vertebral subluxation: spine problem. need help

[Serogost]

Who else her has vertebral subluxation?
I've been excited for years now about body building, doing squats and deadlifts, etc, but I have a major fear that I might hurt myself severely even with proper form.
I know I should be asking my chiropractor about whether it's safe for me to do weightlifting, and I have. His answer was bassically "you can, but do it slowly/gently, and you can't do it as well as others who have never had subluxation"

I'd take his advice, but he is totally clueless about weightlifting; he's a pretty heavy, unathletic person himself.

What do i do? anyone with a personal experience of either them or their client having this problem?

here's a quick example of vertebral subluxation and how I'm afraid it might infringe upon my health during a weightlifting exercise like the deadlift.
>take a straw, stand it up straight, push down with your hands slowly, see what happens
>take another straw, put a kink in the middle of it, push it down, see what happens.
subluxation

[bigfrog]

Take it slow so your muscles can adapt and strengthen. I'd have to research it before giving much advice. I do specialize in areas such as this, but none of my clients have it. . . Yet.

[hamrogers]

Originally Posted by Serogost

Who else her has vertebral subluxation?
I've been excited for years now about body building, doing squats and deadlifts, etc, but I have a major fear that I might hurt myself severely even with proper form.
I know I should be asking my chiropractor about whether it's safe for me to do weightlifting, and I have. His answer was bassically "you can, but do it slowly/gently, and you can't do it as well as others who have never had subluxation"

I'd take his advice, but he is totally clueless about weightlifting; he's a pretty heavy, unathletic person himself.

What do i do? anyone with a personal experience of either them or their client having this problem?

here's a quick example of vertebral subluxation and how I'm afraid it might infringe upon my health during a weightlifting exercise like the deadlift.
>take a straw, stand it up straight, push down with your hands slowly, see what happens
>take another straw, put a kink in the middle of it, push it down, see what happens.
subluxation

Who diagnosed you? Which vertebrae are subluxated? How long have you been seen by your chiropractor fot this ailment?

I think I already know the answers, but I'd like to hear it from you.

[Serogost]

Originally Posted by hamrogers

Who diagnosed you? Which vertebrae are subluxated? How long have you been seen by your chiropractor fot this ailment?

I think I already know the answers, but I'd like to hear it from you.

Well I'd been seeing the chiropractor for about 10 months before I moved
he told me that all of the visits after tha 9th month I would be maintaining the already aligned back, so i need to find a new chiropractor in my new city to see if it's actually aligned now, and to continue maintaining it. I had an incident where I jumped from 8 feet up and landed poorly, the same area sparked up in tenseness which started my worrying again. It's also constantly feeling somewhat stressed.

I don't know the exact vertebrae, but I know it's high up in the thoracic, on the border of the cervical vertebrae.

[hamrogers]

Originally Posted by Serogost

Well I'd been seeing the chiropractor for about 10 months before I moved
he told me that all of the visits after tha 9th month I would be maintaining the already aligned back, so i need to find a new chiropractor in my new city to see if it's actually aligned now, and to continue maintaining it. I had an incident where I jumped from 8 feet up and landed poorly, the same area sparked up in tenseness which started my worrying again. It's also constantly feeling somewhat stressed.

I don't know the exact vertebrae, but I know it's high up in the thoracic, on the border of the cervical vertebrae.

I've seen a couple of chiropractors in the past and they were very helpful, but from my own experience I'm going to recommend that you look for a physical therapist rather than a new chiropractor. Not many people know that a physical therapist can provide manual manipulations just as a D.C. does.

Nine months is a long time for therapy, after he has you aligned you should be looking at ways to maintain the health of your back without manipulation. This is where a Physical Therapist is most useful. Not only will he or she he able to provide manipulation when needed, but she can also provide you with a workout routine that is safe and will strengthen the muscles of your back to provide proper stability.

I hope you're back to 100% soon.

[MegGreenie]

Originally Posted by hamrogers

I've seen a couple of chiropractors in the past and they were very helpful, but from my own experience I'm going to recommend that you look for a physical therapist rather than a new chiropractor. Not many people know that a physical therapist can provide manual manipulations just as a D.C. does.

Nine months is a long time for therapy, after he has you aligned you should be looking at ways to maintain the health of your back without manipulation. This is where a Physical Therapist is most useful. Not only will he or she he able to provide manipulation when needed, but she can also provide you with a workout routine that is safe and will strengthen the muscles of your back to provide proper stability.

I hope you're back to 100% soon.

Couldn't agree more with the above !