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(apologies for the link targets, they're the first ones I found for those articles while I'm cooking dinner - there are definitely more reputable ones out there, just Google for 'em)
So I have been looking into possible alternative treatments and one that has been mentioned often times is chiropratic but I do share the view that it seems extremely dangerous.
"You don't know what you've got till the whole thing's gone. The days are dark and the road is long."
I've always thought it to be quackery, as I understand some of the principles certainly are. That's not to say people haven't and don't have positive reactions to that kind of manipulation, it's not after all completely placebo like Homeopathy.
I wouldn't take my child to one though as there are many documented cases of injury, as stated above. I would leave it with the experts, time may improve it and I would find that more reassuring than the thought of a heavy handed quack cracking it in to place.
i have had four spinal operations. The day before my first operation I visited a chiropractor who told me I had no disc issues. He manipulated by back and I was in agony. I could not feel my legs after the manipulation and ended up having emergency surgery. Be very careful with your spine.
At least homeopathy does no direct harm.
Since chiropractic is alternative/complementary ‘medicine’ it’s not normally available via the NHS. Oestopathy is naturally available vua the NHS.
Best start with one’s GP, and quiz him about osteopathy treatment.
This is the new version.
http://backrola.com/story.php
"You don't know what you've got till the whole thing's gone. The days are dark and the road is long."
Best avoided,in my experience.
I'm not particularly a fan of orthopaedic solutions tbh -- unless it's extreme. Which it isn't.
As it happens I'm seeing someone at the moment and spending her teenage years in a brace did her no favours psychologically.
And lastly: Usain Bolt -- the fastest man on the planet -- has a scoliosis. Doesn't seem to have slowed him down too much.
"You don't know what you've got till the whole thing's gone. The days are dark and the road is long."
It certainly didn’t get rid of her scoliosis entirely ( I’ve no idea how much difference it did make)but she didn’t really suffer with her back until in her fifties, she’s also a bit of a hypochondriac now which doesn’t help.
I dunno, seek out as many bits of serious advice that you can but not quacks and internet gurus. Eric Jr has a serious medical condition that started at 14. We did a lot of reading, joined support groups,etc, but at the end of the day good support from the NHS has been the important bit. Maybe a bit less since he hit 18 but children’s services were brilliant.
All the best.
that doesn't mean everything they do is quackery though
it does work on back pain and neck pain, and you can be referred on the NHS
Dangerous? Yes, same as all medicine. You'll need injuries per million treatments to qualify that
I've had medical tests that have a 1% fatality rate
Many NHS procedures have a significant risk of death, including anesthesia should they all be banned?
My friend died after a massive blob of something came loose during a routine knee operation and blocked her blood vessels in her brain.
Often deadly?
That is not really defensible
26 deaths recorded. Ever.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20642715
I agree that risk/benefit should be considered before treatment, but "often deadly" is not accurate
1 - whenever I sneeze, I would get a nasty pain in my lower back that travels down my legs, so much so my sneeze is follow by a loud "OUCH!" out loud. People at work thought it was hilarious.
2 - It hurt if I sit around too long, I need to be constantly moving every few minutes. This is clearly not right.
3 - Sleeping is the worst time because this require me being still and being still means pain.
So I went to the GP, he prescribed me some muscle relaxant / pain relief which I take once a day. It actually works but I also found out that if I stop taking it, the pain returns so instead of popping pills for the rest of my life (I did 2 months on those tablets), I asked my GP what he else he could do. This is when he directed me to a local Osteopath.
£85 consultation and then £60 per session....but facing the eternity of pill popping vs why not give this a shot I gave it a shot
For the first 3 sessions I felt no better, and basically all he did was no more than putting his palm under my back whilst I lay down in my boxers and then he held and move my head slowly. The whole thing was like 30mins and I honestly felt I was being ripped off.
But I think after the 4th or 5th sessions one noticeable thing happened, when I sneeze I no longer in agony from the pain. At this point I had stopped taking the prescription and the only difference I did was the sessions. Whatever little things he did, it worked for me.
I did about 6 or 7 sessions, cost me about £500 but I have stopped popping painkillers.