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Damn. Was hoping the dizziness and fatigue was a side effect from the neck n shoulder painNo. Mine was like when you sleep wrong and you can't move your head for bit, except it never went away.
Damn. Was hoping the dizziness and fatigue was a side effect from the neck n shoulder painNo. Mine was like when you sleep wrong and you can't move your head for bit, except it never went away.
Have you ever been to a chiropractor? The stuff you mention in bold is exactly where chiropractors come into play.I don't believe in chiropractors as a long term solution. YMMV, I put it in the same bucket as incense and shaking rattles. If you're going to pay someone, go to a sports medicine place.
Stretching to keep the lower back from getting tight, deadlifts to keep the strength up. Even after years in a patrol car and wearing a duty belt, no issues. Slipped disks in c-spine, and that sucks and continues to be a minor issue thanks to dead nerves, but stretching/exercise is the long term solution unless there's an actual mechanical issue that needs surgery or nerve pain. Not much you can do about the last sometimes, sadly.
That does not mean yours is not related. Pinched nerves can do a lot of things to people. I would see a Dr for that first though.Damn. Was hoping the dizziness and fatigue was a side effect from the neck n shoulder pain
Have you ever been to a chiropractor? The stuff you mention in bold is exactly where chiropractors come into play.
FWIW, I had 14 sessions with this chiro, and not once was adjustment mentioned nor performed. I do admit that I have had back adjustments in the past, and have to say that the lumbar and thoracic ones felt fantastic. But not the cervical ones. Those freaked me out so much that I would involuntarily tense up, making the procedure impossible.Yup. I got smoked by a car while bicycling and went to one. Wasn't impressed in the least. I'm sure some are also physical therapists, therapeutic massage, etc. and those things are helpful. The whole 'your anspine needs aligned' thing is nonsense, IMO.
You want to get freaked out, try having your neck adjusted.FWIW, I had 14 sessions with this chiro, and not once was adjustment mentioned nor performed. I do admit that I have had back adjustments in the past, and have to say that the lumbar and thoracic ones felt fantastic. But not the cervical ones. Those freaked me out so much that I would involuntarily tense up, making the procedure impossible.
Mine has all of the above for when you are really hurting.Yup. I got smoked by a car while bicycling and went to one. Wasn't impressed in the least. I'm sure some are also physical therapists, therapeutic massage, etc. and those things are helpful. The whole 'your spine needs aligned' thing is nonsense, IMO.
I love having that done!You want to get freaked out, try having your neck adjusted.
I had an opposite experience. I had been feeling a lot of pain in my right flank, that ended up in my lower back. I could not sit, only stand or lay, and then only for short times. I ate my dinner kneeling because there was no way to sit. Went to MD. who gave me pain meds and sent to hospital. Xrays, MRI, sonogram testicles, Gave me some shots, that made me feel better and sent me home. 5 hours later, back to square one. Ended up $16,000 down the drainYup. I got smoked by a car while bicycling and went to one. Wasn't impressed in the least. I'm sure some are also physical therapists, therapeutic massage, etc. and those things are helpful. The whole 'your spine needs aligned' thing is nonsense, IMO.
People get strong opinions of chiropractic work. Usually from a bad experience. My brother was having some pain after some surgery he had and the PT said to try a chiropractor so he did and he got immediate relief. Then the chiropractor started telling him about curing a common cold with an adjustment. My brother was done. "Quacks!" he said. So he threw out the baby with the bath water.Mine has all of the above for when you are really hurting.
We'll have to disagree on the spine part though. Maybe you had a bad one, or whatever was actually wrong with you was not something they should have been trying to fix. I know others that would not go to one, but I know many more that swear by them.
I can tell when my eight weeks is up without looking at a calendar, because my neck will start to get a little stiff and sore.
People get strong opinions of chiropractic work. Usually from a bad experience. My brother was having some pain after some surgery he had and the PT said to try a chiropractor so he did and he got immediate relief. Then the chiropractor started telling him about curing a common cold with an adjustment. My brother was done. "Quacks!" he said. So he threw out the baby with the bath water.
Those all work with muscles. If your nerve is being pinched by two vertebrae, all the PT and massage in the world isn't going to help it. Once you get things back into place, strengthening muscles is definitely a good way to help prevent issues.That's why you just go to sports medicine/physical therapist/therapeutic massage and get the good stuff that chiropractors may do without the BS that makes chiropractors chiropractors.
Exactly. I only use them for spine/neck issues. Sitting in a chair staring at a computer all day has given me enough of those.People get strong opinions of chiropractic work. Usually from a bad experience. My brother was having some pain after some surgery he had and the PT said to try a chiropractor so he did and he got immediate relief. Then the chiropractor started telling him about curing a common cold with an adjustment. My brother was done. "Quacks!" he said. So he threw out the baby with the bath water.
I don't buy in to what a lot of chiropractors think their services will fix. Just like I don't buy into everything my primary care physician wants me to do. I am selective.
Find the right one, take what you agree with and leave the rest. Or don't go at all. It's your body. I have another friend who seems to sign up for every surgery that claims to fix whatever is ailing him. He doesn't try less invasive treatments first. He just goes straight to the cutting table. Be true to thine self. But don't come bitching to me as Billy Joel would say when it doesn't work.