Chiropractor

Lupus said:
Yeah no a chiro shouldn't ever be an option. May as well go to an acupuncturist.

Look they've got to study physiology, as they are still working on the human body, they just aren't studying the same things as a doctor specialising in the field of orthopaedics would. Their whole ideaology is based on quack science
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What do you mean by quack science?

I have some back issues and I've consulted with an orthopedic surgeon who actually had no issue with my back being managed by a chiro and a biokineticist. The things my chiro tells me seem to make sense (granted I'm an engineer and not a physician, so take that statement with a few grains of salt).
You seem to be classing chiros with homeopaths and acupunturists - I'm not sure that's entirely fair... I'd say more along the lines of physiotherapists or podiatrists.
 
eehellfire said:
What do you mean by quack science?

I have some back issues and I've consulted with an orthopedic surgeon who actually had no issue with my back being managed by a chiro and a biokineticist. The things my chiro tells me seem to make sense (granted I'm an engineer and not a physician, so take that statement with a few grains of salt).
You seem to be classing chiros with homeopaths and acupunturists - I'm not sure that's entirely fair... I'd say more along the lines of physiotherapists or podiatrists.
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That's because chiropractors are in the same class as homeopaths and acupuncturist.
 
Neuk_ said:
Go and see Dr Greg Venning at Cape Town Chiro in Claremont, he is a very good friend of mine

https://www.capetownchiro.com/
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My wife went to this guy. Professional enough as these things go, but insanely expensive. After one visit took my wife to an orthopedic surgeon instead.

If I understand the current scientific literature, chiripractic has been shown to have a mild benefit to lower-back pain so OP might benefit. But be aware that the chiropractor will want you to come back regularly for a few weeks and you'll pay a lot for it.

We saw Dr Makan (I believe his name was) at Vincent Pallotti on a referral from a GP. Dr Makan was incredibly competent and diagnosed my wife's back pain as muscular inflammation which had occurred because she'd strained herself working in the garden. He prescribed anti-inflammatories and rest for a couple more days, then suggested she take up yoga / pilates and other such kinds of exercises. So we signed up to virgin active at a monthly cost equivalent to a single 15 minute "alignment" with Dr Vennig. This was about two years ago and she hasn't had back trouble since.
 
Don't listen to the anti chiro guys.

I have a mild case of Ankylosing spondylitis, I was born with it and there is no cure for it. No x-ray or surgery is going to help me as I have been to everyone. During a bad episode it can take me 15mins to get from my bed to the bathroom because of the pain.

I can take an anti-inflammatory which takes the pain away for awhile but you can't live your life on these or I go to a chiro when my hips displace. They will also give you exercises that will help strengthen the muscles around the affected area which is really the answer to most back problems.

until someone has experienced chronic back pain with the only treatment being a chiro who can re-align their back and hips and completely take away the pain for months/years at a time they shouldn't talk.

On a side note make sure you find a good chiro, you get good and bad everything in life but a bad chiro realigning your back can be a huge problem. I currently go to the guy who trains people at wits and he is excellent but unfortunately he is in JHB.
 
Anyone ever see those Youtube channels where they (barber) give you hair cut, shave and "massage" (not happy ending one) and the guys crack their necks?
Mainly India and Turkey.
 
Do needles and cupping

and do stretches

I pulled my sciatic nerve and its been few months but the pain still comes and goes

I dont stretch enough but needles and cupping helped when i 1st got it
 
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dielaksman said:
I agree about the chiropractors not being real doctors, but at a stage where I am willing to try one.
"Have you gone to any orthopedist" Any recommendations?
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Rather go to a physiotherapist or a biokineticist. Both are well educated with ligament damage,back pain in general and how to begin the recovery process.

I experienced terrible back pain,knots and spasms all over my lower back and neck. 2 months at the biokineticist and it's all removed. The best part is the bio then helped me strengthen the supporting muscles in the back and fixed my posture. Worth every cent spent to sort it out
 
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I.am.Sam said:
Physios and bios give you exercise .the problem is we dont stretch to fix it
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Before I did even a single exercise I spent 3 weeks at the bio removing all spasms and knots in the back and neck.
 
I.am.Sam said:
Do needles and cupping

and do stretches

I pulled my sciatic nerve and its been few months but the pain still comes and goes

I dont stretch enough but needles and cupping helped when i 1st got it
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Needles and cupping was done at the bio and it helps significantly :thumbsup:
 
eehellfire said:
Why?
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The founder believed in magnetic healing, he believed you could cure diseases through manipulation of the spine. In fact he claims he cured a man of being deaf by popping his spine. The whole thing smells of pseudo science, the only difference is you cannot die from homeopathic services directly, where as chiropratics could break your back.
 
I.am.Sam said:
Do needles and cupping

and do stretches

I pulled my sciatic nerve and its been few months but the pain still comes and goes

I dont stretch enough but needles and cupping helped when i 1st got it
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Even more quackery, why don't you guys recommend the OP to go for some leeches and an enema?
 
eehellfire said:
What do you mean by quack science?
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Go do some research. Chiropractors are NOT doctors, and should never be allowed to call themselves such. Their psuedo-science is a bunch of hogwash, based on myth and esoteric lies. It's as fake to real medicine as homeopathy and is not based on ANY science or actual proof. The fact that idiots let these sharlatans near their babies is proof that Darwin is certainly alive and well. Same league as Reiki and those toxin absorbing foot pads.
When will governments ban them from calling themselves Dr.? Thats where the problem starts. Avoid them like the plague.
 
Hemps said:
Anyone ever see those Youtube channels where they (barber) give you hair cut, shave and "massage" (not happy ending one) and the guys crack their necks?
Mainly India and Turkey.
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Doesn't your barber give you a head massage and crack your neck?
 
Lupus said:
The founder believed in magnetic healing, he believed you could cure diseases through manipulation of the spine. In fact he claims he cured a man of being deaf by popping his spine. The whole thing smells of pseudo science, the only difference is you cannot die from homeopathic services directly, where as chiropratics could break your back.
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Medicine over time has also had its share of weirdness and quackery. It's evolved.
I believe the same of chiropractic practice. I've seen the evolution in the way I've been treated over the years. Way more tissue therapy, less manipulation, some dry needling, electro stimulation, in fact much of the treatment really resembles physiotherapy treatment.

On the other hand, I don't believe homeopathy has evolved at all. That is pure quackery.
 
Venomous said:
Bwhahahaha.
I saw a real doctor 3 days before seeing the chiro and I see the doctor first so xrays can be done to make sure it's the same.

My nerve runs along a spot it should not. So when I have even slight tension (even just bad sitting posture) it flares up as the nerve gets pinched. Then muscles tense to protect the nerve, but in reality it then hurts the nerve. A vicious cycle over and over. So I have to be careful how I sleep, sit and a small portion how I walk. But I will not let them make my body a useless blob just so they could have a 35% success rate. And that was recently. Originally it was: there is no op that can fix it.

Oh and ofcourse the vein lies in the same wrong place.

Very few people have this problem, but there are others.
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Sounds basically exactly like what I am experiencing at the moment. It will be fine for a while, then just a wrong movement or sitting on a certain type of chair and it is back.
 
itsme2 said:
Go do some research. Chiropractors are NOT doctors, and should never be allowed to call themselves such. Their psuedo-science is a bunch of hogwash, based on myth and esoteric lies. It's as fake to real medicine as homeopathy and is not based on ANY science or actual proof. The fact that idiots let these sharlatans near their babies is proof that Darwin is certainly alive and well. Same league as Reiki and those toxin absorbing foot pads.
When will governments ban them from calling themselves Dr.? Thats where the problem starts. Avoid them like the plague.
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Not saying that their titles are wrong or right. The treatment methodology shows results. Where is the pseudo science in, for example, misalignment in the hips causing a muscle spasm?
 
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