chiro

martinb said:
So he clicked your neck
Next time he does the strength tests, be honest with yourself, they aren't real
They change the angle that they apply the pressure to CON you
I spent thousands on chiro. Not that I'm f**king bitter.
IT'S NOT REAL

jones105 said:
I would just advise pple to to see a chiro first..

jones105 said:
Prof?
Look,iv bin f**ked around for 2yrs with nhs not that I'm bitter! I had to try somthing and was advised by many to try a chiro...I'm fully aware that is just joint manipulation etc etc..
Yes u got a point,he told me that in certain positions I have more stabilty etc etc...but there tests were don on both sides,and my right side is weaker..which I knew befor hand
Just to add,I had a sports massage a few weeks back,(back,shoulders and neck)he also picked up on the tension in my back,shoulders..both can't be wrong!

drew said:
I work for the NHS. I firmly believe it to be only a force for good in this world. It frustrates me greatly when it gets bad mouthed for whatever reason as the other party never gets to defend themselves and broadly speaking, people like to moan about what they feel they are entitled too. Furthermore i cannot be bothered to get into a tit for tat debate about why you should be great full for the 2 years of what was in your opinion 'wasted' time. Primarily as I'm off to bed, so I'm fresh to waste other people's time tomorrow
The only thing I will say is I'd hope people wouldn't take your above advice. It's atrocious. Never see a chiro first

martinb said:
Sounds just like me in my early 20s, bad back, struggled to tie my shoelaces for at least a year, I was desperate.
So I overlooked things cause I felt a bit better, and I handed over £30 a session sometimes 3 a week.
Then after a long time of no progress, I started looking in to it, and its bulls**t
Everyone will call him doctor, he's not a doctor.
Im not saying there isn't something wrong with you, I'm saying him laying hands on you won't fix it
I'm just trying to save you cash thats all

jones105 said:
I do apriciate ur comments martin...and after what u have said I'm guna look into more...I didn't put this on here to argue with any one
Just to share my experience...I have been hospitalised for other things,on 2 occations and can't fault the nursing staff and other on the ward...
Let's just say I'm pist at the doctors iv seen,not the nhs

martinb said:
Sorry I wasn't trying to argue either, its just I used to recommend chiro to everyone and feel bad for that now, I like to redress the balance and tell people to research it

jones105 said:
Got me curious now lol...looking at a few sites,and generaly geting mixed answers/views...most saying it helped their posture! Others say its fake.
I suppose with all altunative medicen it may wrk for sum,but not for others...only other option I got now is physio! But don't they do simialr things

walker said:The NHS is like anything else, its a lottery on which Dr/Consultant you'll get to see. I do think they do a great job though and shouldn't be dismissed so easily.

I had a grade 3 AC joint separation in Sept 2010. Unfortunately at Rotherham hospital I saw a Consultant whose specialist area was hips. I was discharged with no surgery, physio or treatment. I was less than impressed with said Consultant who explained naff all to me. After 6 months of niggling pain and weakness I referred myself back through my GP to Barnsley requesting a shoulder (not f**king hip!) specialist. This time I was sent for more xrays and an MRI, and then my new Consultant discussed my injury and the options.. I could've opted for surgery with the procedure explained to me, but due to my young(ish) age he wanted to avoid it if possible, as did I, so I was sent for a cortisone injection into my shoulder. Now this worked! Since this in August I have experienced little discomfort and my strength has obviously come back, as I'm now stronger than ever. However, I do feel my shoulders are weaker and lagging behind because of my injury.

Anyway, after boring you, the above shows both a good and bad experience! They were amazing at the Maternity ward at Barnsley too

jones105 said:
Think you hit the nail on the head there mate.I think I need to put it down to a bad experence...iv had 2 shots,1 in 2011,and 1 back in may last year,both wrked great.last doctor I seen,wouldn't advise it,and didn't knw that I had 2!
Think I may got back to my gp and get a refural..
Defo look at seeing a physio.finish treatment with this chiro first

bruce said:I'm seeing a chiro now £20 a session, I'm only seeing them to get the treatment the nhs told me to get but quick, it has taken 3 month on a waiting list to be be offered the same treatment and I don't want to wait that long, but 9 months in total since I first went(and I told them the exact diagonsis at the start) I do feel the care I got from the nhs was mixed some good some dog s**t, I also work in the nhs and its only because I new what I needed and how to ask for it that I even got as far as I have, I'm pretty sure if I didn't I would have been sacked off.

The trouble with research is that the research is alway biased anyone who says chiro is s**t and don't work will be a doctor or Physio, and the ones that says its good will be a chiro. I think if u think it is working then stick to it till u don't think it is, however I would alway say see a doctor/Physio first, I am only seeing one as a last resort. And everyone is after ur money chiros/nhs are no different