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Question:
My lower back has been bugging me since early 2003 and it has gotten worse
over the past few months. I went to a chiro about 3 months ago and had an
X-ray taken. My right hip is higher than my left (about an inch higher) and
my spine has been compensating over the years (it's a tad crooked) and
apparently, due to "wear and tear", I'm now feeling pain.
I don't know but
all the cracking and twisting haven't helped to ease the pain so now I'm
thinking of going to a physio to get a better opinion. Chiro said it feels
worse now because my muscles are just getting used to my now-mobile lower
back, as it was apprently really stiff before. I'm just wondering if I will
ever get it back to normal or is this going to be an on-going thing. I couldn't do lower body exercises as well
as I could before the back pain.
Any advice on what to do? What type of doctor should I go to? Chiro? Physio?
Osteopath?
Answer:
Get referral and then an MRI , you may a disk problem depending on
symptoms , back pain is never good ( Ive had bulged disks for years and
its no fun)
A Physiotherapist, at least as they are in Canada, is not a "wrong" choice
here. Physiotherapists have different and, to my mind, better, more
thorough training than do physical therapists in the US. Certainly an
orthopedist, particularly one who regular works with athletes, is also a
fine choice.
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