Return PRP injection visit

Sorry to hear you didn't get the result you hoped for.

I so hear you on the 'which shoulder' thing. I've had 2 on each, reinjured the right one, twice and am having major difficulty with the left one lately. There is no 'good shoulder' vs 'bad shoulder'. There is bad and worse and right now, they're both pretty 'bad'.

Hopefully, seeing the chiropractor will help you.

I don't get a full nights sleep at all anymore. Either I wake in excruciating pain from sleeping on either side or the same pain from sleeping on my back. I can't win. I also try not to nap as that is one of my depression symptoms and my dog intuitively knows it's not good for me so she won't leave me be!

Wish I had some piece of information that would solve at least one of your issues but hopefully, knowing you're not alone will be of some comfort.

Well. I sure hope something works!! If you are having issues with your neck, yes that can contribute to some of the shoulder pain. I have a pinched nerve in my neck & the shoulder pain far exceeds the neck pain. My dr added a low dose of Gabapentin to the mix a few months ago. It seemed to help a little, but its one of those deals that it flares right back up unexpectedly.

I hope you can get some relief.

So sorry that the PRP did not work for you. Hopefully the chiropractor will be of some help, but please be careful. If it does not feel right, tell them to stop. Traditional chiropractic can be rough, and sometimes it causes more problems than it helps, particularly with the neck. I personally will only let osteopaths and axial orthogonal trained chiropractors touch my neck (both techniques are very gentle, yet effective). With a physical therapist as a mother, I've just heard too many horror stories about chiropractors and necks (plus the one time I did let a regular chiropractor adjust me it did not feel good at all -- very different than the AO chiro). I know your doctor recommended this guy, so hopefully he/she is good. But don't let them do anything you aren't comfortable with.

Skeye

Bigcase:
While I can empathize your desperation for relief, I write this post urging the utmost of caution in allowing chiropractic handling of your cervical spine.

The delicate vertebral artery passes through the cervical foramena, leaving anyone who undergoes chiropractic handling at risk for a devastating vascular impingement, spasm, or stroke.

As a physical therapist, I worked with several individuals who had devastating strokes due to cervical mobilization and higher risk manipulation by well meaning chiropractors. The ages of the afflicted ranged from a new mother in her late 20s to a retired attorney in his early 60s. Each of their unfortunate outcomes remains imprinted on my memory.

Make no doubt. All it takes is a brief second for the vertebral artery to become momentarily kinked to
cause a life-changing cerebral vascular accident (stroke). Cervical mobilization can also cause the smooth muscle lining of the vertebral artery to spasm, causing an interruption in blood supply to the brain.

Under no circumstances would I ever personally agree to having a chiropractor mobilize my neck. I have seen the devastating results, up close and personal.

Take a moment to Google “strokes caused by interruption of the vertebral artery” and read about the etiology and sequelea. You can also be more focused and find clinical journals that discuss the correlation of chiropractic cervical handling and vertebral artery compromise.

A vertebral artery stroke would wisely affect the motor cortex, causing dense paralysis and/or central spasticity.

I do not know your age, but presume that you are in your mid-life years from reading of your posts. You age, alone, will leave you at higher risk for an adverse vascular event. Vascular tissue, like the rest of the body and it’s parts, becomes thinner and fragile with age.

I urge you to reconsider chiropractic handling of your neck and cervical spine.

It is one area of clinical practice that I hold very strong negative reservations and the highest of cautionary advice. I will never agree to chiropractic cervical care for myself or any member of my immediate family.
Karen

Bigecase,

The reasons Karen gave are exactly why I also cautioned you about having a regular chiropractor adjust your neck (though she did a much better job explaining it than I). My mom, who is also a PT, has also treated more than one patient who ended up partially or completely paralyzed (as quads) from chiropractic adjustments of the neck. And having shared that knowledge with me, that is also the reason why I will not let a regular chiro work on my neck.

I don't know if Karen has any knowledge or opinion about axial orthogonal chiropractic, as there are not too many of them around (at least not in the part of the country that I live), however, the technique they use is much more safe and gentle, and is highly effective. These chiropractors are specially trained and certified, and ONLY work on the neck, regardless of your primary problem, as they believe that everything is connected to the neck, & that restoring proper CSF and blood flow to the spinal cord and brain is crucial for the body to function and heal properly. The AO technique involves adjusting your atlas (the C1 vertebra) using a device that delivers a small amount of percussion to a specific spot on the vertebrae. All it feels like is a light tap, and I honestly never would have believed that it could make such a profound difference in a person's neck alignment if I hadn't seen my before and after xrays with my own eyes.

I've been seeing an AO chiropractor on and off for my neck for a couple years now, and my 91 yr old grandmother has been going regularly for at least 15 years, if not significantly longer. Knowing what I know, AO chiros are definitely the ONLY chiropractors who I will allow to touch my neck (the difference in the gentleness of the technique is so profound, that regular chiros now even make me nervous just working on my back). So if you are still going to consider chiropractic, I'd urge you to seek out one these guys. It is worth the distance you may have to travel to keep yourself safe.

Here is a link to the official atlas orthogonal website if you would like to learn more: www.atlasorthogonality.com/PatientSite/faq.html. They also have a "find a doctor" feature on their website.

And as I also mentioned above, seeing an osteopath for adjustments would be another alternative to consider. I have used them as well, and they are also very gentle and safe.

Skeye

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Thank you so much for explaining. The pain is over whelming these days and has been for quite some time. I am going to call next week and have them fax me the orders for pt. I will take to my pt clinic. I have been so much that i am more than comfortable with them. (Except when they are working on shoulder). Lol. Just kidding.

I have totally wasted a week of vacation this week due to this pain in the neck but i knew i would. I have Demerol on hand but Tylenol works better. My fear is that i have been taking it too long. I know it is not good for my liver. Each time i take i think about the now. Right now i have to stop this or i am going to go insane. I have got to get this through to the doctors. We have got to get this figured out or a path i can handle.

On a good note tomorrow is my 29th wedding anniversary and it is so good to have someone that takes wonderful care of you always.