Chiropractic neurology
 

Has anyone had any experiences, good or bad, seeing a chiropractor specializing in neurology? I've found that there is one a few towns away from me, and was just wondering if it was worth looking into.

My physical therapist is licensed in doing manipulations. It was wonderful! But you need to be very careful with someone moving your spine and neck around with a TBI. One wrong move can leave you feeling awful for weeks.

Mine came highly recommended by a variety of other practitioners I was seeing, so I gave it a shot. He knew what he was doing, so it was beneficial.

Maybe see if the person you are looking at has references from other TBI patients?

Chiro neuros usually are followers of Dr Carrick's chiro neuro protocol. Some have been beneficial. Others are a waste of money. Insurance rarely pays for the special protocols of Carrick based chiro neuros. It can be a $5000 expense.

Hello SmilinEyesMs305,

Which of your symptoms were cured by your chiro neuro? My main issues today are Extreme dizziness/lightheadedness and fatigue. I havent seen any improvement dizziness yet, I am looking for different ways to treat it.

I'm confused. I have never heard of a therapist being licensed to do manipulations. From what my PT says, PT licensing is far broader than a single protocol. Some may have taken a special course in a particular therapy modality and get a certificate from an entity that teaches that modality. I have been treated by multiple PT's who did various kinds of manipulations.

Yes it is worth looking into it, really they are the only people who understand this condition of ours all related to the brain/nervous system. I has helped me!!

ED

AHHH So true. I went to a PT and I am now feeling awful (after initially feeling better before PT). UGH. Hope to start healing soon with new medications.

manda,

What new meds are you taking ?

Hey Mark,

I was prescribed Valium and told to take Aleve as well as a Medrol Dose Pack. I was in excrutiating pain yesterday and running a low grade fever so I went to get an IV and got Valium and Morphine and fluids- they thought it would break the headache and pain. It didn't help the pain and I didn't sleep. I didn't feel much relief; I was just drowsy when I got home.

Now I just took my Valium (an increased dosage rec. by docs) and Vicoprofen.

I took it about two hours ago and haven't felt any different yet. Also waiting to update my neurologist.

Update for Mark and about me- spoke to PCP this morning and he advised me to stop the steroid that was prescribed by my neurologist. I stopped it and hoping I feel better soon (symptoms are strong today) and hopefully it will subside by tomorrow. He told me to keep in touch. I also let neurologist's office know I stopped it because they also told me to keep in touch. And neurologist nurse just got in touch with me. Said I need to stick to the medrol dose pak and stop following up with my PCP (even though the ER told me to). Okay, so, any thoughts?

Another thing...

It's been 3 weeks since the concussion (I had two in 3 days). I know this is not very long, but my pain has increased tenfold with no relief.

I have had herniated discs in my lumbar spine which have led to shots and surgery back in Feb 2012 and recurring pain in November/December 2013 (when I got shots). Unfortunately, my neck is feeling the same way as my back did right before my surgery. I also have weakness in legs and extreme shoulder/arm pain.

I understand that this neck and back pain may be because of the brain injury. I was wondering if any of you would recommend me being seen by a different neurologist for a second opinion, or if I should describe the pain to my current neurodoc and see what he thinks?? Mark recommended a diff doc like a Physiatrist- what have been your experiences with those type of doctors?

Thanks for letting me vent everyone. Just very frustrated.

:hug: and since I need more characters :holysheep:

Ha, thanks Socks. Since I posted, I finally got a hold of my neurologist (refusing to talk to his nurse who brushed off my concerns about my tailspin...) and he was very understanding. He is actually the one that treated me and admitted me to the hospital before the micro disectomy in Feb 2012. He told me he is not surprised that I didn't respond to the treatment of a medrol dose pack (shocker) because I haven't responded to conservative treatments before. He said he wanted to give it time to heal, but since things have gotten worse, he scheduled me for an MRI of the cervical spine tomorrow at 9:15am. Thank goodness!! I wonder if he will have results tomorrow too since I am doing the MRI at his practice.

I also looked back at my MRI results from Nov/Dec 2013 and it said I have Spondylosis without myelopathy, and degenerative disc disease, as well as herniation at L5S1 (again!) and L4-L5 was a broad bulge. All of this has me wondering what they may find in my neck and what treatment will be. I will keep you all posted. Thanks again for listening. :hug: