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Originally Posted by LubeMaster77
...He did a few adjustments and relieved about 90% of my pain - said I still had inflammation...
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Yup. But, don't be discouraged if the pain returns in the morning - or this afternoon. I got instant relief from a sports oriented chiro. a triathalete himself who has Padres and Chargers as patients, but it came back the same day and I ended paying twice weekly visits for 6 wks (all the while religiously doing the excercises ha prescribed).
I reached a level of improvement that I couldn't get beyond and he said keep doing the excercises, see me again if the pain gets unbearable; might go away, might end up being chronic, 70% of men have lower back pain by the time they're 50. Great.
Called my doc and he authorized visits to a physical therapist who gave me a thorough exam (1 hr, 15 min) and prescribed the same and more excercises that the chiro. did.
I asked her about inversion tables and she said it was safe to do.
I also asked her about glucosamine/condroitin, the effectiveness of which is controversial, and she said she wasn't permitted to advise me on that - but - said that all the doctors she dealt with recommend it to their patients.
As I said, the inversion table gave me instant relief and I still use it regularly. The ongoing improvement has been such that I've not returned to the therapist.
Best wishes.