Chiropractor and golf

[Shaunmg]

I was recently troubled with a bit of lower back pain, not excessively painful but a friend recommended I visit a chiropractor to try and nip it in the bud before becoming worse. So I did so

To my surprise the guy who I booked a number of session with was coincidentally specialising in golf, he himself a keen golfer. He claimed my spine had a slight sideways bend making one leg shorter than the other, and this was not uncommon. My golf set up and stance would compensate for this, but would have trouble doing a full hip turn on my down swing. Very true

He said by correcting it, my swing would be affected and I may need more lessons. Then you will get the full hip turn and hit the ball further, I thought he was talking nonsense and forgot it.

Anyway I hadn’t played for a couple of weeks up to the club OOM1 stableford on Saturday. I recorded my worst score ever and only avoided the wooden spoon by virtue of count back on my 16 points. I was continually topping the ball or hitting it fat. I had completely forgot what the chiropractor had said

In my next session with the chiropractor, he asked about the game (as I told him I was playing). When I told him; he gave a wry smile and said I told you so, I think I’m responsible for that, he said. If I play as bad again in this Saturdays Monthly medal. I think I may take him seriously and book lessons. My back pain is all but gone

Has anyone else had experience with a chiropractor?

 

[woody69]

Chiropractors are essentially just witches and I wouldn't go near them if I had a problem with any of my muscles/bones!

 

[Slicer30]

Had back problems in my late teens and seen a chiropractor, they do as you expect by re-aligning your spine. When I moved to london I started seeing an osteopath and found that they do the same alignment but also work on the muscles as well.

Recently had a few sessions and definetely have less pain than before after a round, but no impact to the swing. Sounds like you were well out of shape if you had one leg shorter than the other.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

I see one every few months, but my back is completely knackered, it helps my golf rather than hindering.
It allows be to bend and turn etc.
I was even considering getting one of those things on the end of my putter for getting the ball out of the hole. Considering I'm in my 30's that would have been embarrassing.

 

[Ethan]

Chiropractors are essentially just witches and I wouldn't go near them if I had a problem with any of my muscles/bones!

+1.

 

[bladeplayer]

Chiropractors are essentially just witches and I wouldn't go near them if I had a problem with any of my muscles/bones!

Speaking from purely personal experience I was having serious problem with pain in my hip ,going down though my left leg into my knee , went to a doc , who referred me to a spineologist [sp] that was a waste of time . went to a chiro on recommendation , he said he knew what was wrong & would have me right in 6 sessions , I did 2 that week , 2 the following week then 1 & 1 .. problem solved ..
any aches or pains in back or bones now I pop along & see him , find him brilliant .. just my experience tho

 

[duncan mackie]

this one's always difficult because not all Chiropracters are the same, and not all back problems have the same causes (but many have the same symptoms) so, as an example, the same symptoms could be completely cured by bad osteopaths, chiropracters or physiotherapists........purely by luck in the sense that their skills were approrpriate to the actual causes.

good ones will be better versed overall, and more comfortable to refer you to one of the others if they feel you would benefit from that - and it's here that the real key to such treatments comes in IMO.

1. get referred by your GP, even if you are planning to pay yourself - you are more likely to end up the with right treatment quicker.
2. if going direct from the off, go to a practice that has all 3 specialists; regardless of where you start you are more likely to end up with the right overall treatment.

FWIW my file is 4" thick, and over 20 years old, and apart from the above I would seriously recommend that people act earlier, and take the 'soft recomendations' way way more seriously to avoid having files that thick and long term issues. I know from first hand how important it was to drive 2 hrs to a conference/meeting when it was suggested that if I could avoid sitting at all for a week etc...

 

[Kellfire]

Stay well away from chiropractors, it's butchery that can lead to severe, massively debilitating diseases of the spine and leave you essentially crippled.

 

[chrisd]

I feel that osteopaths and chiropractors are generally charlatans. 12 expesive visits to the osteopath where "I will definitely sort our back out" and I really needed two hip replacements!

No refund made!

 

[Evesdad]

I had problems with my lower back after an injury at work. My chiropractor sorted it out but cost me quite a bit to start with but have been injury free for two years now. I go back every 6 months or so and have it tweaked as the muscles have a tendency to tighten up a bit. I think they are a bit like golf lessons, if you don't do what you're told to do it won't get any better. I have a few simple exercises to do which keep everything ticking over. I think the golf helps to as it gets my hips turning.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Can't agree with all this talk of charlatans and witches. It is the same in any profession, there are good ones and there are some cowboys. I dont' think you can tar them all with the same brush

 

[ScienceBoy]

I went for some physio on my neck a few years back, my guy was a keen sportsman (not golf tho). He actually told me to play more sport. Not long after taking up golf I saw him again and he encouraged lots of golf to keep my neck pain at bay. He said computer use and driving was bad, exercise eg golf, walking etc are good!

Played lots of golf early this year (no neck pain), stopped golfing when I got a job. Ended up spending lots of time in front of a PC and had an hour commute in total each day = lots of neck pain!

Had 14 holes of golf last night, neck pain cured!

 

[Kellfire]

Can't agree with all this talk of charlatans and witches. It is the same in any profession, there are good ones and there are some cowboys. I dont' think you can tar them all with the same brush

We certainly can tar them, they peddle false science and seriously hurt people doing so.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

We certainly can tar them, they peddle false science and seriously hurt people doing so.

And your medical research to back that up is....?

 

[woody69]

And your medical research to back that up is....?

There is plenty

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/may/14/dangers-chiropractic-treatment-under-reported

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2012/apr/27/chiropractic-manipulation-spine-strokes

My problem with Chiropractic therapy is it is "alternative" or "complementary"

From Wiki

The controversy is due in part to chiropractic's vitalistic and metaphysical origins, and use of terminology that is not always amenable to scientific investigation.[5] Far reaching claims and lack of scientific evidence supporting spinal dysfunction/subluxation as the sole cause of disease has led to a critical evaluation of a central tenet of chiropractic and the appropriateness of the profession's role in treating a broad spectrum of disorders that are unrelated to the neuromusculoskeletal system

The scientific consensus is that chiropractic may be on a par with other manual therapies for some musculoskeletal conditions such as lower back pain, but that there is no credible evidence or mechanism for effects on other conditions, and some evidence of severe adverse effects from cervical vertebral manipulation.[9] The ideas of innate intelligence and the chiropractic subluxation are regarded as pseudoscience

Of course that doesn't mean that it's not going to help some people some of the time and like any alternative therapy I am sure there will be a few positive outcomes, but for me I'd rather stick to something else.

 

[JustOne]

He said by correcting it, my swing would be affected and I may need more lessons. Then you will get the full hip turn and hit the ball further, I thought he was talking nonsense....

Hit the ball further? He certainly knows how to secure a sale!!!!!!

How much was 1ltr of snake oil?

 

[Yerman]

There is plenty

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/may/14/dangers-chiropractic-treatment-under-reported

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2012/apr/27/chiropractic-manipulation-spine-strokes

My problem with Chiropractic therapy is it is "alternative" or "complementary"

From Wiki



Of course that doesn't mean that it's not going to help some people some of the time and like any alternative therapy I am sure there will be a few positive outcomes, but for me I'd rather stick to something else.

Nicely put, if it looks like a duck what sound do you expect.

 

[chrisd]

Can't agree with all this talk of charlatans and witches. It is the same in any profession, there are good ones and there are some cowboys. I dont' think you can tar them all with the same brush

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I gave a brief account of my story and to add to that, I took my son (on recommendation) to an Osteopath when he was about 12 suffering with a knee injury. Same story, she said "I know what it is and I can sort it in a few weeks, no trouble" a tough lad but she reduced him to tears

I eventually had enough of the pain and the cost and took him to a consultant, the result being an operation the in no way could be avoided - she could not have made one jot of difference to his condition

So, two Osteopaths and a 100% failure rate!