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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

TEB

(13,980 posts) Thu Jul 11, 2019, 05:00 AM Jul 2019

Sciatica has anybody ever tried a chiropractic approach for treatment [View all]

I’ve had it over years the doc usually tosses muscle relaxer on prescription. And it is back a flare up and I’m thinking of seeing chiropractor instead of meds. Any thoughts experiences would be appreciated thank you.

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Sciatica has anybody ever tried a chiropractic approach for treatment [View all] TEB Jul 2019 OP

We bought an inversion table. redwitch Jul 2019 #1

Thank you TEB Jul 2019 #2

"We bought an inversion table." mitch96 Jul 2019 #9

i got nothhing from ER. not even an xray. went to chiro. she did xray. i had displaced my loer spine pansypoo53219 Jul 2019 #3

I've never been to a chiro. but had PT. Laffy Kat Jul 2019 #4

No chiropractor can fix bulging and/or herniated discs, my step daughter has found out the beachbum bob Jul 2019 #5

"No chiropractor can fix bulging and/or herniated discs" mitch96 Jul 2019 #10

my step daughters chiroprator manipulated her bones into such a state that she could no longer walk beachbum bob Jul 2019 #13

" The 3 bulging disks and a herniated disk all in a row in her lower back." mitch96 Jul 2019 #14

Haven't you been offered a cortisone marybourg Jul 2019 #6

I have, three times and it worked really well for me BUT... WePurrsevere Jul 2019 #7

1972 I had terrible back pain and went to a chiropractor. safeinOhio Jul 2019 #8

My husband used to have severe debilitating bouts of sciatica. He swears by yoga. enough Jul 2019 #11

I'd try PT. Went to a chiropractor decades ago for back and leg pain/numbness. He said that numbness Hoyt Jul 2019 #12

I get it occasionally Runningdawg Jul 2019 #15

I had problems Marthe48 Dec 2019 #16

I use an inversion table. Never have it anymore. triron Jun 2020 #17

My Wife Yes ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #18