Osteopathy

[ozwinner]

Welcome back viewers.

Having suffered from a bad lower back for the last 3 weeks I have tryed various methods to get rid of the pain.

Chiropractic, didnt work even though I have used the same guy for the last 7 years.

Drugs from the Doc, eased the pain but the problem persisted.

On friday I tryed Osteopathy, I am a new man again, 3 weeks of pain and gone in one sesion of Osteopathy, I know the swelling from the back being out would have subsided over 3 weeks, but its bloody amazing.

Anyone else use Osteopathy?

Al

[Baz]

Dunno Al, is that a bit like physio?
Cheers
Barry

[Daddles]

Don't even know what it is Al. Could you explain a bit please?

And congrats on finding some help for the back - bastard of a problem.

Richard

[echnidna]

Welcome back viewers.

Al

My SWMBO wants to know if you were born in February Al??

[Daddles]

My SWMBO wants to know if you were born in February Al??

Born? Don't be silly :eek:

Richard

[johnc]

Before the thread gets totally hijacked, I started off with chiropractors, who I now reckon are taught how not to fix you so they can get you back week after damn week. They also just crunch with little effort to work on the muscles, and everything tends to work back and become a problem again.

These days when it's necessary I alternate between a physio and an osteopath depending who I can get into. They are both good and if one seems unable to fix it the other seems to get it right, apparently the technique is quite different but both seem to work on inflammation and muscles and usually two visits max gets everything back to normal again. I scored something that one seemed to think was RSI and the other didn't, but the osteopath was the one that sorted it out. It had only taken two years to get around to getting help and the loss of most of the power in one arm to do it, but after a few weeks with around three appointments everything was back to normal.

JohnC

[kiwigeo]

Al,

Welcome to the lower back pain club.

I have a 2 year history of lower back pain, I have had bad sciatica down one leg and at one stage had a disc popped out.

One option which has worked for me is Pilates exercises. I know its all the rage amongst Hollywood stars and there are some pretty dodgy looking Pilates outfits around but despite this it is beneficial for people with Lower Back Pain when done properly.

Find yourself a good physio and get a reccomendation from him/her as to a good Pilates outfit. I was lucky in that my physio also runs a Pilates group. What ever you dont just go and get a video and try and teach yourself the exercises..you could do more harm than good. After a few months of sessions with an instructor youll be able to do most of the mat exercises at home by yourself.

One thing Pilates exercises achieves is to strengthen the inner abdominal muscles which can give support to the lower back. Note that there are several layers of muscles in the abdomen and doing things like sit ups only serves to strengthen the outter layer which are useless in helping support the lower back.

Pilates classes can be a bit daunting for a bloke as theyre usually dominated by women but youll find that the women actually admire a bloke who is brave enough to admit hes got a problem and is making an effort to do something about it.

A useful book to get a hold of is "Treating your own Back" by Mckenzie(?). I have the book at home and will verify the details when I get back there in a few weeks.

Hope you get some relief.


Cheers Martin

[kiwigeo]

Al,

The book is "Treat Your Own back" and its by Robin Mckenzie.

Check out following site for details and more info on treating back pain:

http://www.spineinstitute.com.au/boo...enzie/tyob.htm

Cheers Martin

[Grunt]

I've used a Osteopath. Worked a treat for me. I do yoga exercises to keep my back in shape. I've been doing a fair bit of bike riding over the last 6 weeks or so and I'm starting to get a bit of lower back pain. Back to the Osteopath for me.

[kiwigeo]

Grunt,


The bike riding might not be too good for the back if youre doing a lot of it...usually alot of vibration off a bike and youre usually not in a very good posture while riding same. Nursey SWMBO is adament that the best thing is good old fashioned walking and lots of it.

Ask your osteopath for advice on the bike riding.

Yoga is good....did you have any trouble finding a tight fitting leotard in your size

Cheers Martin

[echnidna]

Born? Don't be silly :eek:

Richard

In Al's own words
He's had back troubles for 7 years
But he's only 4 :eek:
And we all know Al dont tell fibs.
So Al had to bin born on February 29th

[Gumby]

Same here Al, I used an Osteo for the first time a couple of years ago and he has sorted my back out brilliantly. They's the bee's knees as you would say.

[Grunt]

Yoga is good....did you have any trouble finding a tight fitting leotard in your size

You should see me in my bike gear. Tight lycra. Pleasant dreams fellas.

I need to do some exercise, walking bores the crap out of me and running is bad for the knees. I like to ride. So riding it is.

My back problems aren't so bad. I get a little sore thats all. The yoga tends to sort it out. I've also been spending too much time on the couch the last few weeks.

[kiwigeo]

I cringe when I see school kids slouched almost horizontal for hours at a time while they surf the net.......combine that with the iPOD phenomena and were going to have a nation of deaf cripples in 20 years time.

[Daddles]

I need to do some exercise, walking bores the crap out of me ...

How can walking be boring when you've got two boxers to keep in hand? I would have thought 'exhausting' was more apt.

Richard