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do i trust my osteopath

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essexgirl58 · 11/02/2022 19:20

When I first went to the osteopath for my back i was told I had sciatica from a doctor. Osteopath disagreed and said it was a tight muscle. Then I asked if i should have an MRI due to the fact that back was still painful and was told no wont show up anything on a scan. My GP did actually send me for MRI and it showed up a spine issue bulging disc. The osteopath was wrong to say nothing would show up.

Also I was told not to do my exercise class as too high impac and not to run for a bus etc. My GP said my exercise class is fine and I can do it gently.

I now take anyting the osteopath says with a pinch of salt

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essexgirl58 · 18/02/2022 22:19

oops I quoted my own post by mistake.

At least I am feeling better about things now :)

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ChurchlightJane · 18/02/2022 22:24

I'm glad you're feeling more positive and long may that continue, also please keep this thread going because it's bloody marvellous.

pawpaws2022 · 18/02/2022 22:28

I mean avoid sitting for long periods of time for now as much as you can
20 mins was my limit after surgery for 6 weeks

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essexgirl58 · 18/02/2022 23:15

@pawpaws2022

I mean avoid sitting for long periods of time for now as much as you can 20 mins was my limit after surgery for 6 weeks
Sorry you had to have surgery. Hope it improved things.
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essexgirl58 · 19/02/2022 09:30

Bit upset this morning.

Whilst I think the new physio is good, after my session with him yesterday and going shopping aterwards, I have a dull ache in the sciatica leg and I am limping.

Is this normal?

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essexgirl58 · 19/02/2022 09:32

I did not have any pain in the leg yesterday

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essexgirl58 · 19/02/2022 09:40

The physio said do walking but when I walked round the supermarket it made it worse. Normally if an action causes you pain then you do it, but the physio and my preiousis osteopath said keep moving

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essexgirl58 · 19/02/2022 14:19

Please can someboy respond to this thread. My right leg wehre I have sciatica is in constant pain..

I ache all down the leg all the time and I do not like this. I know I was not happy with the osteopath but I never got a constant ache down the leg like this from any session with her. The most I would get is an hour and then it woul stop but this has been non stop for almost 24 hours

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essexgirl58 · 19/02/2022 14:38

Onee blood4 y session with the new physo has let me feeling worse than 4 sessions with the previous osteopath.

I am actually sitting here crying

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ChurchlightJane · 19/02/2022 14:58

Can you call the physio for advice? Or call pharmacy or 111 to get some advice to relieve the pain right now? It sounds miserable for you.

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essexgirl58 · 19/02/2022 15:46

I do not need to call 111. I have some co codamol tablets which I can take. I think I gave the wrong impression on my post. I was not crying due to the amount of pain because i am not in that much pain but I was crying out of sheer frustration that almost 24 hours later I am limping an not only that I have a constan ache down the leg and my back and hips are quite stiff. Perhaps that is due to the physio giving me quite diferent exercises than the osteopath. Anyway the only paeron who can give me some advice is the physio. Not sure if they are open today but I will call on Monday

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newbiename · 19/02/2022 16:11

I went off osteopaths when I saw two in the same week and both gave completely opposite advice.
One said heat and yoga
The other said ice and no yoga.
Neither helped the actual problem.
Although years ago I had a great outcome with one.

Carbiesdreamhouse · 19/02/2022 16:18

You'll often feel awful after physio.

I think you're looking for a magic cure here when there isn't one. I've had bulging discs and issues with my spine for 30 years. The best thing you can do when it flares is to take half a day resting and then get up and walk about, keep moving and stay active even when it's very painful. Never wear heels, avoid anyone who says they'll touch your back without a full history and scans, no high impact exercise (no jogging on pavements), always sit with lumbar support and the most vital thing: TIME. It usually takes about 6 months to get things less painful IME.

AColdDuncanGoodhew · 19/02/2022 16:34

OP, I mean this kindly, I think you need to take a deep breath and just ground yourself.

You don't seem to believe anyone, you're questioning the people you're going to see, you're posts seem a bit chaotic.

For what it's worth I've had physio twice, once for my shoulder and once for my back and hips when pregnant. After each session I was sore because I was moving my body in ways I wasn't in my day to day life.

For example when I went for my shoulder, the first session was quite painful as I'd been guarding my shoulder and avoiding using it. The exercises I done were very gentle but I still had quite a bit of pain as I wasn't using that part of my body properly and then I had to do all this movement.

I've worked with physios closely in work and they're wonderful people, of course you'll get bad ones here and there like with everything, but they're highly trained professionals and they help so much.

AColdDuncanGoodhew · 19/02/2022 16:35

Your*

SoupDragon · 19/02/2022 16:38

I always felt truly awful after my osteopath visits. Once that wore off (only a day, maybe two) I was so much better though. She did warn me about it so I was expecting it.

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essexgirl58 · 19/02/2022 18:14

I am beginning to feel a bit better. I think the physio summed me up very well in a matter of a few minutes. He said to me "you are a lot better than you think you are"

enough said

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essexgirl58 · 19/02/2022 18:54

@AColdDuncanGoodhew

OP, I mean this kindly, I think you need to take a deep breath and just ground yourself.

You don't seem to believe anyone, you're questioning the people you're going to see, you're posts seem a bit chaotic.

For what it's worth I've had physio twice, once for my shoulder and once for my back and hips when pregnant. After each session I was sore because I was moving my body in ways I wasn't in my day to day life.

For example when I went for my shoulder, the first session was quite painful as I'd been guarding my shoulder and avoiding using it. The exercises I done were very gentle but I still had quite a bit of pain as I wasn't using that part of my body properly and then I had to do all this movement.

I've worked with physios closely in work and they're wonderful people, of course you'll get bad ones here and there like with everything, but they're highly trained professionals and they help so much.

Maybe I am looing or a majic cure. However I am realistic and said to the physio that when the osteopath said I am so much better, I did not think I was. I said to the physio, no I am not better but I am just able to manage this condition better so I seem better. I went on to explain that when you learn to manage a situation so that you are not in pain then you will seem better. He did not comment. All he said to me was "you will reover from this" Yeah right..... I will learn to manage the situation better not recover. Thats the difference. You do not need to be a trained physio to work that one out derie me
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AColdDuncanGoodhew · 19/02/2022 19:12

Ooooooookay

CorrBlimeyGG · 19/02/2022 19:21

It sounds like the physio was suggesting as @AColdDuncanGoodhew has here, that you get some perspective on your situation. Do you feel very anxious or tense? Have you looked at ways to help you relax, mindfulness or yoga? These are techniques that people with chronic and sometimes very severe pain use.

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essexgirl58 · 19/02/2022 20:08

i do feel tense and I do not have chronic or severe pain.

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winnieanddaisy · 19/02/2022 21:10

I have no experience of needing an osteopath but have an adult son with spinal problems. He went to an osteopath a couple of times without much effect. The next time his back problem happened he made an appointment with a spots physio and whatever she did fixed his problem in one go . He's not had what was a recurring problem since.

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essexgirl58 · 20/02/2022 03:55

@winnieanddaisy

I have no experience of needing an osteopath but have an adult son with spinal problems. He went to an osteopath a couple of times without much effect. The next time his back problem happened he made an appointment with a spots physio and whatever she did fixed his problem in one go . He's not had what was a recurring problem since.
That is good. Well, I will keep on with the exercises. Athletes and dancers look fit as fidles but they are not. Bonnie Langford who is pushing 60 danaged her hip doing complicated twists and turns on the dancing on ice show and she said she is still suffering
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essexgirl58 · 20/02/2022 05:46

This is what my new physio wants me to do every day.

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GlamGiraffe · 20/02/2022 22:27

It takes weeks if not months.
Prepare to change your lifestyle, habits and expectations.
It sounds like you are suffering a lot of anxiety. Maybe conesuder this as a posdibility and if its even possible speak yo your GP. Some treatment might make this whole situation easier to manage. The back might not be as bad as you think it is. Other factors may be letting it get on top of you.

Step back. Take a breath and relax. Youre in this for the long haul. There us no magic. Just time and hard work.

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