Crocked back and a chiropractor

halfone

heartbreak_star wrote: »

This. Argh.

It's also worth remembering that chiropracty is rightly considered a complementary therapy, not a medical treatment, and as such GPs cannot refer to them for treatment on the NHS.

HBS x

Not trying to be contrary but just for accuracy if anyone gets this far down the thread, there's around three or four places in the UK where you can currently get chiropractic treatment on the NHS. I don't think I'm allowed to link to specific practices but if you google for example, 'chiropractic on the nhs in Cornwall' there's a couple of places there that seem to offer it.

I agree with you and the other posters who are frustrated with the initial post being deleted. Maybe posters should have to make a case to admin for that to happen rather than being able to do it themselves.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Marisco wrote: »

It's also very frustrating when you don't know what on earth it's about, but the thread is still here!!!

In a nutshell, the OP has a prolapsed disc and is in a lot of pain. She got a house visit from a chiropractor who advised that she was over the safe weight limit for his treatment bench, he was worried about the physical aspects of treating her, the fact that her size made chiropractic unlikely to work, the painkillers she is taking indicated an acute injury he would be unwise to attempt to treat and her anxiety and reluctance to be seen as evidence that she may be even more tense and therefore physically resistant to his treatment. So, for more than one perfectly reasonable clinical reason, she was unsuitable to be treated by him in her home.

In the midst of her pain, anxiety and embarrassment, the OP has taken this as a character assassination rather than somebody explaining the varied reasons why he cannot treat her and could in fact end up causing permanent damage to her, rather than taking the money and putting her through humiliation and potential permanent disability in the pursuit of a few pounds.

From experience, I know that the usual weight limit on lightweight tables is 14-16 stone. Not massive, but still unsafe when you take into account the extra force/mass applied by the chiropractor in the course of a normal treatment. In the same vein, carrying, say, 30% fat makes it difficult to use body weight as it's too heavy for somebody else to support or to be able to feel/locate/move joints accurately.

Like it or not, being obese affects your posture and muscle tone, plus a body required to carry around 2/3 to double the normal weight is under a lot more stress than one of normal weight. Addressing what is eaten could go some way to make treatment, strengthening exercises and general load bearing a lot easier.


A referral to physio/hydrotherapy would result in similar recommendations. I've been told treatment had to wait until the acute phase is over, when I'm not under the influence of strong painkillers in case I go past acceptable limits and that some weight loss would assist the recovery and mobilisation. It was just how it was; it didn't make me a bad person because I had weight gain relating to both food and steroids, I just needed to look at the changes I could make.

But denial and defensiveness are natural reactions for many people, especially if their judgement and emotions are impaired by medication. Hopefully, once she calms down she'll understand this.

barbiedoll

Don't know if OP is still reading this but she should ask for a referral to a pain clinic, via her GP. OP, you may have to insist, I had to beg and plead before I got my referral.

I had physio, 6 sessions with a chiropractor and accupuncture and none of it worked for me, some back problems can't be solved by manipulation alone.

heartbreak_star

Thanks Jojo

HBS x

Marisco

Cheers Jo It does sound like the chiropractor made the right decision.

purpleshoes_2

Maybe they did, but the essence of the first post was that the OP felt low afterwards, I also think she said shed been struggling with other stuff lately.

Lots of people come on here needing a vent, more than one long running thread where people can log into if they need support.

Perhaps it would have been an idea to direct the OP to one of those threads?