Back Pain

[markmiller]

Hi-

Sorry to hear about your injury. I would not recommend a chiropractor. I had a very bad experience with my back with one of them. They do manipulations that can make it feel better or much, much worse (as in my case). I would recommend doing some hip stretches and a few simple exercises, like the superman, plank, bridges and clams. You should be able to find all of these online. Improving posture and strengthening the core is the way to go for the back.

Best,
Mark

[SPPAWA]

Hi-

Sorry to hear about your injury. I would not recommend a chiropractor. I had a very bad experience with my back with one of them. They do manipulations that can make it feel better or much, much worse (as in my case). I would recommend doing some hip stretches and a few simple exercises, like the superman, plank, bridges and clams. You should be able to find all of these online. Improving posture and strengthening the core is the way to go for the back.

Best,
Mark

Sorry to hear you were hurt by a manipulation, this, unfortunately sometimes happens. In fact, it is referred to as iatrogenic injury and happens in medicine much more often as seen with side effects to drug reactions. In your case, your manipulative therapist did not likely perform the needed tests to asses the type of injury and unfortunately you responded negatively. As a manipulative therapist, I must admit, this has happened to me on some, although, few occasions. Much more often people get up feeling immediately better. I will also tell you that first hand some of the exercises I have perscribed have also hurt patients more than any of the manipulations I performed! Without examining and diagnosing a condition you really should not be recommending any treatment. I would encourage anyone reading here to undergo a proper examination by someone qualified in managing musculoskeltal complaints. Physiotherapists and Chiropractors would be excellent choices, unfortunately GP's here in Australia are just not given adequate training anymore (I have taught for a medical school). As a hot tip, when you find one who is good (ie a chiropractor or physiotherapist) they will support and work well with each other. It likely means they have both been reading the same research which shows that both manipulative therapy and exercise are beneficial to various rehabilitative circumstances overall... again depending on the diagnosis... go and see someone who is qualified and ask them some good questions!

SPPAWA