I hesitated to go to one because of the fact that they call themselves doctors and aren't. I think that's funny. And I realize they're not so much scientifically based. I talked to a friend of mine that's a DO to see what he'd say. I know quite a few DO's, and I'll be asking around. Basically, my friend told me that he's never been to one and probably wouldn't (same reason why I never went to one before). I probably wouldn't go back. Most likely, I can get a discounted rate at a D.O. that practices some manipulative medicine. I can also talk to some orthopedics that I kind of know. And my wife may talk to a neurosurgeon or two she knows. Last ditch, she's got a friend's brother who's a chiro, who I can trust more. He's just further away. The main reason I chose the place I did is because they're closer and have a great reputation around town. Mostly, I wanted to see how others felt about them, as my experience was not good. Overall, I just got the sense that they didn't know what they were talking about. It really did seem like idiocracy. I really don't think the guy that saw me had any clue as to what he was looking at on the xray. Or how to perform them - an opinion I'm qualified to give. When I told him I wanted to look at my pictures, he asked if I knew how to read them. It was a weird question, considering what we had been talking about (the fact that I work occasionally in xray and CT). Then, he said he'd like to see me again tomorrow (today) to go over the xrays. I must have looked puzzled, considering he should have been able to tell me on the spot, and also because I just had basically said what I thought and he agreed. Just a weird situation...
Yeah. I always think that's weird with the OMM stuff. I literally NEVER hear anyone talk about it for medical ailments, and I work in a hospital full of DO's.
I can't seem to get the BP down. Was taking hardcore Niacin. Nothing. Lost 30 pounds. My blood pressure literally got higher. Was tested for renal artery stenosis. Nothing. Its just bad genetics. My family sucks. A lot of lifestyle issues in the older generation, but my God.... Diabetes - check for just about everyone above 50. Hypertension and high cholesterol- same as diabetes. Multiple family members have died of cancer. Multiple family members have had heart attacks.
That's because it has no scientific basis whatsoever. I forgot to add in my last post btw... If you are having those symptoms, it could very well be due to nerve compression, or even something at the vertebral level. Sounds like something you need to goto an actual physician to check out. Paralysis of the muscles on one side is also indicative of that, leading to one side of the hip hanging lower. Take the Trendelenburg sign for example. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/HE0lk5MVFEg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Not yet. Tried a couple calcium channel blockers and a diuretic. I'm still in the early stages of trying to figure this thing out. Its not astronomically high, just in the range of where I should be medicated. I usually run about 135-140/85-90.
Awesome video. Thanks. My gait isn't pronounced like a Tendelenberg, but my posture is compensating. My right hip is like a good cm higher than my left in a weight bearing x-ray (right side is the painful side). My abductors seem to be fine though. Although, the worst pain I ever have is after a car ride of an hour plus, when I try and get out of the car...and position that basically abducts my right hip... I think I'll talk to my orthos next time I see them.
Do this. Go see a legit orthopedic surgeon. Get diagnosed. Likely he will say you need physical therapy. Pretty much every licensed physical therapsit is trained to do chiropractic adjustments as well to some degree. You can even find licensed physical therapists who are also fully licensed chiropractors. Chiropractic adjustments work but they are temporary. A good therapist will do it for you a few times to relieve the pain so you can do the exercises to recover. You want a therapsit who will tell you you don't need them anymore and continue on with the PT exercises. On three occasion in my life during PT I have had them done and they help. But if you are lazy you can easily get addicted to the quick fix to your pain. The releif is immediate. Think of it like a cortisone shot. You should not get them to just stop the pain. You get it to stop the pain so you can do the exercises to get better so you don't need to come back.
There are different kinds of chiropractors, you got the worse kind. Unfortunately, some of the chiropractic business education is set up to teach this style of practice. (To get people on a schedule of visits) There are good ones. I know several in Houston in you want a reference.
I hurt my back and nothing worked for a year (physical therapy). I went to see a chiropractor, promised they could fix it.. gave me the exact same schedule as they told you.. around the same cost however, i bit and went for it half way through i had no results- they said i needed to finish but I said no I bought ddpyoga and began that and within 3 weeks my back felt the best it did since the injury I'm not about a year into DDPYoga and my back is still going strong
I have a friend in Dallas who swears by his Chiropractor. In his case, he's gotten real relief from the guy he sees and he goes regularly (although not anywhere close to as often as this guy wants to see you). I'm more dubious myself. I have had back issues in the last several years (nothing too serious) and have been tempted to go. But I've never gone. Something just says don't trust em....
Most orthos are MDs, as there are much more ACGME (MD) residency spots than DO spots. The level of care between an MD and DO is almost non-existent. Secondly, most physicians that are DOs do not practice any type of OMM. By most I mean > 95%. OMM is still being taught in DO schools, but most physicians don't use this in daily practice.
Been living with back issues since 1971 (17 YO) when two years of playing basketball with a 25 lb weighted vest (anyone remember Ollie Taylor?) caught up with me. Fast forward to 1980. A friend and I dug up a gravel driveway in a house I had just bought and my back went kaput. A couple of weeks of bedrest did nothing for me so I got to an orthopedic surgeon who sends me to PT first. That makes it much worse, so my surgery is scheduled. The week before my surgery, someone suggests I try a chiropractor.. so I do. Three visits in a row and I feel results... after almost 6 weeks of awful pain. I cancel my surgery and I've been relying upon chiropractic care ever since. My first doctor retired. Found a new one. Never went more that 3 times in a week for just a week. Always got results. For a time I'd go every six weeks just to get a preventative adjustment. Did that for a few years-- felt the need to. When I blew out my knee playing basketball, I had to give the sport up. That was a dozen years ago and I've only been to the chiropractor a few times in those dozen years. Never felt bamboozled by either doctor I went to. Always got the kind of relief that other more conventional doctors could not provide. But yeah, she drove a nice little red Mercedes convertible!
The majority of doctors that I know are DO's, including the orthos. Like you said, I know none that practice OMM. Other than one that specializes in Neuromuscular Manipulation. I don't believe he manipulates anything for just general ailments, though, as we said. He's probably where I'll start.
And all this manipulation stuff is crap for the most part and only agitates injuries. It took me a year of seeing a chiro on and off to realize they were making my back and neck pain worse. Deep tissue massage was hurting more than helping too. Once I stopped going to chiros and only started doing physical therapy then things eventually got better.
