Chiropractor adjustments
 

Hello Friends,

I have started visiting Chiro since last week for my dizziness and fatigue issues. I have 3 adjustment son my neck, first vertebra and two on back. I haven’t seen much improvement but slightly more dizziness than before. I am also experience back issue which I did not have before.

My chiro mentioned that for some folks it gets worst before getting better. Is that true? I would appreciate if you can share your experience with me. I am thinking of discontinuing visit going forward.

Thanks for your support.
Kirti

pinka,

There is a wide variety of chiro techniques so commenting on one chiro is difficult. The 'twist the head and pop the neck' is too aggressive for many subtle upper neck injuries. A sore back after an adjustment when there was no soreness or stiffness before does not sound right to me.

I used to have to take a brisk walk after a back adjustment then get adjusted again.

How did he diagnose your back and neck ?

I didn't have chiro but massage therapy on my head, neck, shoulders, and back. Even though gentle I had horrible migraines afterwards.

I went to a pain dr and he did an epidural on my neck and did ablations on each side for my occipital neuralgia. Much better than massage therapy. I still have migraines/headaches and neck issues just not as bad.

Peace and wellness,

Jace

My chiro used activator for adjustments on c1 and back adjustment with pressure followed by ultrasound on back and neck.
This PCS is driving me crazy, nothing seems to be working much for my dizziness.

Good to hear he used activator, especially on C-1. Did he use leg check to diagnose ? You should do some icing after the adjustments.

Yes, He checked both the legs and hands after and before activator adjustments.

Leg check is a system for diagnosing vertebral subluxation. The chiro looks at the comparative leg length with the legs straight and with knees bent. It is an amazingly accurate diagnostic tool. He may ask you to turn your head or lift your arm over your head then he checks the leg length.

Thank you for your reply Mark, you have so much of knowledge.
He asked me to turn my head each side before he checks the legs.
Should I keep visiting him? He asked me to come 3 times a week for 2/3 weeks and then 2 time per week. I havent seen ant improvement though, I am just worried about getting things worst.

If you can afford the expense, it might be worth a try. I am skeptical any time a chiro sets such a schedule in advance. A good chiro would adjust the frequency of treatments based on how your body is responding. The activator technique sometimes takes longer to see improvements due to its less aggressive nature.

You need to support the treatments by practicing good neck and head posture when resting and sleeping. Plus, icing after each treatment will be good.

I don't see how a chiropractor could help with a brain injury. If it is a neck injury however, I would avoid a chiropractor. I have read warnings from various medical sites about how the slightest wrong move can cause a lot of damage.

For example, my physio therapist says I have a compressed vertebral artery or something a few days ago. When you google that, you find out how patients who visit chiropractors are much more likely to later suffer a stroke from the condition than people who do not see them. May be correlation though.

I don't know. If it is just for pcs without neck complications, I have no opinion, good or bad :) My cousin says it helped her with her 1yr pcs.