a day of visit to my chiropractor

today, i went to my chiropractor with dom benedicto, who also had his first-time appointment with Dr Salim for his back pains...and before both of us got our treatments, there came dom rodrigo for his once-a month follow -up check up with the specialist...( so you may know now how tough our monastic life is at the monastery huh!...that its monks get physically (but not emotionally and mentally) stressed out in the course of time...

at the reception with Christina, the doctor's receptionist and secretary, while waiting for dom benedicto who's at the treatment room.


taking a rest and stretching at the waiting room, waiting for my turn.


after about twenty minutes of waiting, here comes dom rodrigo...from nowhere. it turned out that today was his monthly follow-up check up with his aching pelvis... i wonder what he was doing in the cloister that his pelvis got stressed out LOL./


dom rodrigo with Christina.

well, my third session with Dr Salim was less painful and shorter than the first two.(i guess, the swiss ball helped me a lot...)
Before i left his clinic, he prescribed me (again!) with two more items for me to use for my regular exercises: resistance tube and therapeutic forearm band.


the resistance tube helps me with my biceps, triceps, back of neck, deltoids, butt and back...

the therapeutic band, aids me in working with my dumbells with ease and with less stress on my tendons and muscles. furthermore, it does not cut off circulation, nor hamper movement, nor cause uncomfortable swelling. it does not work as tourniquet but it works as treatment.