Chiropratic care

[anonymous]

I have had some back pain that I've just put up with for years, but lately it's been unbearable at times. This may sound like a silly question, but is there any reason that CFers should NOT seek chiropratic care? My thinking here is that obviously your lungs are in that area too & I don't think that should matter on all, but thought I'd check w/ others.

If any of you do have chiropratic care, does it seem to help? I've never been to one before<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0"> and I always like to thouroughly check things out before I try them for the first time.<img src="i/expressions/sun.gif" border="0">

 

[Diane]

I went to a chiropractor for years for migraine headaches, and i loved it. I cant say if it will help the lungs though, because when i went , i had almost no lung problems at all. I do know however that it did wonders for my sinus's and certainly helped a whole lot for the headaches. As for back pain, i hear it is great ( my mom went for back aches) . The only reason i stopped going is because i changed insurances and this one didnt cover chiropractic visits.<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">
~Diane 39 / cf / diabetes / b.cepacia

 

[EmilysMini]

Im no CFer. but I have asthma and a variety of other crap, and the chiropractice treatment has pretty much taken care of it all. I have talked to my doctor about what it can do for a CFer and he says it can really help. And seeing what its done for me i imagine it could do something for you. Personally Im hoping it will become a more widely accepted form of treatment.

 

[anonymous]

Thanks for your responses<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

 

[anonymous]

How did it take care of your asthma if you don't mind me asking? I'v never been to one before either but my mother and brother think there great, but they both have back pain.

 

[anonymous]

I too have a lot of back pain from coughing all the time! I don't like chiropractors, but I DO get a back massage every 3 weeks and find it helps not only with my back pain, but with my breathing and posture as well! The first time I went, they couldn't believe how screwed up my back was. They even asked me if I had ever been in a car accident. When I told the massage therapist about my cf, he went home and looked it up online. A few days later I received a phone call from the Spa offering me 1/2 off every massage for life and a few days after that, I received an anonymous gift certificate to the spa in the mail. It was a great reminder of the genuine goodness that is seen too little these days!