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Chiropractor Work and Massage Anyone? Never Done Either

Dubbington

Dubbington

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My upper neck has been giving me some zaps of minor pain, nothing gnarly. Could be the heavy shrugs at the gym, trying for those Goldberg traps :teeth


Came across on Groupon for $30 massage, back alignment, spine xray and follow up at a local Chiropractor.

Anyone ever done this? I've done neither and not sure getting a massage from a dude is something I'd be down for, let alone for an hour. I think the spine xray and back alignment would be a good idea though. Came across a female bodybuilders post on instagram showing some serious neck problems from lifting, kinda concerned me.
 
That's a killer bargain. My experience is going into an adjustment loosened up helps quite a bit. I've seen 90 mins of deep tissue run $80-$120, xrays around $100 and adjustments $30-$55.
 
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I think it's a great idea. Acupuncture is awesome as well.
 
It doesn't hurt to give it a try at that price point. An easy thing to do for neck pain is to bring your phone up to your eyes and adjust your computer screen so you aren't looking down. Serious, give it a try.
 
I've had Bell's Palsy, md route was prednisone and hope for 70% recovery, chiropractor restored me to 100% in about 6 adjustments.

It has worked for me on more than one occasion.
 
Dubbington said:
My upper neck has been giving me some zaps of minor pain, nothing gnarly. Could be the heavy shrugs at the gym, trying for those Goldberg traps :teeth


Came across on Groupon for $30 massage, back alignment, spine xray and follow up at a local Chiropractor.

Anyone ever done this? I've done neither and not sure getting a massage from a dude is something I'd be down for, let alone for an hour. I think the spine xray and back alignment would be a good idea though. Came across a female bodybuilders post on instagram showing some serious neck problems from lifting, kinda concerned me.
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Just do it. The people that are doing the work (service) is what you need to experience, and evaluate, as it, works on You.

What someone else experienced, done by other practitioners, doesn't mean squat.

$30.00 going to change your standard of living?
 
I'm not keen on the idea. Seems like pseudo-science to me, kinda like homeopathy.

Sure they take an X-ray, and show you any problems, but the idea that they can fix those problems with their bare hands in only 60 seconds a week just seems silly. Because that's all my chiro spent on me when I was seeing one a few years ago. 60 seconds. The rest was up to me, doing exercises with his machines, using the motorized table, etc. And BTW, all he did in those 60 seconds was snap some sort of clicker at my neck, and press on my spine with his hands. Even if that does "re-align" my spine, I can't see how the results would last the whole day, much less the whole week.
 
I do massage/chiro monthly... and add sauna in the winter

It keeps things working ;)
 
mercurial said:
I would be nervous about going to a discount chiropractor.
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+1
would you go to a discount dentist? nope.

the mrs goes here. Apparently many professional athletes go here too.

http://elitechirosports.com

She was very skeptical (me too) but went based on her trainer's recommendation. Previously she had reoccurring chronic back and foot pain. no more. Her trainer was told by her doctor to get surgery...the trainer opted to go to Dr Ho at Elite Chiropractic and she's all good now.
 
packnrat said:
i do not understand how a massage can cure you of medical problems?


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It helps the lymph system.

It's relaxing-loosens things up-I try to get one monthly.

Totally worth it-not sure about the whole thing dubs is signing up for-sounds to me like a "free inspection" on you car-guaranteed they'll find something and offer to fix it.

I encourage massage-it's awesome. Try it if you haven't.
 
I am toning down my chiro routine right now, and I think it's been pretty beneficial. It was really beneficial for the first month, it felt like it really un-kinked me. It seems less helpful now so I'm trying to move to an occasional maintenance routine. Massage can be quite helpful as well.

I'm a big believer in non-western treatment modalities. They are comparatively cheap and effective at countering many chronic conditions, even despite many of them having nominal provable effect. Our healthcare system would not be such a big money pit if we could figure out how to integrate alternate modalities more effectively, instead of always trying to pop some magical pharmaceuticals for everything that ails us.
 
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Anyone know a good Chiro in the peninsula? Having some really bad pain down my leg from lower back. Assuming it's sciatica. Anyone dealt with that?
 
Reli said:
I'm not keen on the idea. Seems like pseudo-science to me, kinda like homeopathy.
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My experience with chiros has been varied. The first one was about 15 years ago when an impact injury compressed my cervical spine. My right arm went numb and stayed that way for several weeks while I went over treatment options.

In my mind, it was a mechanical problem and the drug therapies didn't seem to directly address the issue. I approached a chiro with caution. He x-rayed the area and did a handful of other strength and stimulation tests. All of the cervical disks were compressed to about 20% of normal height and the lower cervical disks were the worst.

He set my expectation that the treatment would probably exceed a year of adjustments two to three times a week. The goal was to relieve pressure on the disks to allow them to re-hydrate. Shortly after the first few adjustments, the sensations in my arm began to change. Over the course of the next nine months, sensations changed and feeling came back. I continued the treatments beyond that point to try to further increase the disk clearance. A little over a year in, the clearances were about 80% of normal, which was about as good as it was going to get.

Two years ago, I had a similar episode, this time with the left arm going numb. I tried a local chiro as the previous guy was too far away to visit regularly. This chiro had a bit of a different emphasis; alignment, rather than clearance. Long story short, he wasn't effective. Four months in, no real change beyond some initial pain relief.

I discontinued the chiro treatments and tried physical therapy, along with some anti-inflammatories. Nothing has helped long term. I do have a traction table at home and when I can spend time on it, I do get a day or so of increased function afterward. I can't say for sure, but I suspect the first chiro would be able to help with the problem if I could get over there regularly.

Anyway, a lot of chiros speak in a new age blue wind, but I do think there is something to relieving nerve impingement problems with spinal adjustments in some cases. I don't think it's realistic to expect long term benefit after a small number of adjustments.
 
I just wonder if there's any true scientific basis for what they're doing, or is it all just assumption that pushing on someone's spine is going to produce lasting change.

In other words, what came first, the theory, and then the technique? Or vice versa?

Chiropractors are professionally trained, yes, but.......So many of them seem to subscribe to a lot of "new age" stuff as well. Makes me suspicious.

Also is it even possible to re-hydrate a disk? My very bottom one is dry (cloudy on an MRI).
 
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My chiropractor told me that a big problem is when people go to a chiropractor and get some relief after a few visits, and then think they are cured. They stop getting treatment, and their ailment slowly returns.

This seems like a general issue with people who are used to pharmaceuticals and think everything acts like an antibiotic; do your course, and you're done. Unfortunately lots of eastern medicine techniques slowly chip away at the problem, and need to be applied over a long period of time.
 
mercurial said:
My chiropractor told me that a big problem is when people go to a chiropractor and get some relief after a few visits, and then think they are cured. They stop getting treatment, and their ailment slowly returns.
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Of course he did. Pun intended? :laughing

OP- I thought I had neck issues. Turned out I had back issues (muscular) with symptoms radiating into the neck. One trip to a well-learned (non blacked-out window shop) masseuse solved the issue. Wish I would've gone sooner. YMMV.
 
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35 years ago had sciatica reg medical no help but good drugs, ciro no help, was to the point where I couldn't walk at all, the wife and others carried me into some quack that was going to stick me with needles.

WOW I walked out on my own and after 3 sessions it was over!

Have only had 1 session 5 years later,
 
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