chiropractor
- by capecod
- 2016-08-14 16:36:36
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hi all
i am having lower back spasms(get them a couple of times a year) but its been severals days this time. i had crt-d 2 years ago.
can i go to chiropractor with defibrillator?
thanks
6 Comments
TENS Unit
by Grateful Heart - 2016-08-14 18:35:49
It stands for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation. Everyone in Physical Therapy says it's great. I wouldn't know....lol.
Here is some info:
http://www.webmd.com/back-pain/guide/tens-for-back-pain
Grateful Heart
chiropractor
by capecod - 2016-08-14 19:22:52
ok thanks. sounds helpful but not for us!
hopefully i can get in to see doc tomorrow!
Of course You can...
by donr - 2016-08-14 23:12:44
...go to a Chiro w/ a Defibrillator. You can go to one who doesn't have one if you wish.
Gonna be tough to go to a Chiro w/o YOUR Defib, however!
(Sorry, Cape, the Devil made me do it. Sorta like the title of that book "Eats Shoots & Leaves." depends where you put the commasn for meaning!)
Depends upon where the spasms are, really. I have them down around L4,5,6 all the time. That's essentially below the highest point on the rear of the pelvis. I go to see my local back cracker at least once a week. Mine also origtinate at the Sacro-Iliac joint in the pelvis, so that's pretty low down. (Pun intended) If you can, get him/her to give you a guided tour of what muscles he/she works on & where the trigger points are. Practically speaking, a TENS unit could be safely used that far from the PM, but no Chiro in their right mind will do it.
Ultrasound is perfectly safe - no electricity involved there as far as the body is concerned. My Chiro uses his all the time on my trigger point over the S-I joint. He has a new toy whose name I cannot remember, but it is shaped like a three tined pitchfork & he uses it like a small jackhammer over the offending trigger points. It literally beats them into submission.
Chiropractic adjustments do not have to involve sudden or violent movement. There are are least two - maybe three - schools of thought they have. One involves a thingy (That's technical talk) that operates just like an industrial staple gun. You cock a hammer & it gets released & drives a small rubber tipped plunger at the offending site. A small shock wave is driven through the offending spot & kinda nudges it back into place. My guy has two tables - one of them works on the lower body. He cocks the table, you lie on it on your belly & he releases the table section he cocked. Part of you drops about an inch, straightening out the offending joints.
Worst part of the visit is being lectured about climbing ladders.
have fun.
donr
activator
by lilichoc21 - 2017-08-30 19:52:06
Donr
I had my pacemaker implanted 4 weeks ago and had just started a treatment with the chiropractor. After I had the pacemaker I discussed with him and he said he would use the activator (the "stapel gun" you described) as I did not want the manual adjustment in my neck. DO you know if it is safe to go back to the manual adjustment after the six week period until the leads have completely settled?
Thanks
Liliana
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by Grateful Heart - 2016-08-14 17:54:51
We should not have electrotherapy or T.E.N.S. machine used on us.
Be sure to let your Chiro know you have a defib.
Hope you get some relief CapeCod. I feel your pain....literally.
Grateful Heart