Osteopaths

[bezzabsa]

Going to see one tomorrow to see what they can do for my back, quacks seem to be doing a lot of nothing..and while im off work the SSP im recieving isnt really helping with bills etc.
Has anyone been to one and what can i expect??

[landraver]

A mate of mine is a self employed tree surgeon / landscape gardener. He was always fit & strong, but then he got trouble with his back. Like you he tried the G.P. etc but no joy. So he went to a private Osteopath (it was worth it to him because of the money he was losing!) & after a couple of sessions he reckoned it sorted him out!!!

So there is hope Bezza :)

He's emigrated to Oz now, makin a mint & never looked back :!:

Jeff

[bezzabsa]

cheers for that.. cant grumble mother-in-law is paying for me to see the osteo ;) think shes trying to tell me something :lol:

[Stormin]

I went to one about 36 years ago.  Had a trapped nerve in my back.   My doctor at the time was just prescribing pain killers.  That went on for a year.  :roll:  I could be just sitting and turn to one side to set off the pain.  Also if driving long distances in a car, my left leg would give me hell.  OK on the motorbike or driving my employers wagon, but I was sitting straight up or leaning forward.  It was the osteopath that diagnosed a trapped nerve.  Bit of manipulation of my leg, then a tug, then I came down off the ceiling.  :shock:  Been ok since, but I still get back ache due to the length of time I had the trapped nerve before treatment. Good luck.

[Edge]

Dont know what your actual injury is Bezzabsa, I suffered a collapsed vertabrea and realise how much stress a bad back can cause..... So I pretty much understand how much discomfort you must be dealing with. HOPE YOUR WELL soon.

[bezzabsa]

Dont know what your actual injury is Bezzabsa, I suffered a collapsed vertabrea and realise how much stress a bad back can cause..... So I pretty much understand how much discomfort you must be dealing with. HOPE YOUR WELL soon.

started off as a sharp stabbing pain in my left 'cheek' that progressed down my left leg. this has now transformed into loss of sensation from ribs down to below my knee, as well as in my left 'cheek'...was told at first it was sciatica.. then they changed it to a prolapsed disk!!

[bezzabsa]

UPDATE
well just come back from my 1st session..
well i had 3 'tight' spots on my back, plus one hell of a problem with a group of muscles just above my left 'cheek'..spend 30 minutes kneeding my back into submission, and then did the 'this might feel uncomfortable' line.. CLICK CLICK CLICK SNAP..but i was a big boy i didnt cry.....Bloody well felt like it tho'  :oops:
gotta go back Friday to have the muscle area worked on..
ps shes Blonde and mid 20's.... :shock:
Oh well, better than a 40 year old guy..which is what the other osteopath is ;)

[murph]

I had a bad back about 2 years ago, the quack just looked at me and issued the painkillers, didn't help much, father inlaw recommended one ot me went se her and after about 5 treatemnts good as new. :lol:

Wouldn't hesitate going back if a get a back problem again, I was back at work in 2 weeks which is not bad consdidering I could hardly walk when it happened.

Good luck with it well worth the pain she will subject you to,  :roll:  you never know you might enjoy it  :roll:

[Sheddy]

Its worth going to see an osteopath every couple of months even if you haven't got a bad back.  They straighten everything out and leave you feeling great.

Prevention is supposed to be better than cure!

[bezzabsa]

i certainly wouldnt have thought of seeing one if the ma-in- law hadnt suggested it...costing me £36 a time, which i supposed when you think about it isnt that bad..certainly gave me a shock when she clicked the pieces back into line.
so after 4 weeks of being off sick, looks like another week or so of this and i'll be back earning money again!

[Baby_Rhino]

i agree that doctors are useless, months of painkillers and all for nothing- chiropractor saved my sanity!