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I went and it helped, but I've also gone to a massage therapist to help with back pain and that helped equally as much. Plus, you gotta love an excuse for a massage ;)
My mom loved her chiropractor, but in the end, the soft stuff between her vertebrae were being worn away, so there was definitely an underlying problem. I'd be sure it was an alignment issue that needed to be treated, not something else. You also could've just pulled a muscle, in which case a hot soak and a muscle relaxer is the way to go. Or a rub down =]
I pulled a groin muscle for a few years ago and a chiropractor aligned my back and neck. Now, i pop my own neck. I know it's bad but i feel like i need to do it unfortunately. And i've been told I should see one for my jaw pain but I'm skeptical also
I have a really really bad back and I hate taking medication. I go to a chiropractor and I love it! I had surgery in 2007 to help alleviate my back pain, and that only worked to a point. I don't know what technique yours uses but mine always reminds that the next day my back does hurt more than before because of things being realigned. I go about 1 a week or once every 2 weeks now depending on how i'm feeling, before surgery I went every mon, wed, and fri. Shop around and ask for recomendations from people you know about good chiropractors around your area.
I was in a terrible accident and had back problems. The best thing I ever did for it was massage therapy. If you are "out of alignment" if your muscles are tight then it will just pull you back out alignment. Take care of the muscles first and then if there are still problems revisit the chiropractor idea. I have been where I couldn't move and a good massage has made a world of difference. I used to go to a place that had what is called a "stress massage" where they spent 3/4 of the hour on your specific problem to make sure they addressed tha main problem instead of just making you feel warm and fuzzy. Call around and see if there is a massage therapist that tends to work with those who have been in accidents or are in rehab. I have had the best luck with these.
My mom is a massage therapist who works out of a chriopractors office so maybe I am biased but I am a firm believer in what they both can do. I know from my own personal experience how much they can help. For some people multiple visits is necessary, luckily for me an adjustment here and there makes me feel superhuman. I know one time while waiting for my mom to get done so we could go to lunch I watched a super old guy practically be carried in he was in so much pain, he was done before we left and he walked out practically leaping. It's amazing what can be done.
What kind of shoes do you wear? Try getting a pair of "barefoot shoes" like vibram five fingers or vivo's. Being barefoot does wonders for your alignment (shoes through you out of your natural alignment which could be causing your back pain). A lot of people find that wearing these types of shoes helps relieve back pain.
Yoga is also a good way to strengthen your muscles and reduce inflammation & pain.
i went to a chiropractor this past winter, when i woke up one morning with really painful lower back pain. i could barely get dressed and get to work that day...
i went in on my lunch break and found out that some how or another i had irritated one of my lowest vertebraes on my spinal cord. they gave me some sort of shock treatment for 10 minutes and an adjustment. i went back a few subsequent times until the swelling was gone.
while the treatment did give me instant pain relief, i think it was more icing and being careful about movements that got the actual problem resolved.
i haven't been back since, but FI LOVES his chiro and tries to go at least 1 a month...
Oh speaking of the shock treatment, you can purchase a TENS unit on Amazon for under $100.....it's what my chiro used on my groin, my husband uses on his neck, and i've been using it on my jaw. It forces your muscles to relax. It's really pretty amazing even though it's a surreal feeling.
I've been to a chiro since I was a kid. And it's not uncommon for your body to be sore the following day and every chiro I've been too has reminded me of that.
I love my chiro!!!
Man, I don't know how well it works, but I *love* the feeling of getting adjusted! I have really been wanting to go. But I agree with those who say massage therapy might help just as much or more.
A friend of mine just got his Physical Therapy license and he does not reccommend seeing a chiropractor (I've asked him about this recently). According to him, they are more of a "quick fix" and don't educate their patients on ways to strengthen their back/keep pain away in order to keep them coming back into the office.
i've been to a few for migraines. didn't work for me, but i think everybody is different so it might work for someone else.
I am a runner and I kept getting stress fractures in one of my legs... I went to a surgeon, sought physical therapy- EVERYTHING, and they just kept saying that I shoudn't run anymore. I began to get depressed- until I met my chiro.
An x-ray from my chiro showed that my hips were tilted slightly from years of waitressing and carrying the weight on one side of my body. This made one leg longer than the other (which he was able to prove to me), and made me strike that leg harder each time I ran- hence the stress fractures. Two years later and I have two half marathons under my belt. So needless to say, i am a huge fan- but I do reccomend going through your doc first- chiro second.
@Edina: Every chiro I've ever gone to has given me exercises to do at home post treatment. I usually get more from my chiro than I ever have from a PT.
I have been to a chiropractor since I was 12... I LOVE it!! I actually work for a chiropractor right now!!
Anytime I'm feeling achy or stiff, he helps me out SO much. I highly recommend going. They do more than just adjust you. There's massage, ultrasound, electric stimulation, etc. plus they can give you exercises to do while you're at home to help whatever problem you may be experiencing.
I hope this helps!!
@KLP2010: Yeah, I suspect there was some PT vs. Chiro rivalry going on there. I'm sure the quality of experience depends on a lot of different factors.
I have never been to a chiro as a patient but i did work for a clinic when I was 15. I would get reccomendations first. Where i worked they were all about the money, I was even giving patients electric shock therapy ( Thats not the name for it but I forgot what it was called lol) and advice and I was a sophomore in H.S! I was told to tell patients if they asked that I was 18 and I was a nurse assistant or some kind of BS. I quit after about a month it took me a while to realize that what they were making me do was pretty much illegal since I had no kind of formal training. Like someone mentioned above they do indeed just give you a quick fix and make you come more often than you need too.
@Edina: For sure! I don't know if I was clear or not, I meant I usually get more exercises from my chiro than pt. There are big benefits to both and depend on what your body needs. I think it's silly they can't work together ;-)
@JennyChicago: You hit the nail on the head. The best thing when finding a chiro is research. It's a shame but there are horrible Chiropractors out there. Luckily, our BM's FIL is an AMAZING one. Best we've ever had. My mom even has me make a few appointments for her when she's in town and she see's one in London that treats celebs. So, research and sometimes even just moving around to different ones until you find that right fit.
I typically like the "old school" better that actually adjust with their hands. My Chiro is a 2nd generation and has been doing it (on his father at first) since he was 15. He has so much joy at work and gets so excited when he gives you an adjustment. I love that. He amazes me, he'll feel along the spine and I can tell where something feels off, but he always finds THE culprit without me ever saying a word. It's amazing.
There's another instance when I was in college. I was a trainer and EMT for our Athletics Department which was overseen by a PT who was also a Chiro (@edina :-). I had been puking all morning and tried to pull myself into work just for an adjustment. I could feel a rib totally out of place and it was really annoyingly painful. I told my "boss" that I've been puking and can't work but had a rib out and really would appreciate it being put back.
He had me sit on the table and started working me over and asking me questions. Are your symptoms x,y,z? When did they start? When did you notice your rib out? etc... Then he looks at me and says, you know, I bet this is the reason your sick. Your nerves right here if compromised are probably the reason you "think" your sick.
He adjusted me and my headache and nausea went away IMMEDIATELY!
I always knew being out of alignment could impact nerves and blah, blah, blah. But that was the most telling, amazing, and crazy experience ever. Medicine wasn't helping. I can only imagine what could have happened if I didn't know about chiropractic care.
Check out Network Chiropractic. It's very gentle and seems hokey, but it totally works. I started going to my chiropractor after I had one work on my horse and saw an amazing difference. The horse chiropractor was extremely gentle - no cracking or hammering, just a little pull and push. Anyway, after my first chiropractor visit the pain in my hip that made it hard to sleep on my side was gone. She had me come twice a week for a while and now I'm down to 3-4 times per month. The reason you have to go often at first is that your body develops a "shape" - patterns of how it locks in your stress etc - like littlecat said about her hips. Over time your body gets more used to being aligned so you go less often - at least that's true for Network Care. I can see where PT to strengthen muscles to stay in alignment is good - same for yoga - but you need to be aligned first.
I saw a chiropractor for two years who was seriously a magician. I'm not sure what type of back pain you're having, exactly, but my practitioner did this therapy called Active Release Technique. I had huge, painful muscle knots in my shoulders, and this helped immensely. My routine with my chiro was usually a quick adjustment, then 30 minutes or so of Active Release. It's basically a little like sports massage--she would press her fingers into the knots in various places, then guide my arms and back through motions that would force the knots to break up. I can't even describe how good it felt, and she reduced my back pain so much. I think that you just have to do research and find someone who's really well-regarded, and in my own opinion, maybe seek someone out who is very skilled at working with your muscles in addition to spinal adjustments.
I went to a chiropractor for awhile and honestly felt like it was a waste of time and money. I have only in the last 2.5-3 yrs developed back and shoulder problems and I didn't feel that this doctor was doing anything beneficial. I was also very uncomfortable around him because he spent more time pressuring you to drag your family and friends in (and guilt tripping you when you didn't which is bad business practice) that it seemed like my health was not a concern to him. Like others mentioned, I had the same pain the next day which is not a good thing. I come from a family of nurses and they all agree that there is no such thing as good pain. Even moreso when your back is involved and thus out of commission.
I'm sure there are remedies that work and doctors out there who know what they are doing and care more about the patient than how full their books are, but I haven't found any yet but would like to know of any if there are. Due to my bad experience, I am very hesitant to go back to someone of that nature.
I realize this is going to make me sound like the weird-girl-who-lived-in-China, but have you considered accupuncture?
Please look into it...
I hurt my back in March 2009 (not sure what happened) but could barely move and was in agony. My boss recommended her chiropractor to me and I saw him the next day and twice a week for the next few weeks. I haven't had a problem since. ( I had a bulged disc) He told me what to do at home (excercies) and what not to do (ride bike or run for a few months and not to bend over without using knees) and he was truly wonderful. If I ever have future back problems again (NO!!!!), I'll definately go see him.
I totally love my chiropractor. I was one of his first patients when he opened his practice in 1983. I tend to go when I have problems but have gone years in-between without adjustments. Like anything else, there are good and bad ones. People will stick with really good ones. Presently he is working on my neck (I get neck muscle spasms from an old injury), my sacro-ileac (sp) and my right knee (well tibia). Thanks to him, I can maintain a healthy, active lifestyle.
I am so thankful for my mom talking me into a chiropractor. A lil over a year ago I was getting the 3-dosage shots of Gardasil and the 2nd one I'm pretty sure the nurse put it in the wrong way. I always look the other way so I wasn't able to watch her actually do it, but when I turned around the bandaid was put literally on the top of my shoulder, anyhow, following this shot I coult barely move my arm and just assumed it was the side effects I had after months the pain started to go away (at this point I was beginning to think it wasn't the side effects it was the ackward place she had placed the needle). About 2 months ago the pain came back out of nowhere and was horrible. Any moving function to my arm hurt (centered specifically at my shoulder), and as days went on I started to have shooting pain down arm into my hand and my hand started falling asleep. I had to take a month off from my side job of waitressing because there was no way I could lift a tray let alone move my arm to do anything, and holding weight in my hand and moving it was even more a struggle. After seeing my physician they recommended an orthopedic doctor. He had me lift my arm and do some basic moving tests (well attempt them) and did 2 xrays, after looking at my xrays he told me that my rotator cuff was inflammed and to take a prescription anti-inflammatory for my shoulder and that my hand was going numb from pre-carpal tunnel. I left very unsatisfied thinking why didn't he give me exercises or something to work on and I didn't plan on filling the rx b/c i just feel uncomfortable with prescriptions. So after about a week of no change (although i hadn't filled the rx, i talked to a pharmacist and they told me taking motrin would act the same-so i did on the same regimine that had been prescribed) my mom told me to go to a chiropractor and after a bit of convincing I had my xrays and report from ortho sent over and went. They did basically similar tests (lift my arm, push this way and that, etc) and gave me a heat therapy, laser therapy, and a 5 min massage followed by the chiro adjusting my shoulders and neck. He agreed that I did have an inflammed rotator cuff and said that it was even possible that needle could of irritated it the way it was injected a year ago and it had worked its way out but something had irritated it again. He requested me to go 3x a week at first and I am now down to once every 2 unless I feel worse. He also sent me home with page of exercises to do to be proactive and warned that this could of eventually without movement (since I had been obviously babying it) turn into cold shoulder which is extremely painful I hear. I don't know why but the copay's where I go are only 2$ a visit, a bit more affordable than $20. Good Luck!
@daydreamwanderer: I've definitely considered acupuncture before and I even tried to get the boy to get it done for his tinnitus. Maybe I'll still try it.
I went to the chiro this morning and I felt a lot better when I left the office. I was still in pain but I could walk without stiffness (and without bending over like a little old lady) for the first time since the weekend. But it's already starting to stiffen up again. I'm going back on Monday morning.
I'm also considering seeing a physical therapist because this is the same exact injury that happened to me almost ten years ago. My sacroiliac joint is all out of wack and the muscles are overcompensating for it, which is causing the pain.
Okay, I just made an appointment to get acupuncture this Saturday. I'm excited to try it!
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Years ago, when I was having back problems, I decided to try a chiropractor. I went a few times and I always felt better when I left his office, but the next day, I'd be in pain again. He kept trying to get me to come in 3 or 4 times a week for an adjustment, but I didn't have the time, I didn't have the money ($20 copay each time adds up) and I didn't think that it was a good solution as I wanted the pain to go away permanently, not for a few hours at a time.
Eventually, the pain went away on its own.
Well, I'm not sure if it's because I started working out last week, but over the weekend, my back was hurting so bad that I basically couldn't fucntion. And it's not any better today. I know that my doctor could prescribe pain pills and muscle relaxers, but I don't know if it'll help. So I'm considering trying a chiropractor again. I'm just so skeptical.
So I'm just curious about everyone's experience w/ chiropractic.