Sciatica

[christine847]

I too suffer at times with sciatica.............which is better a chiro practor or osteopath ......see post below
Thanks

[jackthehat]

Acupuncturist...........
Sorted mine out a treat.

[christine847]

Tried that JTH.....didnt work for me......thanks anyway x

[jno]

I haven't had sciatica but I have visited chiropractors and osteopaths with other aches and pains. In general, chirpractors concentrate on your spine; they Xray it and crunch it around to realign it (often only a millimetre or so but it can make a lot of difference). Osteopaths tend to be gentler, though they vary a lot in how they proceed. Some do a bit of crunching but they also do more massage-style work on soft tissue. Some cranial osteopaths do nothing much but hold their fingertips to your skull, which I found completely useless, but presumably other people benefit from it.

But because they vary so much it's very hard to predict how well they will treat any given problem. I've found osteopathy a grat help over the years, but some practitioners are a lot better than others.

[christine847]

Thank you so much jno...osteo for me then! x

[coccinelle]

I went to a chiropractor for 8 sessions when I had sciatica it cost a bomb but didn't clear it up. I met someone one day who recommended an osteopath she knew, went along and hey, bingo 3 days later it was finished, I was allowed to go along for a free session 2 weeks later which I did. A good osteopath can do the job in one session or at the most two. Keep yourself hydrated when you're working means it won't reoccur.
My osteopath studied in China.

[christine847]

coccinelle................thanks x