r/Perimenopause: 'I DO NOT recommend this but…' (551-upvote thread)

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Publisher: r/Perimenopause (Reddit community) · Published: August 20, 2026 · Accessed: August 20, 2026

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• Community report (551 upvotes, 96 comments, Aug 2026): women describe falls and stumbles that appeared to resolve chronic perimenopause-related injuries – a slip on ice fixed a two-year back problem ('task failed successfully'), a stumble made a frozen shoulder 'magically crack back into place,' catching a shower curtain rod made the back go 'crunch and then it was fine.'
• Thread vocabulary: 'accidental chiropracty,' 'DIY chiropractic adjustment,' 'uno reverse,' 'task failed successfully,' and the bubble-wrap-posse beat (women threatening to wrap midlife friends in bubble wrap).
• Thread safety note: contact with more than one step 'acts like uno reverse and refreezes it' – repeat falls can re-injure the same tissue. Reported anecdotes only; not clinical evidence, not a treatment recommendation.