Took a blind side hit in hockey last night...

[yh125d]

Bunch of ignorant morons here. Chiropractors are legit, y0.

Don't listen to em eits



edit: Probably half the chiro haters here have a DO as their personal physician

 

[Joemonkey]

Ignorance/bad experience with a bad one. But, hey, MD's get a free pass.

You know what they call the guy who finishes last in his class in medical school...

Doctor

 

[meltdown75]

Lol, some guy ran you and you don't know who it was?

Shens. Unless you're completely blind and retarded, there's no way you wouldn't know who it was. Try asking someone on your team if you got blindsided so bad that you got KO'd.

Lmao. This is shens. Suck it up and keep your head up, son.

 

[highland145]

You know what they call the guy who finishes last in his class in medical school...

Doctor

Or Teacher at medical school.

 

[Dominato3r]

. Suck it up and keep your head up, son.

 

[eits]

Because you've thoroughly examined him and noted that he doesn't have any other symptoms, right? We all know people never leave anything pertinent out on the internet or when visiting a doctor.

he isn't my patient, so i honestly couldn't tell you... that's why i recommended he sees a chiropractor in his area (preferably, one who deals with sports injuries).

the chiropractor can decide through testing whether or not he needs to see a neurologist or need further diagnostic testing.

honestly, it seems far more likely that his spine is out of whack and he's getting tension headaches. that's it. getting checked in hockey is no different than a whiplash injury.

 

[eits]

No he doesn't. Chiropractors are fake wannabe doctors who are basically scam artists and con men. A fucking chiropractor isn't going to know what the fuck needs an MRI or "neuro consult". All they do is pop and crack some shit and "re-align" you and other bullshit. Oh sure it may feel good. A fucking massage feels good too but a while after you're done with either the effects are gone. You must be fucking kidding me. Chiropractor. Ha!

lol ok

 

[eits]

I know from experience that most doctors will not take head trauma seriously unless you have visible signs of injury (i.e. pupil dilation, surface bleeding, unconsciousness). An ex-girlfriend once took me to an urgent care center after I took a knee to the temple in a soccer game, because I was nauseous, rambling semi-incoherently, and couldn't remember her name. The doctor sent me home with a painkiller and an anti-nausea prescription after shining a light in my eyes a couple times...so I'm told....my memory of the experience is somewhat hazy.

Unless your symptoms are getting worse, there's probably nothing you can do but rest, and take some tylenol. *Don't* play until you are symptom-free; if you have a concussion, and get hit in the head again in a short time frame, you are going to hate your life for a few months.

wow, that's absurd. i'm sorry you had to go through that.

 

[eits]

lol

There are some Chiro's that are Quacks but so are some Doctors. I have had a bad experience with my first Chiro and a great one with the Chiro I go to now.

exactly.

 

[eits]

Never had a high opinion of them either until last November. Back flipped out and I couldn't stand. Hips/l4/l5/sacrum. My guy has helped tremendously.
Mentioned I had one during a visit. Snap, fixed instantly. Tenderness at the vertebra but fixed. I'll pay gladly $20 the next time.

Ignorance/bad experience with a bad one. But, hey, MD's get a free pass.

yup

if i remember correctly, you contacted me on pm for some help finding a good one in your area, right?

 

[Imp]

Try to get a name, or go key the entire team's cars. And go see a doctor.

Something about sports and "fun"/non-contact. There's always one (not saying everyone) douchebag who probably failed at getting into the big leagues, and takes it too seriously. You get the same thing playing online games, except they can't touch me.

 

[rh71]

non-contact hockey still allows incidental contact which is code for just don't go charging someone... so what provoked it? I've been in many fight-filled hockey games and it's either you were a dick or your teammate was. Or maybe it was the other team. There are some real hot-heads out there and I always avoid provoking people - I don't need another medical bill from playing weeknight hockey (already lost a spleen to it in college). BTW, this is why refs have to call all penalties - so it doesn't get out of hand. And how does someone not know who it was... flying face first into the boards is not very common. Good luck with recovery.

 

[highland145]

yup

if i remember correctly, you contacted me on pm for some help finding a good one in your area, right?

I would have if my wife hadn't already set me up. Posted it in H&F. PMed you and S.C., thanking you both for your input there.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Saying he should see a chiro is equivalent to telling him to visit a voodoo priest. Is a freaking back massage relaxing? Yes. Is it going to cure cancer? No.

 

[highland145]

People should qualify their posts.

Been to a Chiro, liked/disliked.

Haven't been to a Chiro, have an opinion, takling out of my a**.

 

[skyking]

Saying he should see a chiro is equivalent to telling him to visit a voodoo priest. Is a freaking back massage relaxing? Yes. Is it going to cure cancer? No.

What do you base that on?

The chiro that treated my mom took a shit-ton of x-rays and pored over them for quite a while. So did the MD's who FAILED to treat her.
Sounds like science to me.
He spotted the problem, the MD's did not.
It is like any good mechanic, see the problem, take steps to fix it, take more x-rays. It is not rocket science really. Just a different approach and some good skills at talking to patients. Are there bad chiros? Oh yeah, just like there are some seriously deficient doctors.
I have no doubt a good chiropractor could get the OP into better shape faster than anyone else.

 

[meltdown75]

Didn't weigh in on the chiro yet

Been maybe 5 times, got "adjusted"... Liked. I guess. *shrug*

 

[highland145]

Didn't weigh in on the chiro yet

Been maybe 5 times, got "adjusted"... Liked. I guess. *shrug*

Why'd you go?

 

[skyking]

Didn't weigh in on the chiro yet

Been maybe 5 times, got "adjusted"... Liked. I guess. *shrug*

sounds neutral

My mom had these killer migraines that kept her from work. Nothing ever kept her away from work before.
Turns out she had hit her head in a car accident several months before. Nobody found it but the chiro. She never had one again after the first adjustment, but he kept working it for a few months to get it straight on the x-rays.

 

[eits]

Saying he should see a chiro is equivalent to telling him to visit a voodoo priest. Is a freaking back massage relaxing? Yes. Is it going to cure cancer? No.

lol

those are three statements that have nothing to do with one another. back massage has nothing to do with chiropractic or voodoo. curing cancer has nothing to do with chiropractic or voodoo (as far as i know).

no one claimed chiropractic can cure cancer.

i find it funny that you would equate chiropractic with voodoo, considering how voodoo isn't covered by insurance.

 

[eits]

What do you base that on?

The chiro that treated my mom took a shit-ton of x-rays and pored over them for quite a while. So did the MD's who FAILED to treat her.
Sounds like science to me.
He spotted the problem, the MD's did not.
It is like any good mechanic, see the problem, take steps to fix it, take more x-rays. It is not rocket science really. Just a different approach and some good skills at talking to patients. Are there bad chiros? Oh yeah, just like there are some seriously deficient doctors.
I have no doubt a good chiropractor could get the OP into better shape faster than anyone else.

:thumbsup:

 

[Blackjack200]

i find it funny that you would equate chiropractic with voodoo, considering how voodoo isn't covered by insurance.

IIRC accupuncture is covered by insurance too, and that shit doesn't work.

 

[highland145]

IIRC accupuncture is covered by insurance too, and that shit doesn't work.

Curious, had it done?

 

[eits]

sounds neutral

My mom had these killer migraines that kept her from work. Nothing ever kept her away from work before.
Turns out she had hit her head in a car accident several months before. Nobody found it but the chiro. She never had one again after the first adjustment, but he kept working it for a few months to get it straight on the x-rays.

it's just like taking an antibiotic. when you start taking it, the symptoms go away, but that doesn't mean the problem is fixed... it can come back if you don't make sure the problem is fixed.

 

[eits]

IIRC accupuncture is covered by insurance too, and that shit doesn't work.

you've read enough research to know this to be 100% true?