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> Medicine is parochial so clinical practises for the same disorder vary tremendously Oh my, I've been suffering for back/neck pain for years. I will randomly

> Medicine is parochial so clinical practises for the same disorder vary tremendously Oh my, I've been suffering for back/neck pain for years. I will randomly get flare-up (usually when it gets cold or when I do sport) and things will get worse and worse. I've been going to different PT/phisio/osteopath for the last 10 years and nothing never changed. My last doctor told me an X-ray wouldn't do much and sent me to another PT... Now I'm considering visiting a chiropractor eventhough reddit has told me not to trust them... But I mostly just endure the pain every day.

Joakal 9y ago
I don't know what you're going through, but for a friend with sciatica (or what the consensus was!), they went through several doctors, health foods, drugs and chiro. The Chiro helped a little but the pain largely remained. They tried fitness (mostly running) and it cleared most of the pain after two weeks of exercise. I understand the pain, keep trying and try whatever's best for you.
neuro_imager 9y ago
There's no easy answer for back/neck pain. I will tell you that yoga/pilates/other non-ballistic, moderate resistance exercise that targets stabiliser muscles helps many people. I would avoid surgery at all costs unless you have cord compression, a focal lesion or a fracture. I'd be very wary of chiropractors - I've seen several patients with vertebral artery dissections (with incapacitating brain stem strokes!) because of neck manipulation. Of course, I have a selection bias but even a small risk for this seams like too much.
dennis_jeeves 9y ago
Unsolicited suggestion: try https://www.regenexx.com/ https://www.regenexx.com/ I have following Chris Centeno, M.D. for some years. As far as I know he tries all/some approaches including stem cells, chiropractors, exercises etc. If you do end you being treated by them, let me know the outcome - good or bad.

Joakal 9y ago

I don't know what you're going through, but for a friend with sciatica (or what the consensus was!), they went through several doctors, health foods, drugs and chiro. The Chiro helped a little but the pain largely remained. They tried fitness (mostly running) and it cleared most of the pain after two weeks of exercise. I understand the pain, keep trying and try whatever's best for you.

neuro_imager 9y ago

There's no easy answer for back/neck pain. I will tell you that yoga/pilates/other non-ballistic, moderate resistance exercise that targets stabiliser muscles helps many people. I would avoid surgery at all costs unless you have cord compression, a focal lesion or a fracture. I'd be very wary of chiropractors - I've seen several patients with vertebral artery dissections (with incapacitating brain stem strokes!) because of neck manipulation. Of course, I have a selection bias but even a small risk for this seams like too much.

dennis_jeeves 9y ago

Unsolicited suggestion: try https://www.regenexx.com/ https://www.regenexx.com/ I have following Chris Centeno, M.D. for some years. As far as I know he tries all/some approaches including stem cells, chiropractors, exercises etc. If you do end you being treated by them, let me know the outcome - good or bad.