Quote (PlaaD @ Mar 7 2017 11:12am)

So you feel chronic numbness and pain? That sound like a perfectly good reason to visit a professional yesterday.

Back issues should always be taken seriously.

Quote (man_nathan @ 7 Mar 2017 15:35)

Guess I was waiting for it to subside.. What professional do you think would be best to visit?

Quote (RewtheBrave @ Mar 7 2017 12:22pm)

It will depend on several factors b/c MDs, chiropractors, and health professions in general essentially function along a spectrum. I have used VERY different doctors and chiropractors. I have been to a neurologist, an osteopath, etc., etc.. Here are my top suggestions:

- chiropractor
- GP then neurologist or another option (e.g., scans, surgery, another specialist) if that is recommended. The problem here is that the GP may just be guessing, because just like the chiro you saw, more information may be needed.
- osteopath
- sports medicine doc

If it's your back, a REALLY GOOD chiro is by far the best option, but a lesser chiro may be your worst option. A really good chiro is not going to work on an injury/imbalance without having the same info your GP would need to make a referral unless it's an obvious problem. But he/she should be able to get a better idea of what your GP needs to know in order to make a referral because the chiro is going to be a better diagnostician than your MD for this area of physiology.

There are a variety of "thermal" scans available via some chiropractic offices and they can sometimes be quick, inexpensive, and perfectly diagnostic.

I speak from the experience of having several sports injuries and I have found great success and great failures from literally every type of practitioner I've mentioned. Physio, too. I've had a GP tell me there's nothing that can be done for an injury that my chiropractor was able to resolve almost immediately; I've had a neurologist notice something immediately and without prompt that my dentist and GP didn't notice about my jaw--even when I had mentioned it to them several times and they had checked it out. It goes on and on, with basically every injury I've ever had. Keep trying and someone will get it right :)

Quote (LolV @ 7 Mar 2017 16:26)

Lol.

The day and age when somebody recommends seeing a pseudo-physician before actual physicians. sad.

Quote (RewtheBrave @ Mar 7 2017 12:37pm)

A chiropractor is not a pseudo-physician. It's just another health care practitioner. People like solutions, not systematic arrogance. You go to who can fix you.

Quote (LolV @ Mar 7 2017 11:03pm)

Yes it's a pseudo-physician, a wannabe MD/DO, they suck and usually fuck things up because of their lack of medical knowledge and are usually incompetent. Fuck them.

Quote (RewtheBrave @ Mar 7 2017 03:22pm)

It will depend on several factors b/c MDs, chiropractors, and health professions in general essentially function along a spectrum. I have used VERY different doctors and chiropractors. I have been to a neurologist, an osteopath, etc., etc.. Here are my top suggestions:

- chiropractor
- GP then neurologist or another option (e.g., scans, surgery, another specialist) if that is recommended. The problem here is that the GP may just be guessing, because just like the chiro you saw, more information may be needed.
- osteopath
- sports medicine doc

If it's your back, a REALLY GOOD chiro is by far the best option, but a lesser chiro may be your worst option. A really good chiro is not going to work on an injury/imbalance without having the same info your GP would need to make a referral unless it's an obvious problem. But he/she should be able to get a better idea of what your GP needs to know in order to make a referral because the chiro is going to be a better diagnostician than your MD for this area of physiology.

There are a variety of "thermal" scans available via some chiropractic offices and they can sometimes be quick, inexpensive, and perfectly diagnostic.

I speak from the experience of having several sports injuries and I have found great success and great failures from literally every type of practitioner I've mentioned. Physio, too. I've had a GP tell me there's nothing that can be done for an injury that my chiropractor was able to resolve almost immediately; I've had a neurologist notice something immediately and without prompt that my dentist and GP didn't notice about my jaw--even when I had mentioned it to them several times and they had checked it out. It goes on and on, with basically every injury I've ever had. Keep trying and someone will get it right :)