Takanekido Sekkotsuin

I have been looked after by Director Miki for a little over three years. Director Miki is always cheerful and is a welcome presence who clears away my tiredness and aches. Director Miki supports me so that my body and my spirits feel well. (Thank you.)

At the end of March this year, the owner of the business where I worked suddenly died of a cerebral haemorrhage. I was suddenly out of work, and I was in difficulty. I turned 70 this year, and finding a new job is hard. During the coronavirus pandemic I had been making masks by hand and selling them at my workplace, but… When I told Director Miki about it, feeling dejected, I was told, “You can sell the masks here, so bring them in,” and I was truly happy. Thank you. I can only feel gratitude. Thank you also to everyone who bought them.

About six or seven years ago, pain began in my left hip joint. I went to a nearby seitai (manual therapy) clinic, but I did not feel much change and stopped going. After that the pain came and went, and I did not think much of it and simply left it alone.

But the price of this was lower back pain, and I became aware that even the way I walked was odd. In that state, a friend invited me on a trip to Shikoku. I wanted to be able to walk a little more easily, so, though anxious, I came to the clinic. I was surprised by the staff’s lively voices and cheerfulness, and my anxiety disappeared.

Under the guidance of Miki-sensei, my practitioner, who wanted me to be able to travel in good health, I had a month of “special training” (?) three times a week, with Raku-tore (EMS muscle training), pelvic alignment and manual therapy. Thanks to that, I enjoyed my trip without any worries. As I carried on with treatment, my friend told me that my way of walking had changed, which showed me it was working, and I was very happy.

From now on, whenever something is wrong with my body, I will rely on Miki-sensei as my reassuring “helper”. Thank you in advance for your care.

At a local medical facility I was told that it would heal if I rested, but after two months the pain had not changed. I thought that a clinic with a track record of treating plantar fasciitis would be able to cure it completely, so I searched and found Takanekido Sekkotsuin, and I drove two hours to get there.

When I showed them my condition, they looked into the causes of plantar fasciitis, including the shape of my feet, my back muscles and my pelvis. I was told that when my foot lands, only the ball of the foot below the big toe touches down and my toes are not being used, so the impact goes to the sole of the foot. They also analysed that my back muscles and pelvis were tilted forward, and that my shoes did not suit me.

They taught me a great deal about solutions: wearing special socks and insoles, receiving pelvic alignment through chiropractic care, and so on.

After continuing for a month, I could move my toes, and thanks to pelvic alignment, the insoles and the rest, the impact of my foot landing went somewhere other than the sole, and the pain eased.

I think the reason I have improved this far is that they explained my injury and the solutions so precisely. They are cheerful and dedicated, and easy to ask about all sorts of things. The two-hour drive was well worth it. I will keep doing what I have been doing, and I hope to make a full recovery.