Any Chiropractor's here?

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Originally Posted by MiniMatt

Osteo generally slower manipulations and stretching, chrio characterised by more rapid manipulations. Both can be surrounded by a lot of woo-woo magic although in my opinion osteo is less rooted historically in magic chakras than chiro.

Correct, see an Osteo in preference every time. Which is not to say that Chiros can't be useful, but my lengthy, personal experience is that there is too much mumbo jumbo with Chiros.

I hope it ain't your T5 thats given you problems otherwsie you better see someone real quick pref a GP.
I'm sorry but there's no excuses for not making time to see you GP they should be your first point of call. We're luck our physio doesn't need a GP referral we can phone up for assesment. Though I'm still waitung for NHS physio to start - been private since and its almost fixed this time.
If you have back problems get them fixed - I had 6 herniated disc 12 years agao and i still get relapses which can be debilitating. at 23 I learned to walk again because of my back. As for Chiro's bascially the same a physio and can be good but I'm on a waiting list after my physio( one or the other not both at the same time)
so I'm going to be harsh and say stoping making s**** excuses and go see your GP, yes its a pain in the **** and you don't really have time - but when the time comes and your flat on your back in rehab/after surgery with god know what damage- you wish you had.


Health MUST be your number one priority cause no one else will do it for you.

GP booked, 9th March.

Thanks everyone, probably got the kick up the **** I needed.

I'll see what the GP says and go from there. Its nothing but a minor inconvenience at the mo but there are signs here and there that I just want to check out really.

All possibly my own fault too!

I'll go see whoever the GP recommends, Chiro, Osteo, Physio...

Good!
its probably best to get an opinion first and get referred. Minor can lead to major if not looked after and it amazing how much your spine does. I have problems yet have a mobile, flexible healthy spine. - just few discs bulge every now and then

Not always your fault - normally not attributted to just one thing but several small things but at least your getting it seen to. Otherwise till then - heat/ice and inbuprofen and para's if painful
and GWS!

Thanks Q. In my case, if it is a problem, it is 100% my fault!

You got me intrigued now of what you've done

What the heck, its not really that private so I'll share.

Since the age of about 10 (younger?) I have been a chronic bone cracker. Started off with my knuckles and over the years its extended to other parts...now its toes, ankles, knees, lower and upper spine (neck), elbows, wrists and knuckles.

As you know joints do occasionally crack anyway, and when forced to beyond normal movement limits they crack also. Mine seem to do it a bit too much, which again doesnt really bother me.

What is starting to become obvious is my neck and lower back are becoming very stiff after a few hours, especially if I havent moved much (like sleep or driving for sat for anything over about an hour).

They then become painful - until I twist them which releases a bigger than usual crack. The feeling of euphoria comes in and then they feel loosened up for a bit, then the cycle repeats.

I have noticed also if I roll my neck around in circles, I can feel/hear this kind of crunching, rubbing sound of the joints. I can't really describe it.

Also, and this has happened about 7 or 8 times in the last few months, I have turned my head to do something very mundane and normal (usually when turning my head left to check my mirror) it just gets stuck. Its then very very painful for the next day like I have pulled a muscle.

So...I'm starting to wonder if the ligaments/joints/muscles have deteriorated to the point where I really need to stop.

And trust me, I have tried. Its become such a habit that I do it, then realise I did it, if that makes sense. I do it in my sleep so my partner tells me. Sometimes I feel I have to do it if I feel like I have a particularly stiff back/neck/wrist/whatever to regain normal movement.

Kind of sad but I still remember the day I was in my ma's living room, and my older sister showing me she could crack her knuckles. I tried it, and it's been with me now 16 years on.

Well good on you, be interested to hear what they say as I'll confess I have the exact same thing (though sans any pain or siezing feeling, which is why I've never really brought it to doctors beyond in passing). Certainly know what you mean about every. single. joint. doing it now - only one of mine that doesn't is my left shoulder and that's only because it dislocates in and out at will rather than crack.

Were you / are you "double jointed"? I remember it all started as I realised it phreaked adults out when I could bend my fingers all the way back to my arm And when you're a kid phreaking and vaguely disgusting your parents is kinda your job

lol!

The only double jointed joint I have in my body is my right thumb, the middle bit bends both ways. Actually very annoying as if I'm trying to press say, a drawing pin into something hard it just bends and I get no leverage on it...

Most of my joints started cracking after a certain incident, and then its like I'm hooked.

Ankles - after twisting them, one after the other
Wrists - after coming off my scooter at 19 and breaking both of them!
Neck - by accident, with my hands behind my head and stretching back on a chair

And so on

I know knuckle cracking reduces grip strength, that's more of less proven from what I have researched, but other tests and results seem to contradict each other. From long term damage, arthiritis, etc to zero damage to "its actually healthly".

All from offical looking reports on the interwebs, but as we all know, that really means naff all most of the time.

am exactly the same. every joint clicks, and it does feel soooo good! hips have to be my favourite for some reason.

speaking to my chiro friend. she reckons that if you are not forcing the joints then there is nothing to worry about. could just be old age setting in

seeing one wouldnt do any harm. until i saw her i didnt know that an off that had disclocated my shoulder had also moved my ribs out of position. once she had reset them I could breathe an awful lot easier...

my girlfriend has also seen her for pain in her cocyx. she was initially referred to a sepcialist who wanted to start a treatment of steroid injections and physio. One trip to the chiro - the bone was slightly out of alignment a quick click and the problem has gone. the course of treatment recommended by the specialist would have only treat the symptoms and never cured them.

hth