Would I have healed if I DIDN'T get prolotherapy treatments for cervical instability?

Thanks for sharing! I am currently going to Dr. Hauser for prolo for cervical instability and it has helped so much but the curve correction and eating more animal protein is MY JOB and something that will get me to 100% recovery. Also, FAITH, I go to Church and I pray and I BELIEVE through my innate which is connected to higher powers that I AM healing. Thanks Rachael. I admire you for blogging your progress and having so many people share their own sad stories with you, I hope this doesn't cause burnout and that you stay focused on yourself and your happiness. God Bless.

I'm 33 and use to be a college athlete. I was diagnosed with upper cervical instability and I have been workout intolerant for 2 years. After covid it got way worse. it's hindered my whole life. Im often off balance, dizziness, air hunger when working out or trying too. Sometimes I have swallowing problems when drinking or eating. Constant Brain fog, occasional nausea, don't handle stress well at all. Tinnitus that hasn't gone away in 7 years. Visual snow hasn't gone away in 7 years. I've had my atlas adjusted many times. Do cold showers everyday (definitely helps). I went to see a prolotherapy doctor and didn't do it cause I didn't feel I trusted him. He just kept talking over me. I definitely have a vagus nerve issue as well and I need this fixed! I've tried many diets and ate clean...It's miserable at times, but im living with it. I really miss running and lifting weights and feel and smell like I use too. It's like my whole nervous system is SHOT! 😩

You have me so much hope through this video . I was feeling so low and needed some hope. Thank you for continuing to do videos and caring for others who would otherwise not be able to get much data on Eds, CCI.

I'm so thankful for finding your channel. Looking at your history, we are so so similar. Avid mountain biker and hiker, always active, then diagnosed with eds as well as many of the other fun things that come along with eds. I'm very quickly losing so much of my life to pain and exhaustion. Trying hard to eat more carnivore as much as my budget allows. Can't wait to watch all your videos

I can feel a lot of love from you and I’m gonna take everything you said to heart. <3

Im so happy to hear your take on this. Im doing my best to recover from my undiagnosed issues after a car accident... considering the level of disability with no answers i figure its gotta be instability. Its all made more complicated by dystonia but my brain taught me how to heal it. Working to restore my cervical curve with my brain and its working! I am convinced that I will make a full recovery without prolotherapy. There doesnt seem to be any problem my brain cant solve.

You do so much for us! We appreciate it so much.

Hey Rachel! I’ve started my own YouTube channel as I recover from CCI because so little is out there. Thank you for sharing your story! I am focusing on brai. Retraining alongside other holistic pieces of healing to help repair my tissue, I learned I have hyper mobile CCI and trauma induced! Best of luck ❤️🙏🌻

Your content is so relatable and helpful. Thank you! ❤️

Great to see someone with an open and cautious mind. So many folk get so entrenched in one belief or another, ie veganism or carnivore. Healing is a winding path which means you have to keep your eyes open and adapt where you place your feet!

Hi! Rachael. I've seen many videos you made. It's great to see you back with a fresh complexion. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences. Since my neck hurt from whiplash, i started to feel sick. I have been having balance problems for a year and half , and other neurological symptoms almost killed me! I found the similarities of your symptoms, which i assumed that i probably had CCI as well. After few times of prp injection, i did see a big improvement. However these symptoms are not completely gone yet, that makes me so sad. And the saddest thing is that i could not be cured because it requires highly skilled doctor to do the procedure in terms of upper cervical injection. I have no idea if i can find specialists in my country. i m losing confidence right now.☹ Anyway , i really wish you the best!

It would have been more useful to do one thing at a time in terms of telling I guess but totally understand the desire to do it all! Thank you for sharing I’ve noticed massive changes from neck manipulation so am feeling more bolstered by the prolotherapy as an option as I’ve tried the other two methods. I think we do need to do it all!

Thank you for sharing your journey! As a long covid survivor, I 100% agree and relate to you. I've been battling chronic neck pain for years and I now am really certain that for me, the neck instability is a factor that was underlying for contributing to long covid. Please continue sharing your story. Blessings 🙌

I think the quality of the prolotherapist is so important when treating an affected part of the body. The comprehensive approach is by the far most superior treatment.

Hey Rachael! I found your videos a few weeks ago and so I've caught up on your journey in a pretty compressed timespan. You have come so far. It is wonderful to see you looking like you feel energized and comfortable. :D My background is pretty similar — tick-borne illness, connective tissue destruction, severe CCI/AAI, POTS, IJV compression, Chiari hitting my brainstem. Unfortunately, there's not only laxity but damage (tears) in the upper neck ligaments. (Btw, I tried the Gupta program and can say it didn't help at all — although it was lovely and empowering, and I look forward to enjoying it for vagus nerve retraining once the mechanical damage is corrected. But my issue appears to be really mechanical in origin. E.g., putting on a hard collar immediately drops my heart rate 20-30 BPM ... closer to normal levels.) So, I am about to try regenerative treatments w Dr. Schultz in CO and if that doesn't work I feel I'm facing a fusion. Having gone through your journey, what is your perspective on my options? Are there any other options besides prolo/PRP/stem cells you see for repairing the tears and tightening the upper neck ligaments? Again, you are an inspiration and thank you for sharing your recovery journey. Out of a formidable challenge, you have created meaning, provided information, and encouraged others. You go girl! Brittany

Happy for you Rachel! Do you have MCAS by any chance? If so, does PRP trigger it?

Thank you! I now have HOPE!

Hi Rachael, thanks so much for being so open with your journey and experiences ☺️ Do you know anybody who has healed CCI just using brain retraining without other medical intervention? Also really interesting to see in another comment that you are doing myofunctional therapy - I think the jaw/tongue/breathing/neck are all linked and such a key part in healing. I have tried myofunctional therapy but due to my low energy levels I was unable to do enough of the exercises to build my strength up. Have you come across anything that could give a way round this? 💕

Hey Rachael- can you add the podcasts and books you mentioned to the description please?

Hi, your story is so inspiring thank you for sharing. I healed from most of my symptoms with DNRS, somatics and trauma therapy. But I still have visual snow and static tinnitus. Today I went to a chiropractor who said my neck is a mess. I saw the rx. Did you have visual symptoms? Did they improve with the injections?