My back has been sore for a few weeks now, and due to a change in work duties, my husband has been having trouble as well.
The other day eh was talking about going for a massage to see if that would help, but he also wondered if maybe he should see a chiropractor instead.
I have neither had a massage nor seen a chiropractor so I could offer him little advice on the matter. I told him I would ask the interwebs.
To be completely honest, the idea of a chiropractor scares me. I mean, thats a spine they are playing with and spinal cord injuries are SERIOUS! But. if something is out of alignment, a massage would just be a stop gap measure, right?
Have you tried one or the other? Both? Which would you recommend?
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BOTH! I highly recommend BOTH. Chiro deals with alignment, massage is muscles. I'd start with the chiro, make sure everything's aligned well (I have a bad back & go monthly - but more when I do things that put it 'out'), then go for the massage because when your back is out, the muscles get whacked.
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you really think so? Chiropractor's are covered under my husbands health plan, but massages are not. But he cant be expected to work this hard when his back is sore, it will just get worse and worse so i really want him to do something about it!
I absolutely believe in chiros...you wouldn't BELIEVE the difference mine makes. Some have massage therapists there, so it may still be covered through them.
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