It has been about a week now. I have been taking Advil and that helps for the moment, but the pain comes back. Also have been using a heating pad. This is terrible. I have a hard time sleeping and getting up from laying down.
Would a chiropractor help?
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Osteopath is better than chiropractor in all cases, all the time.
The problem you outline appears to be one that physical manipulation would correct.
Why an osteopath over a chiropractor?
The osteopath can prescribe medicine and the chiropractor cannot, among other things, which is reason enough.
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A note on the negative checks on Osteopaths.
I see one DC and someone else does not agree.
The truth hurts but the truth is physical manipulation was developed by A.T.Still, who founded the modality of Osteopathy. (Chiropractors were founded by a spin off from A. T. Still and cannot prescribe, nor are they educated to practice medicine as a full fledged physician)
Osteopaths can do all manipulative therapy and more than Chiropractors because it was invented by Osteopaths.
In addition D.O.s are fully qualified physicians able to practice medicine and specialize in all specialties.
If you want to be treated fully with all modalities that may apply including manipulative therapy and any pain or muscle relaxants, etc that may apply, go to a D.O. (Osteopath) rather than a D.C. (Chiropracter).
Ice is better for a nerve or a strained tendon.
Before seeing a professional, try this.
Make an ice pack with a quart size freezer bag (appx size) filled halfway. Use a soft flat type pillow with the ice pack on top and lay on it with your lower neck where the shoulders join the spine for 30 minutes or more.
After about an hour or so, do the same with heat for 15 minutes then slowly rotate your head a couple of times in both direction. Stretch slowly with your head to the left, right, forward & back, holding each position for a count of ten and repeat 3 times. Rotate again a couple of times then repeat the ice.
Do this 2-3 times a day and if you don’t feel a difference in 2 days, see a doctor.
You will probably feel a difference after the first time because most shoulder pain orginates at the spine.
I’m a chiropractor, if the problem was going to go away on its own it would of done so by now. This is a common problem that i see in practice everyday, i would check your local area for a female chiropractor. If you don’t have insurance, look for a doctor in town who doesn’t charge for x-rays or exam (should be very easy to find) it should only take a few treatments to resolve the problem. If left untreated the problem most likely will only get worse. You will be so happy you did, you’ll wish you called sooner.
chiropractors are quacks
Heat is bad for it use ice not heat ice it works.
I think a chiropractor would help. It sounds miserable.
You might try going to you primary physician to see what he/she suggests. Sometimes they have helpful advice with issues like this, but from everyone I know’s experience with primary doctors, their advice doesn’t help much.
My husband suffered from sciatica for about two years. When he would ask his primary doc about the sciatica, the doc just told him to do some stretches every day. My husband, who is in good physical shape, did these stretches to no avail.
My dad (who swears by chiros) talked my husband into going to the chiropractor and even went along with him the first time. When they came back from the chiro, my husband was visibly different. He said he felt a lot better and he signed up for a plan with the chiropractor to go twice a week for two months, because apparently his back was very messed up (travels all the time for business). After the first two months, my husband was able to cut down to one visit a week. Now he goes once every two weeks unless something is really bothering. Chiro is covered by many insurance plans. Our insurance pays for two visits a month. More than that and he pays out of pocket ($40 a visit).
I can’t tell you what a difference it has made for him. Right after his first visit – even though he had a long way to go – his attitude was completely different. He was so relieved there was something that could be done about his sciatica. It was like a big weight had been taken off.
When his primary doctor didn’t help at all, my husband thought that was the way it was going to have to be forever. When the chiropractor worked on my husband the very first time he came home like a new man. So who is the quack?
My primary docs have always been osteopaths, and osteopaths are fine but they often don’t bother to use the manipulation techniques they are taught in school and instead act just like medical doctors. I have never once had any of my osteopaths offer to adjust any part of my body, they just prescribed pills – and that’s fine short term but not everyone wants to be on pills for years on end. My parents go to an osteopath, too, and all he does is prescribe stuff, and maybe give a referral to a specialist after several unsuccessful attempts to manage their pain. So I give that a thumbs down.
I never realized how much his back had bothered him until I saw the difference the chiropractor made. (He had been having the pain since before we married).
Try to find a chiropractor with a good reputation before you go. Ask around or do a Yahoo Local search for your area and look for one that is highly rated. Not all chiroprators are the same – a good chiropractor can be a miracle but a bad chiropractor can be a disaster, too.
If that doesn’t work for you then keep pressing your doctor and if they don’t have a long term solution then find another doctor.
There is no need to suffer like that. Good luck.