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The easiest explanation right now is to think of a lack of movement (fixation) in the joint. We don't really know why this happens but we do know it CAN, but doesn't always, cause pain. A manipulation (adjustment) to the joint can improve joint mechanics and decrease pain. This can happen in any joint throughout the body.
Where do you live, maybe I can point you in a better direction?
I Got crushed during a hockey tournament, straight crosscheck to the lower back that had me laid out on the ice, I had to be carried off. I couldn't even sit up, or pick my legs up.
We had a Chiro on the team that worked on my back like 8 times, that and the hotel had a jacuzzi I used a few hours between games. I was able to play the next game, I was sore but I could play.
He kept working on my back between games and I was almost back to normal by the end of the tournament.
But by far the best Chiro experience was this guy in San Diego Ca, I wrecked my back free riding some big hucks out at palm av If anybody remembers that riding area? But he would place these super hot wet towels on your back for 15 to 20 min, then hook you up to the tens machine with the hot towels over the pads for 20 mim. then massage for 10 to 15min, then the full body adjustment.
I mean talk about feeling like 20 years younger, any back, muscle or joint issues I went straight back to him and he would say "I need to see you 5 times this week" by the end of the week I was usually 100%
Just like doctors, surgeons, mechanics, there are good ones and bad ones.
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It seems like I need his assistance about once a year.
Yoga . . . ABSOLUTELY!!!! Incredibly beneficial and a somewhat regular yoga practice keeps me out of the
chiro office.
Now, this is where research is tricky. I have an article that says there is NO risk. However, I know people who this has happened to. The answer is the risk is so low that we can' measure it.
Here is what I (and a bunch of people smarter than me) think is happening. CAD has already occurred at some point in this person's life. Symptoms are headache and neck pain. Doc doesn't do a good history and misses the other neurological symptoms that the patient doesn't know to tell you about like some dizziness or light-headedness. Finds something in the neck to adjust and happens to finish the tear off the already weakened artery.
Here is a quote: Vertebral Artery stretches 2.6-5% during manipulation, 11-13% during passive ROM (this is just moving your head through motion), and mechanically fails at 58-62% strain. Internal carotid artery was similar at 2% with CMT, 7% during passive ROM, and failure at 59%.
There is more stress on the artery during ROM than during the manipulation.
Definitely need more research to be able to talk about this better but it's not quite what the media presents.
We do have training in x-ray reading, BUT - they should be sent out to be overread by a radiologist. I'm not worried about them being better than me at THEIR job.
X-rays should always be taken in the case of trauma and MRI in cases of neurologic issues. From there, there may be cases where imaging is needed but the likelihood of it changing treatment is close to NIL.
In your case, chiro should have stopped treatment after 2-4 weeks of no improvement most likely. Spinal manipulations are not recommended for cases of disc injury.
If your hydration and nutrition is bad Chiro adjustments will be of little benefit.
Additionally, if you consume alcohol and a regular basis - quitting alcohol, replace this bad behavior with high-quality nutrition will help you heal and get healthy from the inside out.
Have another glass of water!
A chiropractor travels with the Pros, they seem pretty well hydrated and not to lazy.....to me!
The guys not 100% wrong. As we all have different situations but many back issues stem from a sedentary lifestyle.
If I'm dying, seriously ill or injured, I'm not going to rely on a chiropractor, physical therapist, pharmacist, or professor. I'm going to rely on and entrust a board certified medical doctor. No one is going to yell for a Physical Therapist or Professor if someone has fallen unconscious in an airport ("Hey, someone get me an English Lit Professor, stat!!). They're going to yell for a "Doctor" and the doctor that comes running better sure as shit be a board certified medical doctor. I think for that important distinction alone, they have earned the right to have that Dr salutation.
If other medical professionals who have earned an advanced degree want to call themselves Doctor, that's cool. It's just a bit overtly smug.
A chiropractor was able to convince profession motocrossers with no formal education to pay him a salary and his travel to attend races.
Why do NFL teams not allow their players to use chiropractics?
Physical therapy: long term fix.
I don't know where to go from here but I was not impressed with chiros at all. I plan to try and go get an MRI done here next month to hopefully figure it out. Im 32 and can barely get out of bed some mornings, and can barely move after riding every now and again. Good days, bad days, but its always there. Cant give up riding tho I love it too much!
I plan to look in to the yoga thing as well as Ive heard nothing but good things about it.
Everyone is different, this is just my experience.
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I think my Dads issue is his 12 years of schooling and then field training and internships vs. what a Chiro goes through.
I also enjoy heavy abdominal work, and once a week or so I use an inversion table.
I sit all day so need to strengthen my core with exercise and it helps a lot, but sometime just the smallest movement can put my back out and I can hardly walk due to the pain.
I use them but they are not a long term solution.
Just my 2c form my personal experience. What may work for me may not work for you.
I was just pushing his buttons about not affording it, and I have no idea who he is, so on that point you scored a “1”
A lot of the guys we race with will drive from Temecula and the inland empire to see Dr. Stine because of his ability to help athletes get the most out of themselves. When we would go to important races we would fly him in and I feel he even helped get rid of little things like arm pump and stress. You just need to find a place that works with athletes since we can take the intense adjustments unlike regular people that may be sensitive or scared of the process. Make sure they have the light or laser machine (u won’t feel anything) to break down scar tissue while your hooked up to the tense machine. The light/laser is good to move around on old injuries like my wrist that gets tight or stiff and the machines also have a pad (like a heating pad u lay on in bed) you can lay on. Laser you can’t feel, the tense units with pads you will feel shocking the muscle the higher you put the level.
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