There is a wide range of different types of back specialists and how they treat you varies considerably.
If you are, or have been, dealing with sciatica and back pain you may have come in contact with a range of medical practitioners. For example:
- Your Family Doctor
- Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Naturopathic Specialist
- Rheumatologist
- Occupational Therapist
- Physiotherapist
- Acupuncturist
- Massage Therapist
- Osteopath
- Chronic Pain Specialist
- Chiropractor
Chiropractors
Let’s talk more about Chiropractors - why chiropractors you might ask?
The answer is just personal experience. I have used a chiropractor for many years and the treatment works for me. If you have a favourite type of specialist that helps you look after your back and they work for you - that’s great too. Keep using them!
Remember you’re looking for anything that works to stop back pain, because what works for som epeople doesn’t for others. It doesn’t matter what the treatment is as long as it works for you.
A key point though is that since I learnt how to look after my back and started specific exercises to strengthen it, the sciatica and lower back pain have just about gone.
Now I need to visit the chiropractor much less often - on a monthly schedule, whereas sometimes it was only a few days between treatments. What’s more important to me is that my back feels good most of the time.
Background to Chiropractors
Chiropractors regard your spine as the major influence on your overall health, because all the organs in your body depend upon the spinal cord (nerve) for the transmission of vital messages that are relayed backwards and forwards between your organs and your brain.
If your spine is injured or misaligned, this interferes with the transmission of these messages.
Chiropractors diagnose spine and joint problems with the help of X-rays. They are also able to detect various conditions of your spine, including the surrounding muscles with their hands.
The most common therapeutic procedure performed by chiropractors is known as “spinal manipulation,†also called “chiropractic adjustment.â€
The purpose of manipulation is to restore joint mobility by manually applying a controlled force into joints that have become hypomobile – or restricted in their movement – as a result of a tissue injury.
Note:
There are also people who are adamant that chiropractors are basically charlatans and the treatment is a hoax, for more information refer:
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/chiro.html.
I’ll leave it up to you to decide. As mentioned above, its what works for you that counts
How To Stop Siatica & Back Pain - Lesson 6
Note: This course has been significantly updated. To get access to the latest version sign up for the course using the registration form.-----------------------------------------------------------Hello and welcome to Lesson 6 of your Back Health and Exercise Course. In this lesson we'll talk about the different types of back specialists and how they can help you. As always, please read the disclaimer before you consider any treatment or exercise. If you are, or have been, dealing with sciatica and back pain you may have come in contact with a range of medical practitioners. For example:
How Chiropractors Treat Back Pain & Sciatica
Chiropractors regard your spine as the major influence on your overall health, because all the organs in your body depend upon the spinal cord (nerve) for the transmission of vital messages relayed backwards and forwards between your organs and your brain. If your spine is injured or misaligned, this interferes with the transmission of these messages. Chiropractors diagnose spine and joint problems with the help of X-rays. They are also able to detect various conditions of your spine, including the surrounding muscles with their hands. Chiropractic treatment is based upon ensuring your spine is in correct alignment so that it can function
Osteopaths vs Chiropractors - Which One To Choose?
Osteopaths and Chiropractors are trained for the same period - they both follow a 5 year training course. In my opinion the choice is somewhat like saying Ford is better than Chevy or Man Utd are a better soccer team than Liverpool - it's a very subjective choice. (Soccer afficionados of course know that it is absolutely the truth that Man Utd are better than Liverpool!) If you want to know which out of Osteopaths and Chiropractors is best right now, without reading any further the answer is: Find someone you know and trust who uses an Osteopath or Chiropractor and if they can wholeheartedly recommend their practitioner to you,
Back Pain & Sciatica Resources
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Causes of Back Pain & Siatica
Where Does Siatica Come From? Most acute back pain and siatica (correctly spelt as sciatica) is the result of: a trauma i.e. an injury to your lower back, or a longer-term disorder such as arthritis. The injury and pain from your sciatica may be caused by a variety of routine activities such as: a sports injury, work around the house, or in the garden, a sudden jolt such as a car accident or fall, or other stresses on your spinal bones and surrounding tissues, especially repetitive, stressful movements. (nb. sciatica is the correct spelling of course, but you will see it spelled siatica from time to time.) Siatica symptoms These may
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