Very similar issues after car accident. I actually recommend the chiro. Try to bully your insurance, If a doc is staying do it they might cover it with a referral.
A disc being subluxed just means that the vertebrae is out of position (can be forward, behind, off to either side, or a combination) in relation to the orientation of the other vertebrae above or below it. Example: if it was behind it should say "posterior subluxation". If it was the space between them being reduced it would read "mild/moderate/severe degenerative changes" or "decreased disc space". If you actually compressed the disc and the fall resulted in loss of vertebral body height it would say that directly or note a "compression fracture with subsequent x% of loss of vertebral body height". Dont freak out about a subluxation man, pretty much 90%+ of the population would have a subluxated vertebrae to some degree at any given time of an xray. The reason they want you to go so frequently is to help the disc hold its new found proper position (after chiro manipulation/alignment). As time goes on you will need to go less frequently as your tissues will get used to the new position and wont pull it back into the subluxed position. Although, I understand chiro care isnt covered much by a lot of insurances and can be quite pricey. Id say just go once a week for a few weeks or if you have a gym that has an X-wife have someone roll you out on that. Or, go to the chiro 1 day a week AND get rolled out by the X-wife another time or two.
Did you get a copy of the radiologist's read?
Truthfully the doctor would have said "there's no fracture, you're fine. Go home and rest." And if it was anything like the chiro i used to work for, they take the x-rays, look them over themselves while you're there, but also send them to an outside radiologist that reads them and sends them a report. Maybe at your next visit they'll give you the radiologist reading.
They should massage first. Use minimal pressure and possibly infrared laser. Mine does all of this and doesn't pressure me to come all three time. But initially you'll need to go a bunch. And the doctor still might help.
Not sure why you quoted me there.
Just thought that Is what qualified a "good" chiro to me. Do you disagree?
Ahh. Sorry, i wrote a lot and wasn't sure what exactly you were talking about there.
Well mine didn't charge any more for the massage. The laser? Sure. Tens? Yes extra. What I mean that is if they have all that stuff it is a good chance they're knowledgeable about other methods other than just crunching your bones violently. I was a kid and saw my dad go to one and I thought the guy was killing him. After a few months my dad stopped seeing the guy and he told me later on that he was certain the guy did damage even though it felt better at the time.
? (im assuming since you know its herniated now). Look up "Super D's low back protocol" on youtube. It helps me immensely when my low back flares up.
There's a lot of good advice in here bro. My two cents are **** worrying about the chiro being too rich for your blood. Because believe me, you'll be thankful you paid a grand on the chiro versus 30 grand on a surgery. Trust me, I took the cheap way out early on after injuring my back, and I ended up going under the knife. You're NEVER the same after back surgery.
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