Physical Therapy Vs Chiropractic?
If my orhtopedist recommends PT but my insurance will only cover Chiropractic can one get the same benefits ?
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Basical everyones answer was that Chiropractic services is quick and solves the problem… well the person who spoke of migrains as the problem then lets tackle that first. In physical therapy you will do exercises that won’t solve the problem short term but will prevent it in the future, you are doing work to train the muscles around your spine that support it to work better and be less lazy. This way they will hold those vertebrea in place so they don’t move out of alignment and compress a nerve. Also some physical therapists know more then others and can do adjustments… the difference? They only do adjustments to one segment of the spine so a perticular vertebrea as opposed to a chriopractic who adjusts not only just the one out of alignment but the ones around it. At physical therapy you can have traction to the spine which you don’t really get in a chriopractic setting. You will be put on a mechine that applies weight to your lower back helping to releive tension there and for herniated discs this works extreamly well (if you have a smart therapist that places the traction belt securly and tightly to the waist instead of over a hot pack for example) also stim can help ease pain for short term and somtimes you can rent a stim unit to take home if the pain is extream. Like I said you will be retraining your muscles to supply more support to your spine and this helps more then anything because it helps prevent future injury… you will most likely use a stability ball and ab work for low back, neck streaching for headachs. They will also massage the area to help releave pain. The benifits are very different and if you have a herniated disk you should probably utilize both or more the Physical therapy clinic, they have lots of ways to help that type of problem.
The degrees and area of study for both are very different also. PTs offten use lots of different types of devices to help, hot whirlpool, hot pack, traction, stim, ultrasound, exercise, streaching, massagem, and much more.
If your insurance doesn’t cover it you might have some options just call a couple places and ask what they charge, some are 12 dollars a visit. Also you should be sure that your insurance doesn’t most will now and if you have a note from your dr explaining the importance of it then you can send it to your insurance and argue that you need it. I once knew someone who had breast reduction surgery and the insurance didn’t cover it but was able to make them pay all her bills because the dr insisted she needed it.
Find an osteopathic physician who practices manipulation.
NO . Actually chriopracts are not physiotherapist. They use only manuel therapy and maniplation. No exercise no rehabilitation no electrotherapy*.(*If you have pain, maybe some analgesic currents should be much better for u) And its releated to your disaese and/or injury. Whats your orthopedic problem?
SIMPLE ANSWER NO! IVE TRIED PHYSICAL THERAPY WITH LITTLE IMPROVMENTS. CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT TREATS THE CAUSES AND A WEEK WITHOUT IT GAVE ME MY MIGRAINES BACK. SO THERE IS THE DIFFERENCE!!!!!
PT i no its a lot of exercise and equipments used in helping the body to perform better, and chiropractioners do the same but without the nefty tools. i can testify the chiro is better
i work with ppl that specilise in it. see the rationale is that sometimes a simple nerve cld be compressed by for example a vertebra and this will cause severe consequences so by adjusting that vertebra the nerve wont be compressed anymore and therefore relieving u from the pain. thats chiro for u. and its quick too.
Find a chiropractor who treats sports injuries.
By your diagnosis, you will need to do a lot of rehab to treat it. No disrespect to the PT profession, they are great, but should not be doing manipulations. Manipulations should be left to those how spend years practicing and learning it. It’s very dangerous, if someone doesn’t know what they are doing.
To answer your question, it depends on the practitioner. Chiropractic or physical therapy would work, but the bottom line is you will have to do exercises on your own to recover.
Also, Chiropractors are Doctors. Anyone who spends 4 years post secondary (after college) in an accredited program is a doctor. Doctors are not titles reserved for someone who prescribed drugs. PHD, podiatrist, optometrist, or psychologist dentist do you not address them as Doctors. Physiotherapists are graduating with a Doctor degree now. Do you not call them doctors?