Dr. Crandall - The Activator???

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Hello,

 

Have been following the chiropractic thread & was wondering about The

Activator you referenced. I think this could have saved me from the

pain I am going through since my last adjustment over a month ago.

 

I am " pear shaped " & very small breasted with slender neck;

collarbones & breastbone very visible. When lying face down on table

for adjustment this " bony area " in in direct contact with table,

naturally.

 

Although my chiropractor says lumbar spine is my problem [have been

seeing him over 1-1/2 yrs] the last visit he also " walked his

fingers " up my spine & between shoulder blades gave me a totally

unexpected, quick hard push. I believe he misjudged how hard to push

because of my excess weight - not taking into account that it is

mostly below the area he was pushing on!!! Would The Activator have

avoided that? [never heard of that instrument so unfamiliar with it's

use]

 

The crack was like a firecracker going off in the room & I let out a

scream of pain & am NOT exaggerating when I say that I literally saw

stars**** He had to physically turn me over as I could not move &

could hardly breathe. Thought for sure he had cracked a rib

or " something " ! He got nurse to ice me front & back for 10 minutes

then told me to go home, take ibuprofen & keep icing.

 

[Trying to shorten this :-)] but within the week pain worsened &

ended up having x-rays & MRI... BUT primary doctor ordered these done

of back! Also scripts for anti-inflammatory, muscle relaxer [$100.00

I could not afford!] They of course " ranout " and now strictly relying

on " Bio Freeze " , ice, ibuprofen & had one massage that did help for

several days.

 

Tried to explain to my primary that the back pain from adjustment is

lessening & NOT the main concern - it is the deep throbbing ache &

pain in center of chest, over & under breasts & around sides of chest

wall. My whole rib cage feels like it shifts every time I change

position in bed. Pain is bad trying to lie on either side...afraid to

go back to chiropracxtor & can't believe that he never even called to

check on me even after I reported to his nurse the problems I was

having!

 

What could the problem be and what tests might show it??? Is it

possible that some muscle or ligaments were torm in chest & would

echo, sonogram or other test show soft tissue damage? If there was,

can anything be done or is it just " wait 'til it heals " type of

situation? I know muscle damage can take several months to repair :-(

Really don't know who to turn to anymore for answers.

 

Any guidance or hints as to how to progress from here would be

greatly appreciated. [Really sorry this is so long, but figured you'd

need some particulars to make a judgement.]

 

Many Thanks, Myrna