My third visit to the chiropractor today.
My tip is, work with the chiropractor. Help as much as u can in providing a precise history. And I've been mulling over it... I think it was the
piriformis muscle giving me some deep, nagging pain. Felt much better after physiotherapist taught me the
piriformis stretch.
Chiro works on on my neck, lower back spinal
alignment and
piriformis. I had TENS for my neck/ shoulder. I
must've been so uptight past few months. Last week: both physio and
chiro had identified sacroiliac pain and we worked on it.
Hoping that I won't wake up in pain tomorrow. I asked, and he did say it may hurt during the first few visit.
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(this blog is to share with fellow bloggers, prompted by
MommyLyna's entry)
Whoever has been following me on FB would know by now that I have back pain that's killing me. It's on and off past few months, but I couldn't take it when lumbosacral support provided temporary relief only.
Here I am, 2.5 weeks later, after :
- 2 orthopaedic appointments
- X ray lumbosacral : anteroposterior, lateral in extension and flexion
- MRI lumbosacral: T1W, T2W, TSE sequences
- 6 physiotherapy sessions
- 2 chiropractor visits
Conservative is the way to go, I mean not everything in life need surgery
(right, Orthopods?).
Chiro works on bones/joints (
thanks Adrianna, for sharing a place closer to home),
physio works on my muscle... now there's another conservative method...
rolfing (thanks Uncle Khairol... never knew it before).
I've been neglecting my body, I'm fatter, flabbier despite my improved stamina, bone density post breastfeeding. I forgot my stretching for deep muscles of my back (honestly multifidus was known to me for MRI reporting, never realised it's importance in flexion of the trunk).
Ok, I'm babbling. No pictures... I like real pics rather than googled pic. So click on the links, coz those links are what I've bookmarked for myself. Will share more as I progress towards a more flexible momma.
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