism but I don’t think that his diagnosis would be accepted as a new diagnosis in the medical coding book. In the mean time I will always welcome zombies to my San Diego Chiropractic Clinic.
Yours in good health,
Dr. Steve Jones
(619) 280-0554