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Posted 7/13/2011 4:30 AM (GMT 0)
Ok so weird thing happened. I was at our local mall and for the hell of it decided to get a 20 minute massage at this Chinese reflexology place. At one point she had me turn my head to the side and pressed down hard suddenly and did some weird cracking thing on my neck then had me turn my head the other way and same thing. At first I was thinking, "Omg! what has this woman done...I'm going to end up a paraplegic!" I was totally freaking out.

But when I got up to leave after it was done I was in utter shock. I had ZERO pain. ZERO.
Like most of you here, I deal with chronic shoulder and neck pain. Some days it's manageable and sometime it's very intense. But there is ALWAYS PAIN. I have terrible knots and my muscles actually make clicking noises it's so bad. But no pain? I haven't felt that in 7 years. This lasted for almost a week before the pain started to come back little by little but it really made me wonder what on earth she did and that maybe looking into a proper Chiropractor might be a good idea.

Anyone ever try one? Did it help you at all?

Also anyone on here have TMJ? I am almost positive I have it and that this may be what is causing my neck and shoulder pain. How do you treat it?

Thanks!
Posted 7/13/2011 4:44 AM (GMT 0)
 

You can see your dentist for a mouth guard to address TMJ.  He/she should do a thorough exam to see if your joint is on/off the disk on each side, etc.

Posted 7/13/2011 11:13 AM (GMT 0)
that happened with my foot yesterday.I was walking and I felt a cracking/popping sensation and it became less stiff so I took a longer walk..this morning it feels like someone stomped on my whole body.my bones and muscles hurt.
Posted 7/14/2011 2:12 PM (GMT 0)
If you don't have serious back problems to begin with a dhiro may be able to give you some relief. I do have problems and was nearly paralyzed by one and will not make the mistake of going back.
Posted 7/15/2011 12:13 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, I go but not often anymore. I get a very minor adjustment for my sacrum/lower back area. I used to have a lot more extensive treatments, and I have to say that after the first time, I felt just like you. That was the first thing that started me crawling my way back from Pain Hell.

I'd agree with Alcie, my mom's hip was made much worse by a chiropractor. I've also heard that the old-school way of "cracking" your neck can paralyze you, though I had it done many times when I was younger.

Make sure they take X-rays.

Debbie
Posted 7/15/2011 1:20 PM (GMT 0)

You're all going to get sick of me.  I belonged to the FibroHugs community for years until their server blew up a long while back.  Since then I hadn't found another online fibro support group I liked...until now.   I guess I've got a couple of years worth of comments in me.  So here's my 2 cents on chiropractors.  Love mine.  But I will admit that I must have very gentle adjustments & cannot be touched below my ribcage.  Even my OWN touch hurts me there.  The waistband of pantyhose is unbearable.  So when my hip is 'out' & in need of ajdusting I have burst into tears from the pain &/or anticipation of it.  My chiro has used an activator of sorts for the last few years & is much more gentle.  It  delivers lots of tiny taps concentrated in one spot.  It's like a tiny little jack hammer.  It's connected to a computer screen & you can actually watch as the spasms are gently pounded out of your muscles.  It's wonderful & it really works.  It's not jarring at all.  In fact, I was very much against it at first feeling ripped off.  But even on the lowest setting, which I must have for my low back area, it puts things back into place & it seems to last longer than the manual adjustments did.  First sign of migraine I go & viola...it's gone by the next morning.   I will always need meds for pain managment.  But I consider my regular (once monthly) chiro adjustments to be a vital part of my arsenal in my fight against fibromyalgia.   

Posted 7/15/2011 11:39 PM (GMT 0)
Yup, me too.

And don't worry about people getting sick of you.  That won't happen!

Debbie

 

Posted 7/16/2011 1:59 AM (GMT 0)
I haven't tried a chiropractor yet but am close to going to one. Going to see a neurosurgeon soon and if he isn't aggressive in his treatment, I'm going to a chiro. I have heard that if your pain radiates into your arms, a chiropractor may not be safe, so an FYI on that. I do have awful pain in both arms so that's why I've held back on it.

Well whatever she did, it sounds like it worked wonders and would definitely be worth going back to her once a week or so!! Keep us posted. :)
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