Hello mmwr715, thank you for getting back to me.
1) I'm not double jointed. I don't seem to be able to overstretch elbow and knees past straight.
2) My mother was rheumatic when she was little and was hospitalized for a year and a half, and was on steroid treatment.
3) I take Vitamins B and D.
4) I am 44. I've been having heavy shoulders since in my 20's and have been headachy since when I was 6 years old, but especially the last few years neck/shoulder/back pain got worse, and I could tell my headaches are tension ones, it was so bad that I seriously wondered if it would be possible to die of those pains. But pre-Covid time life was so busy and I never even thought of getting professional help, plus I am so ticklish so I just assumed that I wouldn't like massage therapy. After Covid hit I have time and "mental leeway" to take better care of myself so I started seeking for help. I have never had a car accident, but I get asked a lot if I had one, by professionals who treat me for the first time.
5) My sleep has not been great. I usually wake 5 or 6 times at night, and when I wake around 5am often times I cannot go back to sleep. I just started taking Gaba supplement and it seems to be helping a bit. I feel stiff when I wake up in the morning. I have tried a few different pillows and no pillow. A low pillow seems to be best among all but my neck is still stiff every morning. I wake up with a headache almost every day, I think it's coming from stiff neck and shoulders. I forget about it by the time I start working at 9am, so it lasts about 3 hours. I used to take painkiller every day but now I'm worried about my kidney so I'm trying my best to not.
6) I work on a computer all day, 5 days/week.
7) I do not have troubles with wheat/gluten. But I try to avoid carbs so I am on a high protein/keto diet. No issues with bowel movement.
8) Not my neck. I had an ultrasound on my wrist and was officially diagnosed with De Quervain's tenosynovitis.
9) I would say 4 or 5.
10) Yes my hands go numb. My left forearm is basically half-numb/dull all the time, and it gets worse when I put it on a desk, especially when I lean on it.
I'm wondering if it's alright for the physiotherapist and the clinic to have a client like me.
Thank you very much!