Comment on YSK Doctors of Osteopathy in the US seldom practice Osteopathy

• insomniac_lemon@lemmy.cafe ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  do you mind sharing the machine?

  Atlas Orthogonal Percussion Instrument. Basically it pushes the top vertebra back into alignment based on the precise angle needed.

  For some background, the cause is I had whiplash many years ago. I also likely have EDS (a potential factor for the low-speed whiplash) so it’s possible even if this machine has some basis it might not be a reliable fix for me.

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  • phdepressed@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Yeah, that’s some chiropractic bullshit. With EDS you have a much greater chance of a chiropractor fucking you up and its a neck issue, would be a hard fuck no. There’s been repeated studies showing that chiropractor manipulation of the neck has a greater than acceptable chance of death, paralysis, stroke, and arterial dissections.

    Order of operations

    1. PT and massage therapy
    2. A relevant specialist (you dont mention what issues you actually have) and this may lead to
    3. surgical intervention

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