back pain

[naflharrison]

hi all, i woke this mornin with the most immense pain at the right side of my tailbone, god its awful every move i make good r bad is agony, i havnt bashed it r anything like that and im just wondering how quick my dr might refer me to a chiropractor?? answers on a postcard plluureaase help!!

[tamborine]

lie on your back on floor to sleep - helps misplaced joints into place. Roll over onto all fours to get up.

[naflharrison]

thanks i can lie flat and i cant roll over it hurts too much! plus i dont think i could sleep on the floor and still feel alive enough to get up at 7am with two kiddies! lol a private chiropractor is soo expensive, i think my pelvis is out of line from havin 2 large babies and from a fall. and im only 29 god help me in yrs to come!

[k8bailey]

I don't think docs can refer ypu to a chiropractor, they couldn't or wouldn't 3 years ago when my partner could barely move. They suggested he apply heat then ice, 20 mins each alternately, and take ibuprofen, which he did with little sucess. Eventually I managed to half carry him, half drag him out to the car, and paid for him to see a chiropractor, 10 mins later he walked out of the chiropractors office - miarcle, but v.expensive, we learnt to do what the chiropractor did, at home. Hope you get it sorted!

[Sqad]

naf......Google coccydinia and see if that helps.

[craft1948]

I tried acupuncture.......helped but still had bearable pain. An osteopath sorted me out in 3 visits.......I now see him once every six months.....and he's cheaper than my dentist.

[Eve]

I have arthritis and back problems and NHS referred me to physio.

I see an osteopath privately though for me it helps it temporarily and is expensive but for the relief I brings, I find a way to afford it.

Saying that, my osteo always takes a serious interest in what comes through from other medical professionals as it helps guide him in his treatment.

I recently had a spine MRI on the NHS and my osteopath hsa asked me to try and get a copy of the results and copies of other xrays.

NHS is far slower and I'd have been suffering a lot more than I am if I hadn't had osteo help along the way.