Hi
Prior to my first op 8 years ago, my consultant got me to strip down to my undies to check my body alignment. Apparently they can tell who has a genuine back problem from the way we stand.
Maz
Yeah, I've been told by both a surgeon and a radiologist that I wasn't standing straight. The radiologist even asked me if " I usually stood like that". :rolleyes:
But it never really hit home until I saw it for myself in the mirror.
Hi
Prior to my first op 8 years ago, my consultant got me to strip down to my undies to check my body alignment. Apparently they can tell who has a genuine back problem from the way we stand.
Maz
Is it ony the women that get asked to undress?
Jim? Did you have to strip down to your undies?
Is it ony the women that get asked to undress?
Jim? Did you have to strip down to your undies?
It's easier to do a 12 point posture check when a client is in their undies.
Myarka
Pete, please don't get me started on the Nubax Trio. That's £200 I'll never get back. Actually I probably could if I sold it on ebay etc but I'd feel guilty about the poor sod using it afterwards.
Hi Jim
Sorry it sounds like you have had a bad experience with the Nubax, may I ask what problems you experienced?
I bought one a year ago from Australia to see what they were like and both my wife and I find it offers good traction for the lower back, which seems to work as well as the inversion table at keeping us pain free. Many people since have found it helps immensely with their back pain. So far I have only come across people with neck/shoulder problems who find problems with it, but then that is a contraindication of its use.
Pete
Standing deviated
Hi Jim,
Just to let you know its very common for people with disc or facet problems to stand 'wonky'. Its caused by you stopping yourself from pinching swollen inflammed tissue. This is why it hurts more if you try to force yourself up straight you squash the inflammation and make it worse. In clinic I treat many many people every year with symptoms that sound like yours and many avoid surgery. Often the way to help is not by lots of treatment but through lots of education and the person making changes to help themself to help their body tissue get better and the inflammation to settle
We can all accomodate a degree of disc trouble or degeneration in joints without needing to have everything aligned perfectly.
Indeed many many people have one leg longer than the other, scoliosis, bulging discs and wear and tear without any restriction of movement or symptoms.
LOL Cassie, yes I was asked to strip down to my undies, but I had one of those awful hospital gowns on. :027:
Its weird that we all trust doctors so much we don't even blink an eye when you're asked to strip off. I once went to my doc (at the time) with a sore throat complaint, and he asked me to strip right down, before he grabbed hold of the valuables then asked me to cough :dft010: