Chiropractors, Thoughts and Experiences?

[YSSMAN]

...graduated from Wayne State.

WHOA! Dream big!

(lol)

Sorry, I tend to make fun of schools on the East side of the State...

 

[Joey D]

WHOA! Dream big!

(lol)

Sorry, I tend to make fun of schools on the East side of the State...

They are supposed to have a good medical programme but I don't really know that much about it. If a guy went to school for the 6 years it takes to get a medical degree I can trust going to him.

And there is nothing wrong with schools over here, Oakland isn't all that bad .

 

[Sureboss]

Yes, giving me pills isn't going to do anything. I have tried numerous times to get my doctor to get me into physical therapy, but he refuses. I have HAP so I can only go to certain doctors. I hate the medical industry because all they want to do is cover over the symptoms instead of fixing the problem.

Some chiropractors have medical degrees, the one I'm talking to graduated from Wayne State.

HAP? Some type of medical insurance?

 

[Wenders]

I have tried numerous times to get my doctor to get me into physical therapy, but he refuses..

You need a doctors permssion for physio therapy over there?

I went to a chiro years ago as a last resort for an ongoing hip problem, got to the point where I had tried everything and figured I can't really knock them until I tried them. All she was interested in was some aparent problem at the top of my back and fixing my childrens asthma by adjusting their backs. I never went back. I still have the hip problem on occasion and the best treatment is acupuncture and physio therapy. If I ever put my back/kneck or any other body part out I go straight to my physio and a few visits and I am done. They do try to treat long term problems with strengthening exercises (pilates & yoga) but they know I am lazy and won't do them.

 

[Joey D]

HAP? Some type of medical insurance?

Yes, it's not very good but many employers in the area offer it due to the higher co-pays the patient has to pay.

You need a doctors permssion for physio therapy over there?

With some insurance plans yes and other no. Our insurance requires a referral from a doctor in order to be able to go to one. The health care system in this country isn't really what I would consider great.

 

[exigeracer]

I hate the medical industry because all they want to do is cover over the symptoms instead of fixing the problem.

Chiropractors will fix the problem for a few days or weeks, but who's telling what kind of damage it will cause in a few years? Serious damage that will put you ina worse state than you are now, or worse yet, completely kill you.

 

[Duke]

Yes, giving me pills isn't going to do anything. I have tried numerous times to get my doctor to get me into physical therapy, but he refuses.

Maybe - just maybe - he doesn't want you in PT because he thinks PT will further injure your back? Maybe - just maybe - what your back needs is a chance to rest and be relatively immobile so it can heal itself?

I hate the medical industry because all they want to do is cover over the symptoms instead of fixing the problem.

Maybe - just maybe - if you do what he's saying, your body will heal itself without requiring outside intervention that might do more harm that good?

 

[Joey D]

Maybe - just maybe - he doesn't want you in PT because he thinks PT will further injure your back? Maybe - just maybe - what your back needs is a chance to rest and be relatively immobile so it can heal itself?

Maybe - just maybe - if you do what he's saying, your body will heal itself without requiring outside intervention that might do more harm that good?

Explain to me how I can live and make money if I have to rest my back for 6 to 8 weeks? I lift quite a bit of stuff at my job and if I can't do that there is no reason for me to go to work. I always lift with my legs and wear a brace when I'm lifting anything heavy. I do what I can but I don't have the time or the ability to rest like the doctor wanted.

 

[Omnis]

Explain to me how I can live and make money if I have to rest my back for 6 to 8 weeks? I lift quite a bit of stuff at my job and if I can't do that there is no reason for me to go to work. I always lift with my legs and wear a brace when I'm lifting anything heavy. I do what I can but I don't have the time or the ability to rest like the doctor wanted.

Lol. Are you serious? If you can't rest, then stop complaining. You've strained yourself and need to stop lifting. Can't you temporarily do something at your job that doesn't require lifting? Have you looked into worker's comp or anything like that?

 

[Joey D]

Lol. Are you serious? If you can't rest, then stop complaining. You've strained yourself and need to stop lifting. Can't you temporarily do something at your job that doesn't require lifting? Have you looked into worker's comp or anything like that?

I don't see anything funny about it. Yes I am dead serious and no I can't do something else at my job. I don't lift things that are more then 20lbs. constantly but I do it enough, but you don't really need to life more then a couple pounds to irritate something. I also can't get worker's comp because I didn't hurt myself on the job, and before someone suggests I get a new job I would like you to look at the economy of Michigan and tell me if that is possible...I'm lucky to be employed now.

Also I'm not complaining about it, I'm asking what I can do about it since I don't like taking pills and my doctor doesn't really want to do anything else. I asked for opinions about chiropractors and whether they work or not, so let's just stick with that shall we?

 

[Duke]

But you're blaming the traditional doctor and saying his treatment recommendations (which could be 100% correct for all you know) will not work! In fact, you went so far as to criticize the entire medical profession.

Really, the problem is that you can't/won't follow your doctor's treatment recommendations. You can't blame that on him.

And with that, I think I will leave this thread.

 

[Max Powers]

I've never really had any bad experiences personally as I have never and don't plan on going to a chriopractor, I'd rather trust my health to somebody who actually has a degree from a real medical school, not Hollywood Upstairs Medical College. It's only temporary relief, for one thing, and for most people that I know anyway, it makes things worse for them. Plus, there's a lot more to somebody's overall health than their alignment.

And seriously, LOL about not following your doctor's orders and then blaming him for that. Performing heavy lifting and stressing your back when you're supposed to be resting it is like hitting yourself in the head with a hammer, ignoring somebody's advice to stop, and then blaming them later when your head still hurts. Bad analogy but whatever.

 

[Pako]

Explain to me how I can live and make money if I have to rest my back for 6 to 8 weeks? I lift quite a bit of stuff at my job and if I can't do that there is no reason for me to go to work. I always lift with my legs and wear a brace when I'm lifting anything heavy. I do what I can but I don't have the time or the ability to rest like the doctor wanted.

More so to address your original question.

I'll tell you what I told my nephew (even though he ignored my advise and is now 6 months into a Workmans comp claim with daily visits to a chiropractor).

Build your core strength. Situps, situps, situps, situps, and more situps. Followed by back strength exercises. Build solid core strength to help your structure.

As far as chiropractors go, I've had good or no results from them. Some of them want to get you on a lifetime regiment. The guy I go to now wants to just see you once unless you're still hurting. He honestly wants you to heal. He has also given me some therapeutic exercises for my injuries which have kept me out of his office. As long as I do the exercises, I seem to avoid needing to see him. About once a year I need to have him work on me.... This last time, he pop and cracked me...made my eyes water, but there was no relief. Three days later, in the gym, I got super heavy on a chest press machine, and my third rep I felt a little pop and I could move my neck again....

So there you go. Something to keep in mind, the older you get, the less 'pain free' you will be. I have aches and pains all over, but it's not as bad as when I wasn't working out getting healthier. It's a part of getting old(er).

 

[Joey D]

Wow I can't believe you guys can't understand the concept of having to work, maybe you don't work in a job where you are required to lift thing...I am and I have no way of getting around it. Either I perform the work or I don't have a job. I follow my doctors order to the best of my ability but it's just not physical possible for me to lay around for 6 weeks. Trust me I ask for all the help I can get with lifting things and I don't lift things when I don't need to.

Anyways enough of that. Pako, I have been doing situps for as long as I can remember every night. Although I will admit I don't work out as much as I should/want to. I know you work out quite a bit, do you have any other suggestions maybe? I have access to a gym through school which is very nice so equipment is not a problem.

As far as chiropractors go, I've had good or no results from them. Some of them want to get you on a lifetime regiment. The guy I go to now wants to just see you once unless you're still hurting. He honestly wants you to heal. He has also given me some therapeutic exercises for my injuries which have kept me out of his office. As long as I do the exercises, I seem to avoid needing to see him.

This is sort of the doctor I'm looking at going to, I've been in for a consultation and he told me that he doesn't want people to come in every week because there is no healing in that, only relief from pain. He also told me he can help me figure out some exercises. I don't plan on going to one every week since that is stupid.

I realise that as I get old, there are more aches and pains but I'm 21, I shouldn't be having this yet should I?

 

[Max Powers]

Wow I can't believe you guys can't understand the concept of having to work, maybe you don't work in a job where you are required to lift thing...I am and I have no way of getting around it. Either I perform the work or I don't have a job. I follow my doctors order to the best of my ability but it's just not physical possible for me to lay around for 6 weeks. Trust me I ask for all the help I can get with lifting things and I don't lift things when I don't need to.

It's still not your doctor's fault though, so don't blame him. Yeah, I have to work too, full time while I'm in school full time as well. Any time that I have had any type of physical problems (mono for instance) my boss has been very cooperative with me, giving me the time off that I require and giving me lighter work when I do come back. If your job can't do that for you, I'd suggest filing for worker's comp. or looking for a different job.

And if you're going to continue lifting things and straining your back, how much more is a chiropractor going to do for you, even if you do feel better after getting 'adjusted' you're going to mess it all right back up again when you keep straining it. It seems to me that you're just looking for a quick fix.

 

[Joey D]

It's still not your doctor's fault though, so don't blame him. Yeah, I have to work too, full time while I'm in school full time as well. Any time that I have had any type of physical problems (mono for instance) my boss has been very cooperative with me, giving me the time off that I require and giving me lighter work when I do come back. If your job can't do that for you, I'd suggest filing for worker's comp. or looking for a different job.

And if you're going to continue lifting things and straining your back, how much more is a chiropractor going to do for you, even if you do feel better after getting 'adjusted' you're going to mess it all right back up again when you keep straining it. It seems to me that you're just looking for a quick fix.

Yes it is my doctors fault, what are pills going to do for me? And I'm not going to be able to afford to see him if I don't have a job so the resting thing doesn't work either.

My boss isn't as understanding as some, yours might have been which is fine, I'm not doubting that, mine isn't though. I don't believe I can file for workmen's comp either since I only work 38 hours a week, which is considered part time. And even if I could, I'm also under the impression I need something from a doctor.

The chiropractor I'm talking with said he would help me put together an exercise routine which should help strengthen my back...which I would like to do since I believe it's part of the problem.

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