Chiropractor Advice

Rtype

SuperMoose wrote: »

Can I suggest you have a read of this before you go back.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1905885/

Wow, thats pretty scary stuff!!! :eek:

Drawingaline

I saw a chiropractor regularly from 2007-around 2014. I still see them when I have a flare up, maybe once a year.

They would not treat more than once a week, which was what I was doing during pregnancy (my issues were always worse just after childbirth and issues with my pelvis made my first two births long and complicated) and post birth. But they did ease off to once a month/every eight weeks.

I am in the south East and £50 is pretty standard (I started at £35, it now around £47) however if you feel it is too much definitely go for a second/third opinion.

As with any medical issue you need to trust the caregiver, it doesn't sound like the trust is there, get another opinion.

I have a very very slight curve in my spine (hereditary, cousin and grandfather had it) which didn't cause an issue until I had two children in two years. Took over two years to diagnose, was just fobbed off with painkillers and 'being a new mum' for a while. Finally sent for an x Ray and it showed up then. Nhs offered me physio which did help a bit, but the appointment system was a nightmare with two very small children. I decided to try the chiropractor and it helped immediately. They also had time to listen, which I think is important, the physio was lovely but so so rushed all the time.

I built the amount into my budget and paid for the convenience of being able to chose appointment times, free parking on site and being able to arrange an appointment with short notice. None of these things were available with the NHS.

I would never have agreed to pay upfront, and twice weekly sessions would have really hindered recovery I think. Sessions normally made the symptoms worse for 24/48hrs, was always told that I needed the week for everything to settle.

I also started yoga during my last pregnancy which helped immensely. I have no idea why my symptoms have eased so much over the past few years, but I no longer have to budget for the chiropractor and haven't been in just over a year. But I firmly believe all the money I spent was well worth it when I think of the number of painkillers I was taking a decade ago!

But trust is a huge huge part, and it does not so unlike you tust this person/company, do get another opinion.

Rtype

Drawingaline wrote: »

I saw a chiropractor regularly from 2007-around 2014. I still see them when I have a flare up, maybe once a year.

They would not treat more than once a week, which was what I was doing during pregnancy (my issues were always worse just after childbirth and issues with my pelvis made my first two births long and complicated) and post birth. But they did ease off to once a month/every eight weeks.

I am in the south East and £50 is pretty standard (I started at £35, it now around £47) however if you feel it is too much definitely go for a second/third opinion.

As with any medical issue you need to trust the caregiver, it doesn't sound like the trust is there, get another opinion.

I have a very very slight curve in my spine (hereditary, cousin and grandfather had it) which didn't cause an issue until I had two children in two years. Took over two years to diagnose, was just fobbed off with painkillers and 'being a new mum' for a while. Finally sent for an x Ray and it showed up then. Nhs offered me physio which did help a bit, but the appointment system was a nightmare with two very small children. I decided to try the chiropractor and it helped immediately. They also had time to listen, which I think is important, the physio was lovely but so so rushed all the time.

I built the amount into my budget and paid for the convenience of being able to chose appointment times, free parking on site and being able to arrange an appointment with short notice. None of these things were available with the NHS.

I would never have agreed to pay upfront, and twice weekly sessions would have really hindered recovery I think. Sessions normally made the symptoms worse for 24/48hrs, was always told that I needed the week for everything to settle.

I also started yoga during my last pregnancy which helped immensely. I have no idea why my symptoms have eased so much over the past few years, but I no longer have to budget for the chiropractor and haven't been in just over a year. But I firmly believe all the money I spent was well worth it when I think of the number of painkillers I was taking a decade ago!

But trust is a huge huge part, and it does not so unlike you tust this person/company, do get another opinion.

Thanks for taking the time to write such a detailed response :T

I completely understand what you are saying about the trust issue, I trust the guy in terms of treatment as a lot of what he said and did made a great deal of sense to me. My issues lay with the hard sell tactics, It just felt like he and his company with all their videos, surveys and emails were pushing me into committing to twice a week for a considerable amount of time. I've seen many specialists over the years and have never been asked to see somebody so frequently and for such a great length of time, nor have I ever been forced to pay up front committing to X amount of sessions.

I also live in the south east and it would seem that £45-50 is an average cost but as I said before, whilst waiting in the reception, I witnessed people going in and out every 10-15 mins which tells me that my sessions in the future would be like this and even if i could afford £400 a month for the sessions, there no way I'm paying somebody £200+ an hour.

From looking at all the advice so far, I would be better off getting a 2nd opinion. I can't afford the sessions anyway as 2 per week for 3 months, paid upfront is just not something I can do or sustain.

sheramber

Rtype wrote: »

Sorry, Don't understand????

My husband had constant pain.

He had an xray which was clear, showed no problem with his back.

He then hand a MRI but no apparent problem with his back.

Further investigation revealed that an emergency procedure during surgery had resulted in his spine ( vertebrae) being being opened up more than normal. due to him being aneathetised and totally relaxed, When he was returned to the prone position the spine closed up again a nerve got trapped between two vertebrae.

Basically he was bent forward and to the side then returned to lying flat.

This did not show on the xray or the MRi scan as the spine looked normal.having closed up.

BananaRepublic

sheramber wrote: »

My husband had constant pain.

He had an xray which was clear, showed no problem with his back.

He then hand a MRI but no apparent problem with his back.

Further investigation revealed that an emergency procedure during surgery had resulted in his spine ( vertebrae) being being opened up more than normal. due to him being aneathetised and totally relaxed, When he was returned to the prone position the spine closed up again a nerve got trapped between two vertebrae.

Basically he was bent forward and to the side then returned to lying flat.

This did not show on the xray or the MRi scan as the spine looked normal.having closed up.

That’s interesting though not nice for your husband. My late mother suddenly lost the use of her legs and she had severe back pain for about four years before she died. An MRI scan showed nothing wrong, and she believed the medics thought she was feigning illness. Evidently we should have pushed the medics or gone private.

boots_babe

I've used a chiropractor for years, and no, what you've been told doesn't sound right at all. I've moved around and so have experienced different chiropractors over the years, price per session has varied from £28 (luckily that's what I pay now) to around £45 when I lived in London. And the session lengths can vary hugely depending partly on the techniques of your particular chiropractor, and partly on how bad you are at the time. Anything from 15 minutes to 30 minutes would seem normal.

So the prices and timeslots that you've mentioned don't in themselves sounds odd. BUT I've never come across a chiropractor that tried to sign me up 3 months in advance for appointments, that's just plain wrong. The way chiropractic works you need to have a session, see how it impacts you, then decide how long until your next session. There's no way in the world you could know right now, that you need 2 sessions a week for the next 3 months.

In fact even for an extremely severe/crisis pain situation, twice a week seems far too often to me.

I think you should steer clear and find another chiropractor that you're comfortable with. And check that they are registered with the GCC (https://www.gcc-uk.org/).

Pennylane

i went to a Chiropracter with severe knee pain. very, very plush office in beautiful setting. I think my initial consultation cost about £65. he manipulated my leg and banged a little hammer into my heels as he said there was something wrong there and also with a bone in my knee. He said I would need maybe half a dozen appointments. i went once more then in the meantime my hospital appointment for Xray and scan came through and they revealed I had a torn meniscus. I never went again as I felt he was just guessing and only xray or scan can really tell whats going on,

John_G_Jones

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Chiropractic

dont_use_vistaprint

Mine charges £46 per 30-40-min session, I go every month its great but if it wasn't on insurance I would just have an extra sports massage.

If you need it regularly and also use dentists , opticians, sports massage etc you can get private insurance for around £30 a month that covers everything including MRI and prescriptions

shirabrown

Hi everyone, I am a newbie in this forum & thread. I read everyone's thoughts & experiences. I also want to share my experience. I have taken the treatment from a chiropractor 2 years ago. Actually, I was suffering from serious headache and backpain issue. After taking treatment from the chiropractor, I never faced the problem again in my life. I would like to help others in finding a chiropractor. When I am looking for the chiropractor, I searched a lot on the internet and then found a website(visitachiropractor.com) which helps me to met with a chiropractor near me.