By tet on Sunday, August 19, 2001 - 03:15 pm:

I am hypermobile in all my joints. I go to a chiropractor for 4 years allready, but I have my doubts.
It works only for one or a few days! I can breathe again and have no pain in my lower back after the session. But the hypómobile parts in my spine and SI-joints "click"in the fixed position as sone as I do my (light)fittness-exercise,or when I lift something, or make a "wrong" or sudden movement. If he does my (long) neck I often get migraine, so I don't want him to do that part anymore.
What are your experiences with Chiropractie?
Tet

By Lin on Sunday, August 19, 2001 - 08:05 pm:

i have posted in another area about this, but i do NOT like chiros at ALL. they want me to run into their office for all subluxations, and to do that i would have to live in the wiating room!! and then they want to treat me by regular manipulations, and adding mobility to a hypermobile person is NOT the way to stop pain. i prefer to just do what i can, and when something slips, fix it myself.
Lin

By Pat on Sunday, August 26, 2001 - 09:11 pm:

Hi Tet. I found that when I got deep-tissue massage I get back in alignment and stay there better. My SI is the biggest problem too, so I do understand what you are talking about. I had one chiro who only made my SI worse. The one I have now denies the SI goes out, but he gets it in every time! We just moved and I think I found an affordable massage person today and I am delighted. Now I will have real relief.
Has anyone tried an SI Belt? My PT recommended one. Any thoughts?

By Andrea on Tuesday, October 02, 2001 - 12:14 pm:

SI belt definitely recommended! But get someone who knows what he/she is doing to fit it properly for you. Get a Serola (made in USA, but available all over the world), this one has extra straps on the side to tighten the belt. Good luck! Andrea

By Barbara on Sunday, December 23, 2001 - 08:35 am:

Pat, I have to agree with you about deep tissue massage vs. Chiropractic. I have had 3 chiropractors, 2 osteopaths, and several physical therapists over the years. None have given me as much pain relief and joint realignment as my current massage therapist.

The massage therapist happens to be my father who is a 3rd term student at Ashmead College of Massage. I've been his homework project and we have both been amazed at what he has learned and how it has helped me.

By traceyt on Thursday, December 27, 2001 - 02:51 pm:

I am just the opposite. Massage does nothing for my neck problems. It is relaxing. The chiro is my only hope.

By Pat on Tuesday, January 15, 2002 - 03:16 pm:

Tracey, I have found that there is a world of difference in massage therapists. The first I had was the best by far. The second was a PT/Massage person and felt great, but did not have any help for the subluxations. The third had wonderful ambience and personality, but again, did not go deep enough to have any real affect on my pain. The one I found in August is another "makes a difference" one. Please don't write them all off just because one or two didn't do much for you. Keep looking.

By Kim on Saturday, March 16, 2002 - 12:16 pm:

Chiropractors look at me and run.. multiple dislocations and subflex is BAD on the body of any one, not just people with connective tissue disease. You pay for it now, or you pay later .. Temporary relief that causes damage later, or maintaining what I have now, tough question..Im more into keeping what Ive got through trying to build it up. Ive found that supplements like MSM magnesium, and all the rest, heal me from the inside out or at least ease up my symptoms without further damage to my body. Something to think about.. Best, Kim

By rebecca on Saturday, April 13, 2002 - 10:51 pm:

Hi!

I recently was referred to a chiro by my physical therapist because my shoulder seemed to be out of alignment.

I found the chiropractor's attitude troubling and I just hated the feeling of being adjusted...seemed to me that this kind of treatment could be dangerous.

I wonder what the general thought about chiropractic and hypermobility is...I also have osteoporosis and someone told me that her chiropractor won't adjust someone with bone loss, and yet this chiro just went ahead and did it.

Any thoughts about that? -

By Tom on Sunday, September 29, 2002 - 09:35 pm:

I have been to a number of chiros and I think that they made matters worse because my back went out more and more frequently as my visits progressed which increased my pain load.
I have found one now who doesnt use the snapping and jerking approach with me. My pelvis tends to twist which throws my lower back out. He adjusts me by putting wedges, one higher one lower, under either "wing" of my pelvis while Im lying face down. Over 20 or so minutes gravity does its work and Im back in alignment. It's very relaxing and I take a nap usually. Of course I don't think the procedure is helpful if you have a stable pelvis. He then uses a hand held thing he calls an activator. It has a rubber tip and is spring loaded and delivers a little poke or jolt. He sets the tension pretty low and taps my ribs back into place and the whatever vertebra need a nudge. I tolerate it really well. It doesnt feel like its too much. It works for my sacrum too.
In general I have found the chiropraters I have encountered to be limited in their ability to be flexible in working with me. They tend to have their techniques and want to use them. MAybe this is okay for people with normal strength in their joints but not for me. I found my current one after alot of looking and careful screening on the phone about what his approach was and in so many words if he respected his patients enough to work with them to determine what is a helpful treatment.
Tom

By User Name on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 03:56 pm:

I have recently gone to a similar cyro using the activator, he also gave me something called ligaplex 2 which is manganese that i take alot, i wonder if this is good? Anyone here take nutrient suppliments?

By hoops on Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 06:37 am:

Do not go to chiropractors if you have loose joints. I was a perfectly healthy individual that suffered a severe neck injury from a chiropractor . It loosened ligaments and I have not found anything that works to help with the pain. Even prolotherapy did not work for me.

By lloyd on Tuesday, September 02, 2003 - 08:14 am:

My chiripractor's name was Dr. John Saab in West Bloomfield, MI. I want to let everyone know that I was going to him for headaches and he adjusted my neck and lower back for a couple of months. It did not work and I ended up with ligament laxity in the neck. I was having trouble holding my neck up after I stopped going to him. He told me to come back and he did more manipulations and caused a whiplash injury that effected the entire spine. I now am completely hypermobile and live in constant pain. I cannot find anything that helps.

By Ali Wright on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 08:14 am:

Hi, I'm new here, I live in Scotland and thought I was the only person with this annoying condition.....till now. I too am hypermobile on all my joints but my neck and hips are the worse, it was only discovered as I was in a train accident and my whiplash wouldn't heal, before that i thought everyone was in the constant pain i was. I've been to physios,back clinics and now see a chiropractor once a month. I feel good for a few days then it all starts going out of place again and i just grin and bear it!
Really after suggestions on long term relief!!any ideas???

By Az on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 10:58 am:

Ali the only way to keep the joints in permanent is to strenghen the muscles around them. A good physio (Prefrably one trained in rheumatology) should be able to help

By Michelle on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 02:15 pm:

I'd agree with Az - it's all about strengthening your muscles. The other thing that helps long-term is to accept your limitations and live within them, instead of letting others convince you to do too much.
Michelle

By lollipop on Saturday, October 02, 2004 - 10:53 am:

I have gone to the chiro for quite some time already... I will feel better after the treatment but soon (maybe a few hours or a day later), the pain will be back. Does glucosamine helps hypermobile people with their symptoms and pain?

By alice garden on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 - 08:39 am:

I am studing osteopathy at the moment which is similar ish to chiropracters. However, we are taught some techniques that in theory help with hypermobile joints. Cranial (as small area of osteopathy) works for me as i'm also hypermobile but not to such a severe degree. Only my shoulders dislocate on a regular basis. Hope this helps.