Thread: Dodgy Neck

I've got a bad neck from a prang in 1981 and it creaks & groans sometimes too.
I've found that putting my head back as far as it will go and rotating it to one side and fully down to the next side and back up again a few times helps a lot. Keeping it warm helps too.

Try an Osteopath. A good one is far better than a Chiro or Physio IMHO. They fixed me up.

And to keep it warm, a good old wheat bag in the microwave before bedtime is the duck's nuts. Good for the feet too.

Originally Posted by Gumby

Try an Osteopath...

I thought you'd visit a Plasticine-opath

I agree with Gumby. Osteopath Osteopath Osteopath,
A chiropractor manipulating necks may be not the way to go.
I'm not going to post why I always walk like I'm drunk.why my hands don't work properly,but it was all from a mismanaged neck problem.
Tankstand......careful careful.

Anyone suggested amputation yet??

After visiting a Chiro for many years I now find greater relief from an Osteo, the Chiro manipulation snap is all too sudden with non of the massage or gentle manipulation the Osteos do.

Al

I had a motorcycle prang when I was .....

Snap. Dislocated the neck.

Osteogesic tablets. Takes a few weeks but do seem to help.
Neck warmer.

Collar thingy that has a weight at the other end of a cord hanging from a frame on the door so you can sit in a chair and stretch the neck.
A little like being hung.

Osteo for me too.

Snap, around 20 only a badly fitting seatbelt in a rollover rather than a bike disaster. Used useless chiro's for years and just kept going back in the end for little result. I've alternated the same physio osteo combination for years and average about two trips a year at most. Like the others Osteo everytime they actually care for your neck not their own hip pockets.

John

Thanks for the ideas guys,

I'd never heard of an Osteopath before, and no wonder.

A search and I've found two in Adelaide!

My wife hates me going to the chiro, so I shall seek alternative relief.

My neck has never been the same after being in a car rear-ender in 1999.

The only time I will ever go to a chiro, is if I am in that much pain and I have literally no other choice, no one else is available. I hate them, have hated them from my first visit as a child.

An Osteo .....

I spent a fortune on Chiro over the years to no avail.
I find much more benefit from a massage because it benefits all the body or definitely try the Osteopath

I too like others, spent a small fortune on chiro's before realising that they were'nt helping, in fact I think he has done some extra damage to my lower back with the way he was crunching me, with no massage or heat packs.

Now I go to a "Bowen Therapist" (a type of massage) and have had great relief from doing so, I only have to go every few months now, instead of weekly to the chiro.

Hadnt heard of an osteopath before, will have to check it out.

Mark,

Have had this problem for many years, and can vouch for an over the counter tablet called "FIORNAL" which is a muscle relaxant and has afforded great relief for me when I am having a bad time. You cannot drive after taking these tabs, but they do not work on everyone. They are a great help at times. I would not suggest taking huge quanities of these tablets but may help on occsasions.

You have my sympathy, and I too, tried chiropractor's, etc and on occasions got a bit of relief. You will learn to manage the pain and importantly what triggers it. I usually lie down and rest as necessary as a very important part of the therapy. After 20 or so years you become accustomed to the problem.

Good luck and
Kind Regards Mike.