In summary, in non-medical terms, my spinal cord is misaligned. My alignment got worse because of running. I pronate badly on my right side, since the first day I was running. My left leg is 1 cm shorter than my right leg, and the chiro thinks my neck is trying to keep my body aligned while running. The nerves from my neck are connected to the rest of my body, which includes the stomach and intestines. Symptoms of a C1 (Axis) misalignment include nausea, leg length, dizziness, insomnia, energy loss. I think in my case, I didn't get neck pain, or any other pain, just the nauseous feeling. The first time he explained all if this to me, I thought this is BS. If I have to pinpoint when exactly my nausea started, it was after my second Comrades. I think my alignment got worse over time, over the longer distances and my nausea got worse. The chiro actually said all long distance runners should get a check-up to make sure your body is aligned. I chatted with the receptionist and she said they treat lots of runners with ITB as well. I find it very interesting, and I can't believe the results. I will go into maintenance mode after Comrades so it does not get out of hand again. I have been for needles before for a calf injury... It is very painful but there is nothing that works so quickly. My legs as well... Not much running happening until the 10th. I guess I will have a proper taper this year.
