Right glute pain for 4 months, Chiropractor said they can fix but its expensive...

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Right glute pain for 4 months.

Private osteopath helped temporarily but it was not long term, said I had twisted pelvis.

GP surgery would only let me see physio and they said a set of exercises would help and it was sacroiliac joint dysfunction and greater trochanteric pain syndrome (not twisted pelvis). The exercises did not help.

Chiropractor did an assessment and concluded that it is a twisted pelvis plus my kneck is slightly forward. They have advised 3-6 months of 2 x weekly treatments at £62 a go, i.e. approx £1,500 - £3,000!

Is that normal or am I being taken for a ride?

Yes you're being taken for a ride. My husband is an osteopath and there's no such thing as a twisted pelvis. He has a huge thing about ethical treatment and says that people like this give the profession a bad name

If you’re spending money a private physio would be a better bet, and not so expensive.

No way - they’re not registered and no professional would guarantee a good outcome.

Been taken for a ride. There's a chiropractor like that near me who tells everyone they need a prolonged course of treatment.

How often and for how long did you do the exercises that the physio gave you? It can take months to see a difference.

I have extensive back issues, including SI joint dysfunction. I have come to the conclusion that I need to treat all my physio exercises like a pt job and spend a minimum of 30 mins a day doing them. If I slack off the pain comes back. I spend a lot of time either in the gym trying to strengthen my glutes and core or at home doing various Youtube bodyweight and stretching and mobility videos.

I'd avoid any chiropractor like the plague and look for a physio, osteopath or even a decent sports injury therapist.

I agree with the above, chiropractors are notorious for this kind of extended treatment. It’s part of the script.

please try a different osteopath, good osteopaths have managed my pain in my sacroiliac joints for more than 20 years. I need a few sessions every couple of years when I have a flare up and regular Pilates helps to keep those visits to a minimum.

This.

I also have SI pain since I had my DC though it took me 17yrars to see the osteo about it!

After three months of consistent training the pain has really fallen away. But you have to keep doing them probably forever. I don't do them everyday now, but several times a week, plus significant glute and core work.

Benefits have also extended to my knees.

Please go and see a private physio - maybe get a recommendation from a friend?
I see a brilliant one every few weeks - initial cost £80 and then £60 per session.
I have lupus and osteoarthritis so joint and tendon problems are regular occurrences.

Glute pain could be caused by a herniated disc. You'd be better spending the money on a private MRI.

Another thing about MRI which is really interesting - most people will end up with abnormal MRI's and feel no pain. And many have normal MRI and feel pain. Only go for an MRI if a decent osteopath recommends and does a referral. It's not always clinically necessary.

After 4 years of pain I was finally diagnosed with a misaligned pelvis by an osteopath. It did yes cost me £2000 in treatment but it worked eventually.

2 different chiropractors and the NHS physio didn't diagnose this and their treatment did absolutely nothing, mainly because they were treating the wrong thing!

That’s crazy to give you how long it will take to fix.. it should be appointment by appointment.. see how it progresses. I’m not a chiropractor but see one once a month for maintenance..at my choice. I gave scoliosis and it’s fantastic and stops me from seizing up. I can’t imagine needing two a week to sort your issue.. I’d get a second opinion from another chiropractor, one who doesn’t say, it’ll take this long… and hopefully a cheaper one. I know its location but I pay £40 per treatment.

Did you go back to the GP/physio at the GP?

I have had pain in the buttock and side of buttock for just over a year and I had to keep going back but after about 2 or 3 months the physio at the GP referred me to a service that provides MSK physio in my area. I have both PHT and GTPS. I've been seeing the physio since April and am probably about to have a second course of ESWT but it's a slow journey and still isn't right but I think it will be eventually.

What exercises have you been given? For GTPS I have been given reverse clamshell with ball between knees, side steps with a band, lying on side zig zag the leg and hip abduction/flexion. I think if I were you I'd want to get that diagnosis confirmed first though.

If you get nowhere persisting with the physio at the GP maybe pay for a private physio if you can but you shouldn't have to.

Thanks, sorry I don't understand all the abbreviations.

I have lots of back issues and it can feel like everyone claims they can fix you (and wants your money). it’s really disheartening.

I have a spinal condition that will be with me forever (barring surgery) but I had a new type of chronic lower back pain for a year. Tried to address it with orthopaedic hospital-issued physio exercises - made me worse.

Also specialist one to one Pilates. Didn’t make me worse but didn’t help.

By word of mouth heard about a more old school physio experienced in my condition. My old school, I mean a physio that actually touches you rather than just dispense a set of exercises.

I was presenting with bad lower back and glute pain and my that point I was ready to try anything but was also very suspicious and wary of being conned.

Old school physio said my pelvis was out of alignment. At £95 a pop (central London) it was pricy. I’ve been six or seven times but, and I hesitate to even write this because I don’t want to jinx it, that pain is basically gone. I can feel my walking is totally different (and now realise how uneven I’d been.)

the guy is using some chiropractor and osteopath technique within what he does - it’s a world away from the no-touch physios telling me to do a set of six bridges, or whatever.

i still need to start the core physio exercises and the Pilates again, but those just weren’t the right interventions at the right time, it turned out.

I would be wary of the “it will take three months” claim.

good luck with finding the right thing.

You might have hip bursitis, which is easily diagnosed and treated. Please see a proper medical professional or specialist physio. Chiropractic is absolute quackery.

Lower back pain and glutes. Consultant gave me an MRI scan. Turned out that my pelvis was a little askew because of scoliosis, but I also had bulging discs in lumbar region.

I have sacroiliac joint dysfunction and greater trochanteric pain syndrome. It took me a while to see the right NHS person but I've been doing some physio and am due to see the hip specialist NHS physio soon.

I was told it could take at least 6 months to see any real improvements but to be honest the pain relieving exercises I was given have really helped. I was also told to avoid anything that compresses the Greater Trochanter so have been sleeping on my back rather than side and that has made a huge difference.

I would recommend going back to the physio or GP and asking for more help first.

@justasking111have you managed to fix the pain? Did you try a different approach once you got the mri results?

I too have scoliosis and have been in pain since overdoing it in the garden. Private physio not worked for me, osteo is working on a twisted pelvis but I keep wondering if I should pay for a private mri to see if it helps understand what is going on.

I know mris can reveal issues that aren’t the source of the pain, but it feels odd to be trying to treat without actually knowing the problem.

My MRI showed arthritis in the lumbar region. Both hips stage 4 bone on bone urgent surgery needed.

@givemeanother I have scoliosis and a spinal fusion. I had an mri earlier this year (with the lower back and hip pain) and it all looked as good as it could. I think understanding what your spine looks like is really useful so you know your strengths and weaknesses and what could be causing the pain.
Osteopath/chiropractor won't touch me because of my spinal fusion but I think physio is very slow to work. I started off being told to take painkillers and keep moving then afterwards got a referral to the hip team and am hopefully sorting the issues.

I wouldn't let a chiropractor anywhere near your neck. There have been cases of people dying through chiropractors manipulating their neck.

This - this is exactly what I have and was confirmed by an MRI.

Any chiro who asks for 3,000 pounds in advance is taking the piss. If he wants you to commit to a treatment that's up to you and always based on how "said treatment" is working. You go for a couple of sessions first, see how you feel, then go for a third and if you're starting to feel better you commit for a more longer term treatment. Anyone forcing you into taking a 5 month treatment so you pay upfront is more interested in your money than in healing you.