I went to a new Chiropractor today. Turns out I have 4 SUBLUXATIONS.

[PlatinumGold]

Not good.

i always thought that my bad posture was causing my back problems. according to this guy, my BACK is causing my bad posture.

lack of curves in my back is keeping me from sitting and standing straight.

anyway, this guy is the most thorough chiropractor i've ever been to.

 

[iamme]

hey PlatinumGold, haven't seen you around in a while

so, how often will you need to see the chiropractor?

 

[kindest]

"5 times a week for the next 40 years" - simpsons episode where they bash chiropractors.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: iamme
hey PlatinumGold, haven't seen you around in a while

so, how often will you need to see the chiropractor?

sup iamme. mods gave me a short vacation and i kinda neglected the platinumgold thing for a while.

anyway, i'm back.

ya, i'm probably today was my 2nd visit. monday was my first visit. tomorrow he's gonna give me a plan of action. it'll probably take quite few visits. mb 2 or 3 tijmes a week for the first 3 months.

 

[Zebo]

Have you been to an Orthopedic to make sure? And that's all I'm saying.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: Zebo
Have you been to an Orthopedic to make sure? And that's all I'm saying.

and why would an orthopedic be any more objective than a chiropractor?

 

[Amused]

Did he have any snake oil to cure it with?

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: Zebo
Have you been to an Orthopedic to make sure? And that's all I'm saying.

and why would an orthopedic be any more objective than a chiropractor?

http://www.canoe.ca/PedChiro/subluxations.html

http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/chirosub.html

 

[DT4K]

Going to a chiropractor causes you to need to go to a chiropractor.

Can you say "quack"?

 

[HappyPuppy]

I hear rubbing Vick's Vaporub on your genitals will give you abs of steel.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: Zebo
Have you been to an Orthopedic to make sure? And that's all I'm saying.

and why would an orthopedic be any more objective than a chiropractor?

http://www.canoe.ca/PedChiro/subluxations.html

http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/chirosub.html

about 3 years ago, i saw a chiropractor. he located certain subluxations and we proceeded with treatment. i received treatment for about 4 months. after the 4 months i quit going because of time restraints. i was much much better for about 18 months. lately i've started to feel some of the same problems that sent me to the chiropractor in the first place. i couldn't get a hold of my first chiropractor so i went to this other guy. guess what, he found most of the same subluxations. i saw my first set of xrays (from first chiropractor) and my 2nd set of xrays (from 2nd chiropractor) and my problems aren't as bad as they were originally but i still have problems in my back.

that's enough for me to continue treatment.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
I hear rubbing Vick's Vaporub on your genitals will give you abs of steel.

squirting some in your rectum cures enlarged prostate

 

[MichaelD]

"Snake Oil."

Chiropractic is not for everyone. For some it does nothing, for others it's a miracle. I fall into the latter category.

I have a disc bulge at S1-L1. This is verified by MRI. I also have some problems with my C2-C3 due to a motorcycle accident in 1987. I also have a problem with my Sacral joint on the left side...apparently, the ligaments on that side are a bit more "stretchy" and my left Ilium goes lateral against the joint, causing a helluva lotta pain.

I dealt with all this w/modern medicine (heat compresses and drugs when it got bad...I liked the drugs...) for many years.

Finally, I went to see a Chiro. The adjustments combined with electro-stim therapy works wonders. Granted, the relief is only for about 48-72 hours, but isn't that better than pain 24/7? I say yes.

Musculoskeletal pain is caused by bones going out of place and torquing muscles the wrong way and pinching nerves. Chiropractic treatments realigns bones the way they should be, relieving the pinch, ergo the pain.

He also uses pressure points to relieve pain. Rember "The Vulcan Pinch" that Spock had? Like that, except in weird places...behind the knee (that hurts!) and between the shoulder blades. It hurts when he does it, but the pain relief is immeditately apparent afterwards.

It's worked for me and I recommend it. It's better than walking around stoned all the time...even though that is fun, that's just treating the symptom and not the cause.

 

[Descartes]

You all should combine the chiro visits with a visit to a *GOOD* massage therapist. Getting an alignment is great, but it's not so great if your muscles pull them out of place again.

 

[bunker]

Originally posted by: Descartes
You all should combine the chiro visits with a visit to a *GOOD* massage therapist. Getting an alignment is great, but it's not so great if your muscles pull them out of place again.

My wife wanted to go to a Chiro for some chronic back pain, I talked her into going to a massage therapist instead.

No more back pain and a hell of a lot less visits than to a chiro.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
I hear rubbing Vick's Vaporub on your genitals will give you abs of steel.

I tried it and I'm starting to feel a little tingle... Where else do I apply it?

 

[boggsie]

Originally posted by: Zebo
Have you been to an Orthopedic to make sure? And that's all I'm saying.

It doesn't sound like he was interested in being medicated or cut open, so an Orthopedic wouldn't be able to offer him much.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: boggsie

Originally posted by: Zebo
Have you been to an Orthopedic to make sure? And that's all I'm saying.

It doesn't sound like he was interested in being medicated or cut open, so an Orthopedic wouldn't be able to offer him much.

Often times simple exercises will cure back pain. A painful lower back is often a sign of a weak lower back. And 9 times out of 10, back pain is muscular, not skeletal.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: Zebo
Have you been to an Orthopedic to make sure? And that's all I'm saying.

and why would an orthopedic be any more objective than a chiropractor?

http://www.canoe.ca/PedChiro/subluxations.html

http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/chirosub.html

about 3 years ago, i saw a chiropractor. he located certain subluxations and we proceeded with treatment. i received treatment for about 4 months. after the 4 months i quit going because of time restraints. i was much much better for about 18 months. lately i've started to feel some of the same problems that sent me to the chiropractor in the first place. i couldn't get a hold of my first chiropractor so i went to this other guy. guess what, he found most of the same subluxations. i saw my first set of xrays (from first chiropractor) and my 2nd set of xrays (from 2nd chiropractor) and my problems aren't as bad as they were originally but i still have problems in my back.

that's enough for me to continue treatment.

"5 times a week for the next 40 years" - simpsons episode where they bash chiropractors.

 

[boggsie]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
"Snake Oil."

<snip>

I dealt with all this w/modern medicine (heat compresses and drugs when it got bad...I liked the drugs...) for many years.

My dad suffered through drugs, surgury, more drugs at the hand of an Orthopedic Dr. Never received relief and we are talking about 20 years of agonizing pain. He saw a chiropractor and after a two visit examination to verify _exactly_ what he could and could not do (based on prior surgury, etc.) treatement began and started to reap rewards, immediately.

On maintenance, I go 4x per year. When I go off maintenance, I can go about 9 months. They symptoms slowy return and at around 9 months they get so bad they are intollerable. Shoulder pain, headaches, back stiffness, pain in my hip and aches in my legs ... all solved through the therapudic touch of a Chiropractic Dr.

 

[BennyD]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
I hear rubbing Vick's Vaporub on your genitals will give you abs of steel.

I tried it and I'm starting to feel a little tingle... Where else do I apply it?

eyes lips and any cuts you mayhave

 

[stormbv]

My aunt is a chiropractor, graduated valedictorian of her class. I go see her every 2 or 3 weeks, whenever my neck starts hurting. I feel so good after that.

Anyhow, I don't think chiropractors can cure cancer or anything, but a lot of people get pain relief from it. Hell, even my regular doctor goes to see my aunt and the massage therapist that works in her office because surgery on her back didn't relieve the pain. If people want to regularly visit a chiropractor instead of regularly refilling their pain meds, why bother them?

 

[Miramonti]

if anyone has a good chiropractor reference near chicago, PM me!

 

[XMan]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: boggsie

Originally posted by: Zebo
Have you been to an Orthopedic to make sure? And that's all I'm saying.

It doesn't sound like he was interested in being medicated or cut open, so an Orthopedic wouldn't be able to offer him much.

Often times simple exercises will cure back pain. A painful lower back is often a sign of a weak lower back. And 9 times out of 10, back pain is muscular, not skeletal.

My lower back used to pain me from time to time. I'd even "tweak" myself once in a while so that I'd get this weird, painful numbness down one of my legs.

Lost some weight, and no more back pain.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: X-Man

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: boggsie

Originally posted by: Zebo
Have you been to an Orthopedic to make sure? And that's all I'm saying.

It doesn't sound like he was interested in being medicated or cut open, so an Orthopedic wouldn't be able to offer him much.

Often times simple exercises will cure back pain. A painful lower back is often a sign of a weak lower back. And 9 times out of 10, back pain is muscular, not skeletal.

My lower back used to pain me from time to time. I'd even "tweak" myself once in a while so that I'd get this weird, painful numbness down one of my legs.

Lost some weight, and no more back pain.

Lower back pain is usually a function of weak abdominal muscles. However in my case i know for a fact that it isn't. i can still do 50 crunches / minute. my abdominal strength has never been a problem for me.