Teesside chiropractor (ouch!)
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Lefty
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Well, don't go to a chiropractor would be my first thought.
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Hap
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I didn’t expect that. Hmmm okay…Well, don't go to a chiropractor would be my first thought.
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ThePrisoner
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You could try homeopathy instead.
Boro in Devon
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My daughter is a chiropractor based in Cheltenham, so wont be of any use to you.
She has a brilliant track record in helping people with all sorts of skeleton based issues. I am sure that someone like her could help. However there are lots of people who will sell you health plans and will string out your treatment which we both think is unethical.
It will probably take 6 sessions to make a lasting difference and then you may need occasional revisits to try to make sure that it doesnt re-occur. This is often about strengthening the muscles that support your back.
A good chiro will want to see you first and then may pass you over to a physio, to help keep the cost down.
Hop that this helps
She has a brilliant track record in helping people with all sorts of skeleton based issues. I am sure that someone like her could help. However there are lots of people who will sell you health plans and will string out your treatment which we both think is unethical.
It will probably take 6 sessions to make a lasting difference and then you may need occasional revisits to try to make sure that it doesnt re-occur. This is often about strengthening the muscles that support your back.
A good chiro will want to see you first and then may pass you over to a physio, to help keep the cost down.
Hop that this helps
SilentProf
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One of the best things you can do for spine and joint issues is decompression. It can be as simple as hanging from a pull up bar while relaxing the back, shoulder and leg muscles as much as possible.
newusername
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As I said before a mate had loads of issues & tried all sorts, the only thing that has provided lasting relief is yoga...
Bad back
Have had a bad back since the end of May, the doctors put it down to a bulged disc, I got some physio through work and also visited the physio at the doctors. I was given some exercises which I did every day and I would say it receded to the point of not really feeling it by December, so happy...
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jimmyjazz
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As I said before a mate had loads of issues & tried all sorts, the only thing that has provided lasting relief is yoga...
Bad back
Have had a bad back since the end of May, the doctors put it down to a bulged disc, I got some physio through work and also visited the physio at the doctors. I was given some exercises which I did every day and I would say it receded to the point of not really feeling it by December, so happy...
Yeh it’s the best thing I’ve done for my body. I was unaware in the past, and maybe a lot of people are too, but I hold tension in my back and that ended up resulting in pain.
Yoga helps you relieve that tension whilst also stretching your muscles. Obviously a slipped disc is a different story, but yoga can definitely help in the long term once the slipped disc issue has been resovled through doctors/phyiso.
Borobuddah
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Hap
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It’s gone back in overnight.
Still sore but mobile atm.
Osteopathy and Chiro seemed like the same thing to me and I already have a brilliant physio, for sports injuries. I just always felt they were different, so haven’t seen him.
Wary of homeopathy. That does seem like smoke and mirrors.
Would definitely do yoga. Haven’t found anywhere that I can get in to though. I do daily back stretches and stuff already.
I’d have been fine had I not had to drive to Portsmouth and back last Monday. It was just too much.
I do have to drive to Newcastle this afternoon. I really hope it doesn’t slip back out. Falling to bits since my knee op in April.
Once it’s stable then yes, yoga if I can get in somewhere.
Still sore but mobile atm.
Osteopathy and Chiro seemed like the same thing to me and I already have a brilliant physio, for sports injuries. I just always felt they were different, so haven’t seen him.
Wary of homeopathy. That does seem like smoke and mirrors.
Would definitely do yoga. Haven’t found anywhere that I can get in to though. I do daily back stretches and stuff already.
I’d have been fine had I not had to drive to Portsmouth and back last Monday. It was just too much.
I do have to drive to Newcastle this afternoon. I really hope it doesn’t slip back out. Falling to bits since my knee op in April.
Once it’s stable then yes, yoga if I can get in somewhere.
Caretaker1
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Went with my stiff neck .
I've never looked back .
Centralscrutinizer
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Lefty
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It's true that not every chiropractor in the UK is a charlatan, some do focus on muscle and spinal manipulation and effectively become very specialist physio's.
Those ones are basically physiotherapists operating under another name, but how does Joe Public know which are which, especially when the majority are charlatans. A good rule of thumb is probably to look at whether they mention 'wellness' a lot and offer many services and outlandish claims for things they treat.
The UK is better than the US, but still.
ThePrisoner
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The dark ages never really ended did they?
Hap
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I get called those names a lot…Stabilise and strengthen your spine/core by doing some basic exercises:
Plank
Side Plank
Glute Bridge
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king_hellfire
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Well, don't go to a chiropractor would be my first thought.
Chiropractic
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Seconded.
Chiropractic – A Brief Overview, Part I
When patients ask me if a chiropractor can help them with their problem, I often think to myself, "OK, do I give them the short answer or the long answer?" The difficulty is often in the fact that
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king_hellfire
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Seconded.
Chiropractic – A Brief Overview, Part I
When patients ask me if a chiropractor can help them with their problem, I often think to myself, "OK, do I give them the short answer or the long answer?" The difficulty is often in the fact thatsciencebasedmedicine.org
And thirded.
Chiropractic – A Brief Overview, Part II
Last week I reviewed the history of chiropractic and discussed issues relating to its underlying claims and treatments for non-musculoskeletal indications. Today I will focus on chiropractic for back
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