YSK that treatments for back pain can cost thousands. But some of the best fixes are actually free

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• slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  The study revealed that quitting smoking, exercising more, improving sleep, and maintaining a healthy body weight were all linked to lower overall healthcare costs and reduced reliance on medication for back pain.

  Really? You don’t say.

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  • toiletobserver@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    In other news, water is wet.

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    • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Funnily enough, That’s actually up for debate.

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  • socsa@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Why don’t the back pain sufferers just spend $10,000 on a orthopedic mattress with integrated massage feature? Are they dumb?

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  • Cptn_Slow@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Right? And to think someone got paid for this revelation.

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    • EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      A big part of science is proving long held assumptions.

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• CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  The first thing you need to know is that chiropractic is not a medical practice, it’s spiritualist woo-woo derived “from the other world”.

  Save your money and see a physiotherapist instead, preferably one who knows who Dr Stuart McGill is.

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  • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    It sure doesn’t feel spiritual when he’s physically cracking my spine back into place. It feels pretty damn real to me.

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    • LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      There’s no such thing as “cracking back in place” there’s no studies showing long term benefits. It’s basically an expensive, poorly implemented massage.

      You may not believe it, but you’re significantly better off with physical therapy and an actual massage.

      I know a lot of people feel relief from a chiropractor visit, but it’s not helping long term, and it can permanently injure you in some rare cases.

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    • EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      If any part of your spine is out of place that’s a serious medical issue that cannot be resolved by “Cracking it back into place”.

      The cracking in your spine is synovial fluid changing from a liquid to gaseous state. The relief you feel after this happens is primarily in your mind as a sort of placebo effect.

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  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    it’s spiritualist woo-woo

    That’s American chiropractors.

    I go to a physiotherapist at the chiro clinic. Active rehab is the bomb.

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    • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Then you see a physiotherapist, not a chiropractor. The difference is significant. One believes in visions; the other believes in science.

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• JayleneSlide@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Sure, but if you’re suffering from radiculopathy (pinched spinal nerve root), the sleep deprivation and increased stress makes those interventions more difficult. The article failed to mention inexpensive and free physical therapy interventions.

  If you are suffering from lumbar or cervical radiculopathy (or a slew of other joint pains), check out McKenzie Method therapy. It’s free/freely available, designed to be within reach of anyone, and can be done just about anywhere. Bob and Brad are prolific in providing exercises to get you back into fighting form. Robin McKenzie’s book “Treat Your Own Back” is also excellent.

  Anecdote: I had a C4-C5 radiculopathy, and it was pushing me into disability territory. The orthopedist wanted to do all kinds of stupid, expensive, invasive shit. I stumbled on McKenzie’s back book and was back at work in two days. I also suffered from piriformis pain for over a decade. It was an L4-S3 radiculopathy. A few minutes of basic McKenzie stretches, and it goes away.

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  • avidamoeba@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Is this stuff that competent physiotherapists know about? I had lower back issues and was going to physio for recovery from another joint fracture. The physiotherapist gave me some exercises for the back pain. I don’t recall what they were but the pain disappeared and it hasn’t returned 8 years later.

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    • JayleneSlide@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I can’t say for sure one way or another. But the rudiments of PT are all pretty similar for a given joint. There are finite variations on how human joints move and the muscles that actuate those joints.

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    • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I did two rounds at a chiropractor years ago after injuring my upper back trying to remove a fallen tree (also had sciatica issues for a while previously) and after doing his magic told me to pull my shoulders back and down while squeezing my sides at my elbows to help with the upper back pain, and to hold my leg at a 90 with my ankle resting on my opposite knee while pushing down on the knee of the crossed leg for my lower back/hip joints. Previously, I couldn’t stand in place for more than 20 minutes without severe pressure on my lower back and had numbness in my arm from the upper back injury, but both have completely stopped since then.

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• socsa@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I mean technically the bullet isn’t free, just very cheap.

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• bacon_pdp@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  The most effective treatment is actually a breast reduction but apparently American insurance only covers making them bigger….

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  • ThePantser@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I know this is a joke but insurance traditionally won’t cover enlargements unless it can be proven it’s medically necessary. I have known 2 women that had reductions and they were covered under insurance because of back pain which is a medically necessary reason.

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    • bacon_pdp@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Not a joke, literally what my insurance company told me when my doctor tried to get me scheduled for a reduction.

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