chiropractors

[greenfoam]

I had a stuffed back from sitting crooked on my surfboard throughout my teenage years, It took along time to fix up but it worked. The first time you get your neck crunched comes as quite a shock made me laugh I was in so much shock. In the end the only thing that cured me completely after it was loosened up was hitting the gym pretty hard. Lat pull downs used to crunch it into place perfectly every time

 

[Reaper]

whats the difference between a physio and chryo?

Physio = muscular
Chyro = Skeletal.

Both are very good at correcting their respective areas. In most cases it's something you have to keep working at though.

Reaper

 

[ProphetVX]

Hi ProphetVX

I have used the services of a Chiropractor for about ten years. The term "smapping joints into place" is far wide of the mark.

All of us suffer from wear and tear as we age and this wear is particularly savage in our vertebral discs. The spinal cord and nervous system can be severely "distressed" if these discs and vertebra are misaligned, which can easily occur.

A Chiro manipulates the joints to place them back into alignment, h/she does not snap them. The cracking sound that is often associated with a chiro manipulating joints is actually gases within the joint being released. I know it sounds odd, but I have encountered this phenomenon frequently when having joints manipulated and the chiro has explained what is happening when I have asked.

As stated in earlier posts, a physio works on muscular and soft tissue repair and maintenance, the chiro specialises in skeletal structures. The two treatments are totally different and can have different effects on pain relief. However, if your spine is misaligned, physio will not remedy the problem. It will help you to strengthen muscles to support the spine (or other damaged parts of the body) and ease the discomfort. I can state though, that having regular maintenance of your back and limbs by a chiro can remedy existing discomfort and prevent it recurring, but the maintenance must be regular. Don't stop it once the pain disappears.

I've used a chiro in my younger years. I'm well aware of what they do, and my comments were not "far wide of the mark" as you put it. To say they "align" the joints is perhaps a more gentle way of putting it, but the joints are snapped and worked back into place, generally for the short term. The problem with chiro's, which even you allude to in your post is that they are a short term solution. Physio works on the actual issues that cause the tracking problems being the muscles around the joint causing it to track poorly. Chiro just clicks it back in its place, for it to later pop out again. That is the key issue here. There have been numerous studies worldwide that have shown that all issues can be solved by physio and sports medicine avoiding chiro. As for the popping sound, it's the hydrogen build up in joints being released that makes the sound. If someone is in severe pain then perhaps it may be a last solution for the problem in the short term, it is not a viable solution for ongoing rehabilitation however because it can cause further unseen issues.

 

[Calaber]

I've used a chiro in my younger years. I'm well aware of what they do, and my comments were not "far wide of the mark" as you put it. To say they "align" the joints is perhaps a more gentle way of putting it, but the joints are snapped and worked back into place, generally for the short term. The problem with chiro's, which even you allude to in your post is that they are a short term solution. Physio works on the actual issues that cause the tracking problems being the muscles around the joint causing it to track poorly. Chiro just clicks it back in its place, for it to later pop out again. That is the key issue here. There have been numerous studies worldwide that have shown that all issues can be solved by physio and sports medicine avoiding chiro. As for the popping sound, it's the hydrogen build up in joints being released that makes the sound. If someone is in severe pain then perhaps it may be a last solution for the problem in the short term, it is not a viable solution for ongoing rehabilitation however because it can cause further unseen issues.

I didn't say the chiro's treatment was temporary - I said you need to keep your spine ajusted to maintain it in a sound condition.

You go to your physio and I'll go to my chiro. It's a simple choice - we take whatever treatment we feel is most effective for our individual cases.