http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ Daily Kitten Chat Forum Topic: My stupid neck en Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:22:30 +0000 http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/3#post-398894 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:48:53 +0000 mollycat71 398894@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I have an electrical stim machine and it works wonders! You just apply it to your skin and turn it on. It does all the work while you do whatever, its about the size of a Walkman (doesn't that make me old????) and fits in your pocket. I don't blame you a bit for checking into all your options! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/3#post-398888 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:44:06 +0000 Pollys_Mum_in_UK_2605 398888@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>MCW, Gruntling water is whatever liquid you enjoy, it can be H2O or aquavit. It doesn't matter. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/3#post-398884 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:42:42 +0000 Pollys_Mum_in_UK_2605 398884@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>It's wonderful what they can do these days, isn't it KK? I have no idea what my guy used, I only remember he said it cost him £25000 to buy it! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/3#post-398870 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:37:27 +0000 KYKAT 12 23 398870@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>PM, yours sounds like an electric stim sort of thing. This is a physical pulse that gently puts your vertebra back into its proper place. It is very precice and only move the one vertebra or bone at a time. My neck was badly out of place yesterday along with my scapula and several ribs, due to carrying a very heavy purse on a very long (unintended) walk on Sunday with my inlaws. Time to ditch the big purse! Chiro worked one bone at a time until I was back in alignment and one soulder was no longer drooping. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/3#post-398869 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:37:15 +0000 MadcatwomanintheUK 398869@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Ah, gruntling water! Very good PM. I think my gruntling water needs to be of the non-alcoholic variety, never much good at holding my drink at the best of times, just one sip of the hard stuff would probably send me dancing on the tables at the moment!</p> <p>I'm going to do a little research on this, and discuss with my own doctor if things are no better in a month or so. I'm acutely aware that the wrong type of therapy, whilst excellent for condition A can be postively harmful for condition B. But thanks for all thre suggestions, and don't feel I'm ungrateful - just want to evaluate everything very carefully before undergoing anything. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/3#post-398865 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:34:01 +0000 Pollys_Mum_in_UK_2605 398865@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Sounds a bit like the thing my sports injury bloke used on me, except he set it to a "programme" of different pulses of varying intensity lasting about 10 minutes. It was "prickly" but not at all painful. I didn't really feel the benefit until about 12 - 14 hours after treatment. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/3#post-398862 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:28:38 +0000 KYKAT 12 23 398862@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>MCW, call around and find a chiropractor that uses a Pro-adjuster or Arthrostim Activator rather than manual manipulation. The Activator is much more precice, doesn't cause the crunching/cracking noise and is gentler on the body, especially in the neck area. Doesn't require twisting your neck around at all, so might be helpful for your pain management.</p> <p>My Chiropractor uses the Activator and he has a handheld device that he places next to the vertebra that is out of place. He pushes a button and I get three to 5 pulses that rather gently put it back in place. No hyper-extension, no pain, no residual soreness. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/3#post-398860 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:28:04 +0000 mollycat71 398860@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>WHATEVER YOU DO-DO NOT SEE A CHIROPRACTOR FOR A BULGING DISC! PLEASE! As a therapist you are definitely better off with Physical Therapy! A chiro could paralyze you by "adjusting" a bulging disc! YIKES! As a therapist I can tell you PT can work wonders for your problem, that is if a doc will write you a prescription! Gentle stretching is necessary on the front of the disc to push the "jelly like" bulging fluid back INTO the area between the disc. It is a gentler treatment and can be very helpful! Please hang in there and know we are all praying for you! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/3#post-398859 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:26:58 +0000 Pollys_Mum_in_UK_2605 398859@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Yes you can. </p> <p>If you are disgruntled, you need to become gruntled, therefore you drink your favourite type of gruntling water. Mine's a large dry white wine! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/3#post-398858 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:26:11 +0000 Kilroy 398858@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Thanks for the reminder of your blog, I've just caught up. Loved the entry about loving Chris :) </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/3#post-398857 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:26:09 +0000 MOMMAOFABBY!=) 398857@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Hugs and white lite coming your way! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/2#post-398855 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:24:42 +0000 MadcatwomanintheUK 398855@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Gruntling water???? PM, I'm off my head on horse pills, probably couldn't work out the way home, let alone that one! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/2#post-398853 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:23:30 +0000 MadcatwomanintheUK 398853@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Hmmm, osteopathy. Not tried that. Might look into that a bit further if things are no better in a while - it's quite possible that worrying about what "it" might be has made it worse recently, I know I have a tendancy to carry stress and tension in my neck &#38; shoulders - maybe now I know my neck isn't about to spontaneously combust or anything things may start to improve. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/2#post-398850 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:21:36 +0000 Pollys_Mum_in_UK_2605 398850@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>And don't forget to hit the "gruntling" water. Work it out MCW! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/2#post-398848 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:20:14 +0000 WillowandWindismom 398848@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Gosh, all this time I have thought that I was simply clueless. But now I have discovered that what I actually am is gormless! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/2#post-398844 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:19:26 +0000 Pollys_Mum_in_UK_2605 398844@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I'm sorry you're still in such pain MCW. DO try a chiropractor or an osteopath. I find chiropractic manipulation too rough, but an osteopath tends to be a lot gentler. A sports injury specialist at my gym helped me a HUGE amount last time I had back trouble. He had this magic machine ( a bit like a TENS machine but higher tech) and it really helped with the pain.</p> <p>Ask around, there are lots of ways to alleviate pain as well as taking meds. I'm not knocking medication - I love it if I'm in pain - bring on the pills!! Pain is only of any use UNTIL you know what's wrong. Then it's time to get rid of it, it's done its job! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/2#post-398831 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:14:44 +0000 SoxsMom 398831@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Projectile vomiting--please don't see that guy again!!! Bad enough when the snot wars start.... </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/2#post-398829 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:13:32 +0000 MadcatwomanintheUK 398829@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Hee hee Linda, you've been reading my blog again! Being gormless is a UK expression for being a bit stupid in a dense, slow sort of way. Therefore if I am without gorms, well I must be gormless... :o) </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/2#post-398826 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:12:22 +0000 MadcatwomanintheUK 398826@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Hello all, back from a meal out with Chris. Thanks for all the support and suggestions - massage is one I'll definitely go forward with, since physiotherapy put me in this situation in the first place, I think I'll give that one a wide berth!! Like SMM, I am wary of chiropracters - I went to one once on a friend's recommendation when I very first started having shoulder &#38; neck trouble. He did something which resulted in a giant cracking noise from my neck, and resulted in my worst migraine ever - projectile vomitting and all!!!</p> <p>Too much info? Sorry ;o) I'm always open to suggestions, but haven't had the greatest experience in a number of cases. Guess this time I will leave it to Father Time and Uncle Junkie and see how it goes.</p> <p>Love my TDK Family!! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/2#post-398824 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:09:47 +0000 linda 398824@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>OY! Well, glad to hear it's not deadly serious, but sorry it's so on going and painful :( As WWM says, can you do some more physio? oh...and what's a "gorm"? :p </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/2#post-398816 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:06:50 +0000 KapitiKats in NZ 398816@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Pleased to hear that its nothing serious, MCW. I hope you can get some suitable pain relief and/or therapy. Sending you a special beam of white light to focus on your bulging disc. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/2#post-398795 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:41:43 +0000 WillowandWindismom 398795@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>MCW, I am thinking that physical therapy could help. Have you tried that? It can help to open those vertebral spaces. Also, therapeutic massage might help.</p> <p>I'm just glad to know that it doesn't involve a knife! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/2#post-398758 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:09:02 +0000 Kitten Whisperer 398758@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I'm sorry you are having such persistent pain, MCW. I hope it resolves over time so you don't have to be on a first name basis with you chemist! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/2#post-398751 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:03:34 +0000 SylMiaFelixMomma 398751@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Sorry to hear they cannot do anything, MCW. Kykat's suggestion sounds like a possibility. I have a fear of the chiropractor but they seem to help my step-mom who has some back and neck issues. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/2#post-398730 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:38:45 +0000 KYKAT 12 23 398730@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>MCW, you might want to consider seeing a chiropractor. Regular adjustments to your neck might help the disc to go back into place. After a particularly nasty car accident my neck was an absolute mess. My neck was curving backward and the discs were starting to bulge. My chiropractor did a program of adjustments, passive traction, alternating heat and cold compresses and electric stimulation. I'm happy to say it worked and we got my neck back into the correct curvature. Many years later I ruptured two discs in my Lumbar region. I did intensive physical therapy and continued with regular adjustments and so far have been 18 years surgery free. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/2#post-398698 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:34:13 +0000 Kilroy 398698@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>{{{SUPER GIANT HUGS FOR MCW}}}</p> <p>I can 1000% sympathize, MCW. I think I've mentioned that my evil headaches have been a bafflement to doctors for most of my life (leading to lots of, "There there, dear, you're just stressed. You should take up yoga/meditation/long walks/etc"). A couple of years ago I finally found a good guy who took the time to actually figure things out, he thinks, but there's still nothing they can do other than offer me loopy pills. They never will understand how frustrating that is, will they?</p> <p>{{{MCW}}} </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/2#post-398691 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:23:31 +0000 cricketsmama 398691@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>No treatment plan but it is good news in a way. I am glad you don't need surgery or anything severe. Nothing wrong with a good chemist friend either! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/2#post-398690 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:20:30 +0000 2 Popoki 398690@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Hmmm... not bad news - that's good ! Nothing you can do but wait and medicate - dang. Was hoping some sort of therapy might be in order. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/2#post-398688 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:19:09 +0000 MadcatwomanintheUK 398688@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I have an open appointment to go back when I want SM - and I can go up a level and play about a little with the nerve tablets to get the bext mix/results (I thought I could, but wanted to discuss it properly with the doc). My own doctor will also be keeping an eye on me. Doubtless Nurse WWM will also keep me in check! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18040/page/2#post-398684 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:16:38 +0000 SoxsMom 398684@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>MCW I sure was hoping that you could get some relief. I am thankful it isn't too serious, but pain is serious. Better living through chemistry isn't the way I would hope this to be resolved. I take it you go back in 6 months for a re-evaluation? </p>