05-07-2008, 02:02 AM
I have been dealing with herniated disks in my neck for decades. I have been to a lot of professionals and this is from experience:
1. Beware of Chiropractors. They can often bring temporary pain relief but at the cost of wasting your money and most importantly the time that could be putting you on the road to better results. Many are the stories of Chiropractors treating pain when the underlying cause was cancer or a tumor.
2. Beware of Orthopedic Surgeons. My experience has shown me that these guys were trained that surgery is the answer for everything. The honest ones will tell you outright that for disc disease surgery is a low percentage absolutely last chance alternative.
3. Beware of Physical Therapists that do not target your therapy and only put you in traction (commonly called spinal decompression). Decompression is a good thing but be wary if they want to put you in traction every visit and skip the exercises and stretches that need to be done by you at home.
I have had the best luck with a physical therapist that is a certified McKenzie Therapist. After three previous therapists this one finally diagnosed the correct way that the disks had to be moved and helped me to relieve my pain and control my symptoms with proper self treatment. Good Luck.
1. Beware of Chiropractors. They can often bring temporary pain relief but at the cost of wasting your money and most importantly the time that could be putting you on the road to better results. Many are the stories of Chiropractors treating pain when the underlying cause was cancer or a tumor.
2. Beware of Orthopedic Surgeons. My experience has shown me that these guys were trained that surgery is the answer for everything. The honest ones will tell you outright that for disc disease surgery is a low percentage absolutely last chance alternative.
3. Beware of Physical Therapists that do not target your therapy and only put you in traction (commonly called spinal decompression). Decompression is a good thing but be wary if they want to put you in traction every visit and skip the exercises and stretches that need to be done by you at home.
I have had the best luck with a physical therapist that is a certified McKenzie Therapist. After three previous therapists this one finally diagnosed the correct way that the disks had to be moved and helped me to relieve my pain and control my symptoms with proper self treatment. Good Luck.