Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Osteopathic medicine > > Has anyone here had any luck with Osteopathic medicine for their CP? There are those who have had luck with prolo therapy. Hopefully they will respond. The specialist I was thinking about going to for prolo therapy was just sued the other day for botching an abortion. I didn't know someone who specializes in pain relief and osteopathic medicine would also do abortions....but what do I know, I'm a man. Course, so was the specialist. Mike MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 : I think that Osteopaths, or DO's, are a great way to go. They go to " regular " medical school, plus have additional training in the interconnectedness of the body (the shin bone is connected to the knee bone type stuff). IMHO, this is the main thing to look for in a doctor. I went to a knee specialist and all he looked at was my knee. Knowing what I know now, his examination was a complete travesty. He never looked at my feet, hips or back. He spent about 10 mins. with me and basically told me to get lost. As it turns out, my hips were actually the problem. Ironically, it was an MD (not a DO) that discovered this, but he is a unique MD who gave me a comprehensive, full-body exam. It took about 90 mins. This same doc used prolotherapy to fix the damage that my crooked hips had done to my knees. I strongly believe that prolotherapy can help a very high percentage of people in this Group. It is at least worth checking out. This is not to say that all osteopaths provide prolotherapy, or that all prolotherapists are osteopaths. Two good resources are: http://www.aaomed.org http://www.getprolo.com HTH, Doug dougfromct2002@... > > Osteopathic medicine > > > > > > Has anyone here had any luck with Osteopathic medicine for their CP? > > There are those who have had luck with prolo therapy. Hopefully they will > respond. The specialist I was thinking about going to for prolo therapy was > just sued the other day for botching an abortion. I didn't know someone who > specializes in pain relief and osteopathic medicine would also do > abortions....but what do I know, I'm a man. Course, so was the > specialist. > > Mike > MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 : Answers below with ***'s: >this doc. took about 90 min and looked at my entire body at which point he asked, " do you have a high pain threshold? " according to him, my body is really out of whack. he also asked if i had been in an accident or had some kind of trauma. the only thing i could come up with was giving birth to my son, which was REALLY fast. it was after i had him that the pain started. *** I've read about this before. When you get pregnant, your body releases a hormone to " loosen up " your ligaments. This widens the pelvic girdle a bit and makes it easier to deliver your baby. This is why new moms' feet grow a 1/2 size or so. Since your delivery was " REALLY fast " perhaps your joints are on the loose side already, and pregnancy made them more so. This could be the root of all your problems. Also, my wife's back was acting up when our youngest was about 4 or 5 months old. We think it was from carrying our daughter around on the same hip all the time. She started alternating a bit and her problems went away. Could be a coincidence, but it makes sense, right? > i still don't really understand exactly what he does. is it like chiropractic work? or rolfing? guess i'll find out. *** Every doc is different. He almost certainly will do some chiropractic-type adjustments and trigger-point work. Rolfing is a speciality in and of itself. He may do some deep-tissue massage, but I would guess if he thinks you need rolfing, he'll send you to a rolfer. Whatever he does, don't be afraid to ask questions, specifically WHY he is doing what he is doing. The main thing he is going to do is to try to get your body back into alignment. If you are healthy and take care of yourself, your knee pain may subside on its own after everything is straightened out. > i'll definatly ask him about prolotherapy. *** I would definitely ask about prolotherapy, but I'm guessing if he hasn't mentioned it yet, he doesn't offer it. And keep me/us posted. I'm very interested in what he does to you. At least you found someone who gave you a thorough exam! Yipee! I really think that is the key to getting better. Good luck, Doug dougfromct2002@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Although it is true that the connective tissue in the lower pelvis of a pregnant woman softens toward the end of pregnancy, a " really fast " delivery means that the cervix opened without much pain and the mother didn't notice it. Then all of a sudden it was all the way open and the hormones changed, causing the uterus to contract. Most of what you called " delivery " is labor, and labor is the opening of the cervix. If the pelvic opening is large enough, actual delivery, the baby coming down the birth canal and out, is a whole nother process and usually happens fairly fast and without much if any pain. The contractions of the uterus during the birth canal trip are extremely powerful. I never heard that new mothers' feet grow a half size or so. Mine didn't. Ann Re: Osteopathic medicine : Answers below with ***'s: >this doc. took about 90 min and looked at my entire body at which point he asked, " do you have a high pain threshold? " according to him, my body is really out of whack. he also asked if i had been in an accident or had some kind of trauma. the only thing i could come up with was giving birth to my son, which was REALLY fast. it was after i had him that the pain started. *** I've read about this before. When you get pregnant, your body releases a hormone to " loosen up " your ligaments. This widens the pelvic girdle a bit and makes it easier to deliver your baby. This is why new moms' feet grow a 1/2 size or so. Since your delivery was " REALLY fast " perhaps your joints are on the loose side already, and pregnancy made them more so. This could be the root of all your problems. Also, my wife's back was acting up when our youngest was about 4 or 5 months old. We think it was from carrying our daughter around on the same hip all the time. She started alternating a bit and her problems went away. Could be a coincidence, but it makes sense, right? > i still don't really understand exactly what he does. is it like chiropractic work? or rolfing? guess i'll find out. *** Every doc is different. He almost certainly will do some chiropractic-type adjustments and trigger-point work. Rolfing is a speciality in and of itself. He may do some deep-tissue massage, but I would guess if he thinks you need rolfing, he'll send you to a rolfer. Whatever he does, don't be afraid to ask questions, specifically WHY he is doing what he is doing. The main thing he is going to do is to try to get your body back into alignment. If you are healthy and take care of yourself, your knee pain may subside on its own after everything is straightened out. > i'll definatly ask him about prolotherapy. *** I would definitely ask about prolotherapy, but I'm guessing if he hasn't mentioned it yet, he doesn't offer it. And keep me/us posted. I'm very interested in what he does to you. At least you found someone who gave you a thorough exam! Yipee! I really think that is the key to getting better. Good luck, Doug dougfromct2002@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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