Chiropractor - Osteopath. Are they any good for a bad back?
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Following on from this topic http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... where I detail the pain I'm suffering in my lower back from driving my new car are chiropractors or an osteopath any good? It's all rather annoying as the car was comfortable for the first week or two but now a 30 min journey results in lower back pain for the rest of the day. Ironic in a car (Skoda Yeti) recommended to people who suffer back pain!
After 20 years of driving and 25+ cars I have never had this problem before and I want to try and get a solution that doesn't involve selling the car and losing a crap load of money I can't afford to lose.
If anyone has a recommendations of places around Basingstoke to asses and sort my back I would be hugely grateful. It's making me properly fed up and costing me a fortune in pain killers.
After 20 years of driving and 25+ cars I have never had this problem before and I want to try and get a solution that doesn't involve selling the car and losing a crap load of money I can't afford to lose.
If anyone has a recommendations of places around Basingstoke to asses and sort my back I would be hugely grateful. It's making me properly fed up and costing me a fortune in pain killers.
In my experience, Chiropractors can definitely sort out back issues, but be aware that it's also a complete lifestyle cult, so expect them to try and persuade you that you'll need two sessions a week for the rest of your natural life (and will need to bring all your friends and family as well for their own good) to make sure that you live longer than another 6 months.
Have you tried physio yet?
I'd had a lower back problem for ages (couldn't even put my socks on, had to get my wife to do it), and it was sorted in literally one trip to the physio - he watched me try to raise my arms, could see I couldn't do it because some of my vertebrae were stuck together and then got them moving freely again.
Prior to that, driving was agony and couldn't get out of the car after a journey more than 30 minutes.
It sounds more like the seats aren't doing you any favours, but a good physio may be able to help before seeing a chiropractor.
I'd had a lower back problem for ages (couldn't even put my socks on, had to get my wife to do it), and it was sorted in literally one trip to the physio - he watched me try to raise my arms, could see I couldn't do it because some of my vertebrae were stuck together and then got them moving freely again.
Prior to that, driving was agony and couldn't get out of the car after a journey more than 30 minutes.
It sounds more like the seats aren't doing you any favours, but a good physio may be able to help before seeing a chiropractor.
Kermit power said:
In my experience, Chiropractors can definitely sort out back issues, but be aware that it's also a complete lifestyle cult, so expect them to try and persuade you that you'll need two sessions a week for the rest of your natural life (and will need to bring all your friends and family as well for their own good) to make sure that you live longer than another 6 months.
Yes this. They are look upon as quackery by some medical professionals. I had bad lower back pain and neck pain and a Chiro certainly sorted it out. You need to pick one carefully though. Get some recommendations as a bad one can do mare harm than good.Not sure where you're based, but my physio will come out and look at the car driving position, and help set it up for you - perhaps with additional cushions etc. Maybe it's worth speaking to a physio who will do that, as well as helping with the symptons ?
Generally my view is get the cause identified so you can treat it, rather than treating symptoms - my experience with osteo was that they treated the pain but weren't too interested in identifying root cause (in my case disc issues which eventually led to two surgeries and a few screws in my vertebrae). However that may vary osteo/chiro/physio from person to person (the person doing the treating!)
Generally my view is get the cause identified so you can treat it, rather than treating symptoms - my experience with osteo was that they treated the pain but weren't too interested in identifying root cause (in my case disc issues which eventually led to two surgeries and a few screws in my vertebrae). However that may vary osteo/chiro/physio from person to person (the person doing the treating!)
I don't think they screw them together anymore so that must have been a while ago.
I tried both of those types of practitioner will little success. I even tried one bloke who just held his hands over the area!
Lower back pain is often because of poor posture and/or straining the lower back whilst doing basic chores, I put mine out doing me shoe laces up!
I learnt to use my core muscles (stomach mainly) when I get up from a sitting position, lifting objects and lifting correctly, and just being aware. I don't want to go through sciatica pain again!
If you have s bit of a belly then the above is more important. Plus lose weight.
I tried both of those types of practitioner will little success. I even tried one bloke who just held his hands over the area!
Lower back pain is often because of poor posture and/or straining the lower back whilst doing basic chores, I put mine out doing me shoe laces up!
I learnt to use my core muscles (stomach mainly) when I get up from a sitting position, lifting objects and lifting correctly, and just being aware. I don't want to go through sciatica pain again!
If you have s bit of a belly then the above is more important. Plus lose weight.
My personal experience of osteopaths is great - helps keep me going after 40 years of playing sports..
They will, or should, try and treat the cause - for example my back problems over the years have often been due to a twist in the alignment of my pelvis.
You might need several sessions to sort an initial problem, I find I'm going once or twice every two or three years now.
Don't know anything about chiropractors, but I think they work slightly differently
They will, or should, try and treat the cause - for example my back problems over the years have often been due to a twist in the alignment of my pelvis.
You might need several sessions to sort an initial problem, I find I'm going once or twice every two or three years now.
Don't know anything about chiropractors, but I think they work slightly differently
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