warp2diesel wrote:
If you can stand doing some research, check to see if any of your other meds can be interacting and causing problems, happens a lot now days.
If your Doc is capable of listening, discuss what you find and see if a light bulb goes off, it may make a difference.
When it comes to Chiropractors there two schools of thought that I am aware of, one is the old Back Cracker and the other is a Super High Performance Physical Therapy that worked great for a family friend who is a Master Chef. He had to change the way he worked, Played Sports, did jobs around the house, and other activities I won't mention.
For me I have a bad shoulder and after all the tests including an MRI, I went to PT. I had the Gal explain to me the why I did each exercise and I incorporated those movements into the physical part of my work, I made a fast recovery, but I have to use my muscles the way I relearned to all the time or the pain comes back with a vengeance.
If you are tall or even medium tall, house ergonomics totally suck due to the dogma dictates of the Real Estate Industry. Kitchen counters are set at ~35", the perfect height for the typical woman in the 1920's. Both my wife at 5'5" and myself at 6'1" get back aches from working at the sink. I have my Lathe jacked up so I don't get a back ache (when I get a chance to use it) and one of my Brothers in Law is 6'10" and built his saw horses extra tall so he does not get a back ache.
I fly a lot for my job and there are some airlines I will do my best to avoid like Spirit and Continental cram their seats even closer than Northwest now part of Delta. The old Delta planes seats are almost OK but the Northwest planes seats totally suck. Crammed airline seats can cause lots of back, leg, neck, and hip pain for me, I tend to fly Southwest since their CEO Gary Kelly is over 6' tall and won't cram the seats tight.
Hope this gives you some ideas. Even the History Channel has some good shows on the studies on how work related injuries can be and have been reduced using Ergonomics. Who knows, you might be the Home Improvement Contractor who applies some Ergonomics to the homes of all those Money Bags in parts of Lake County, IL. ChaChing!!! (That is a cash register sound not a racial slur, I am waiting for a Knee Jerk Reactionary to mouth off)
I was just in need of venting last night, & really wasn't expecting any responses. Kinda surprised.
My doctor / surgeon is the best! He actually called me at home the evening after surgery to check up on me.
Until yesterday, I was off all meds, and had been for weeks. I was even instructed to stop taking the meds for my
blood pressure, as they had been prescribed only because my blood pressure was elevated due to being in pain 24/7.
My Physical Therapist had me modify some of the exercises and training techniques I due in my martial arts training,
and recommended I continue doing most of my training (NO SITUPS!), because in his words,
"You probably know more about core training than I do."
I haven't done anything with a Chiropractor, and honestly don't know that I will at this point.
I was just taken aback, allot concerned, and even a little scared that this popped up out of nowhere.
It was kinda like going back to square one, and I really didn't want to start the whole process all over again.
My doctor seems to think this is only a minor setback, and we'll know more when I go back to see him on Monday.
Thanks for the reply, and concern. I really wasn't expecting it.
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