Hip pain when using wire crimpers?

[PWC Repair]

The multiple adjustments are because everything has been out of whack for so long. They make an adjustment and it will stay put for a while but might try to pull back out. So they do it again, and so on....until it's 'trained' back into the correct position. Sounds like after he gets you dialed back in you should probably stay on a monthly visit for 'maintenance'. There are also massage therapists called a Naprapath. They work on the connective tissue and muscles to fix issues and relieve pain. A guy I know said his wife was so bad she had trouble walking and the doctors wanted to operate in her neck!! The Naprapath worked out the issue in conjuction with a few chiropractor visits. That's been many years ago, and she's still doing good. I'm not sure why so many people think this stuff is VOO-Doo or a scam. If I wake up with a crick in my neck I go straight into the chiropractor and he pops it right out. FORGET about that walking around for 3 days not being able to turn your head nonsense!

 

[Hobby_Man22]

The multiple adjustments are because everything has been out of whack for so long. They make an adjustment and it will stay put for a while but might try to pull back out. So they do it again, and so on....until it's 'trained' back into the correct position. Sounds like after he gets you dialed back in you should probably stay on a monthly visit for 'maintenance'. There are also massage therapists called a Naprapath. They work on the connective tissue and muscles to fix issues and relieve pain. A guy I know said his wife was so bad she had trouble walking and the doctors wanted to operate in her neck!! The Naprapath worked out the issue in conjuction with a few chiropractor visits. That's been many years ago, and she's still doing good. I'm not sure why so many people think this stuff is VOO-Doo or a scam. If I wake up with a crick in my neck I go straight into the chiropractor and he pops it right out. FORGET about that walking around for 3 days not being able to turn your head nonsense!

Had that happen too about a year ago. Couldn't drive to the store for some advil since I couldn't turn my head so I had my brother bring some pain meds to loosen it up. Then I went to the chiropractor to fix it. I used to get a kink in my neck all the time probably from sleeping weird. Never to the point where i Couldn't make it up the stairs.

 

[Hobby_Man22]

I wonder if it's the same as popping your fingers. Pop them occassionally to keep them feeling nice and mobile.

 

[Jsf721]

Do you stretch ? Ever ? Don’t laugh guys. I had major hip pain that kept me from doing things I loved to do. Went to Ortho. Had x rays and mri. Told arthritis went on meloxicam then celobrex with fair results.

I went on vacation a few weeks ago and my wife took me walking every day. Started 1-2 miles. After we finished we stretched. She does this daily.

I told her I need to stop bc I think I’m wearing my hip joints out. She said to please push through. By the 3rd day I’m feeling better. We increased distance and pace and by day five I’m 50 percent better. By day 10 I’m off my anti inflammatory drugs and I’m walking and stretching daily.

go on YouTube and look up how
To stretch hip flexors. Watch a
Few and average the results. There are some cooks on YouTube. I also stretch my upper back and neck as it’s all connected. Google hallelujah stretch. It’s crazy how much better I’m feeling. I am afraid to stop walking and stretching. Fwiw I’m 55 yo and out of shape. Sit at desk and in car too much. I’m also working my core and feel so much better.

nothing to loose why not try it. Also see a doc but this cannot hurt you.

 

[mike93lx]

Went to the chiropractor. I forgot the term he used but he said one of the joints in my lower back was closer than the others causing the stiff leg. I think the term he used was fused together. He wants me to come back for adjustments 3 times a week. There's one area in my neck too that's closer together than the other vertebrates or whatever they're called. I dont sew how multiple adjustments per week are supposed to put everything into place.

3 days a week gets him the boat payment covered

 

[Hobby_Man22]

Do you stretch ? Ever ? Don’t laugh guys. I had major hip pain that kept me from doing things I loved to do. Went to Ortho. Had x rays and mri. Told arthritis went on meloxicam then celobrex with fair results.

I went on vacation a few weeks ago and my wife took me walking every day. Started 1-2 miles. After we finished we stretched. She does this daily.

I told her I need to stop bc I think I’m wearing my hip joints out. She said to please push through. By the 3rd day I’m feeling better. We increased distance and pace and by day five I’m 50 percent better. By day 10 I’m off my anti inflammatory drugs and I’m walking and stretching daily.

go on YouTube and look up how
To stretch hip flexors. Watch a
Few and average the results. There are some cooks on YouTube. I also stretch my upper back and neck as it’s all connected. Google hallelujah stretch. It’s crazy how much better I’m feeling. I am afraid to stop walking and stretching. Fwiw I’m 55 yo and out of shape. Sit at desk and in car too much. I’m also working my core and feel so much better.

nothing to loose why not try it. Also see a doc but this cannot hurt you.

Well I need to do something. I am feeling better, whether thats due to the adjustment or just the fact that inwas already feeling better idk. I think if he can actually adjust what needs to be adjusted maybe it will work. I went to the joint one time and the guy didn't even pop a single bone and felt worse after. It's hit or miss depending on who you get

 

[Hobby_Man22]

Probably could have e requested an mri if I were to go to my doctor. The chiropractor only did an xray. Would have been nice if we could have pin pointed the area where the nerve was getting compressed.

 

[mike93lx]

Probably could have e requested an mri if I were to go to my doctor. The chiropractor only did an xray. Would have been nice if we could have pin pointed the area where the nerve was getting compressed.

without imaging, it is all a guess, and that is part of what they rely on. did he also let you know that you have osteoarthritis?

an MRI will usually require prior authorization, so make sure you check before you get one done. it would **** to get a surprise $1k bill afterwards.

 

[bwringer]

There ae "chiropractors" and then there are chiropractors. Some are dangerous voodoo hard-sell scam artists and some are legit medical professionals. The former only drain your wallet and cause further injury, and the latter can improve your life immensely in ways your GP cannot.

My wife encountered both as she dealt with some back and joint issues a while back. It's pretty frustrating that there doesn't seem to be much in the way of standards or regulation for this profession.

Be choosy, keep your wits about you, and be ready to walk away at the first sign of the ol' hard sell. But good chiros are gold; for some problems they can legitimately turn your whole life around.

 

[dogdog]

Basic stretch and Yoga / pilates helps... took me over a year of stretching and long walks to get better. "chiropractors" are pretty useless if it is not something they can snap back aligned in a session or two... Hip pains, you probably can't heal over night.

 

[Max]

go to a real Dr who will prescribe opiates?.... instead of a chiropractor who will fix your spine without drugs... and the chiropractor is insane? Lmao...

Go to a real Dr first to rule out other issues. If you like, go to a chiropractor later if it helps. Do not confuse a chiropractor with someone who knows about medicine.

A little story. My brother had back pain and he went to a chiropractor for many months. The pain slowly got worse over time such that eventually he was going 3x-4x a week. At no time did the chiropractor say “hey, you should go to a real Dr. just in case…”.

Eventually the pain gets so bad my brother gets to go to the ER in an ambulance screaming all the way. Turns out he had stage 2 cancer in his back and some of his vertebrae are so eaten up the bone is grinding on his nerves. 18 months later he’s dead. The chiropractor didn’t give him cancer and he didn’t kill him. But he sure didn’t help him either, and we’ll never know if earlier detection would have helped or not. Once he got to the ER the Drs knew the issue within 24 hours…

OP, I’m not saying you have cancer or that you should be worried. All I am saying is until you have a diagnosis you don’t know. Well, I am also saying that a chiropractor treats symptoms and not causes. For many things, treating just the symptoms is all you can do. But if you have a problem that needs a fix, then you need a Dr.

Disclaimer: I am neither a Dr. or chiropractor nor do I play one on TV.

 

[PWC Repair]

Turns out he had stage 2 cancer in his back and some of his vertebrae are so eaten up the bone is grinding on his nerves.

This is why a legit chiropractor does an X-ray. They can rule out fractures, disc issues, arthritis, or swiss cheese cancer.
As I has said ear;ier, and others are also saying.......stretch out!

 

[Hobby_Man22]

Go to a real Dr first to rule out other issues. If you like, go to a chiropractor later if it helps. Do not confuse a chiropractor with someone who knows about medicine.

A little story. My brother had back pain and he went to a chiropractor for many months. The pain slowly got worse over time such that eventually he was going 3x-4x a week. At no time did the chiropractor say “hey, you should go to a real Dr. just in case…”.

Eventually the pain gets so bad my brother gets to go to the ER in an ambulance screaming all the way. Turns out he had stage 2 cancer in his back and some of his vertebrae are so eaten up the bone is grinding on his nerves. 18 months later he’s dead. The chiropractor didn’t give him cancer and he didn’t kill him. But he sure didn’t help him either, and we’ll never know if earlier detection would have helped or not. Once he got to the ER the Drs knew the issue within 24 hours…

OP, I’m not saying you have cancer or that you should be worried. All I am saying is until you have a diagnosis you don’t know. Well, I am also saying that a chiropractor treats symptoms and not causes. For many things, treating just the symptoms is all you can do. But if you have a problem that needs a fix, then you need a Dr.

Disclaimer: I am neither a Dr. or chiropractor nor do I play one on TV.

Cancer would show in the xray

 

[Sleepy1]

I absolutely agree with the stretching!
Other modalities proven to help with many back/hip/butttock pin syndromes include:
-yoga
-Tai Chi
-walking.
These can all increase flexibility and strengthen your core musculature.

I'm glad you're feeling better!

 

[Max]

Cancer would show in the xray

Not directly. Missing bone would show in an x-ray, but cancer is soft tissue. Note that x-rays really need to be looked at by radiologists…

 

[jrsavoie]

If the doc just wants to tell you to take Tylenol, I'd also check out a chiropractor -- legs, hips, vertebrae may all be out of place.

I had a Dr. Sending me to PT and recommending Tylenol for shoulder pain. I finally asked about him never taking pictures of it or anything.

After results, he called and said I had to quit work immediately. My arm was about to fall off. He said I didn't act like I was in much pain so he didn't think it was tore up that bad.

Don't trust doctors.

 

[dogdog]

I absolutely agree with the stretching!
Other modalities proven to help with many back/hip/butttock pin syndromes include:
-yoga
-Tai Chi
-walking.
These can all increase flexibility and strengthen your core musculature.

I'm glad you're feeling better!

I have to power walk about 3 miles in 45 minutes every other day plus preStretching and post cool down stretches started small touching just knees then later to ankles and toes. Practice deep breathing exercise also helps. Op just need to choose an exercise routine he is comfortable with. Nothing ******** like kickboxing vandam or mma shits needed.

 

[Hobby_Man22]

I have to power walk about 3 miles in 45 minutes every other day plus preStretching and post cool down stretches started small touching just knees then later to ankles and toes. Practice deep breathing exercise also helps. Op just need to choose an exercise routine he is comfortable with. Nothing ******** like kickboxing vandam or mma shits needed.

Personally I thought it was an overuse injury, but what he says makes sense. He says only 2 out of 9 nerve endings make you feel pain and the two compressed areas a bulging out and irritating the nerve causing the hip pain.

 

[dogdog]

Personally I thought it was an overuse injury, but what he says makes sense. He says only 2 out of 9 nerve endings make you feel pain and the two compressed areas a bulging out and irritating the nerve causing the hip pain.

Yes but it won't heal naturally by pain meds... or just ignoring it and hope it go away though, not a medical expert so can't say yea or nay for your situation... I could say I had similar issues where shoulder and hip pain from sitting in front of computer for 8+ hours, almost have hard time even walking. Still remembers the first time I walked that first Mile. Tears in my eyes and that is not even from being touched or sensative feeling .. It's a huge pinch in my back and **** hurting type of tear... for me it was a slow walk to start... I think it took me about 1 or almost 2 hours for that first mile. Then graduatlly moved to 12 minutes per miles... now back to 2 hours per miles LOL...after a few years of slacking, but no pain, just Phat.

Costco also sells those deep tissue massagers... I have used the next day after walking and hot Epson salt bath.

https://www.costco.com/sharper-image-power-percussion-deep-tissue-massager.product.100776494.html

 

[PWC Repair]

I have one of those massagers............OOoohhhh Yeah!

 

[alfredeneuman]

Don't sell chiropractors short. I've been a regular visitor since 2007, when my back failed (a long story). In my case he's performed miracles.

 

[isb cornbinder]

The multiple adjustments are because everything has been out of whack for so long. They make an adjustment and it will stay put for a while but might try to pull back out. So they do it again, and so on....until it's 'trained' back into the correct position. Sounds like after he gets you dialed back in you should probably stay on a monthly visit for 'maintenance'. There are also massage therapists called a Naprapath. They work on the connective tissue and muscles to fix issues and relieve pain. A guy I know said his wife was so bad she had trouble walking and the doctors wanted to operate in her neck!! The Naprapath worked out the issue in conjuction with a few chiropractor visits. That's been many years ago, and she's still doing good. I'm not sure why so many people think this stuff is VOO-Doo or a scam. If I wake up with a crick in my neck I go straight into the chiropractor and he pops it right out. FORGET about that walking around for 3 days not being able to turn your head nonsense!

I think you may not be holding the crimper correctly. My mind boggles at the possibilities.

 

[Hobby_Man22]

I think you may not be holding the crimper correctly. My mind boggles at the possibilities.

That's just an example. I can put a gallon of milk back into the fridge and feel it in my hip too.

 

[Walkers]

What was that joke about the blonde telling the doctor about her pain? The doctor asked her where it hurt, she said it hurts here, and here and here. He diagnosed her with a broken index finger…

 

[rabidsquirrel]

Have you thought about one of these:

 

[danfromsyr]

I do but can't bring her home with my current arrangement.

 

[Showkey]

That's just an example. I can put a gallon of milk back into the fridge and feel it in my hip too.

63 posts and we find out ……..this is a pain with simple every day activity .

 

[Hobby_Man22]

63 posts and we find out ……..this is a pain with simple every day activity .

Well with that being said......

 

[Hobby_Man22]

My hip was on fire a couple days ago while I was bent over doing some welding on my trailer. Yes bending over causes it too. It feels pretty good yesterday and today though. No heavy leg feeling, I think that adjustment really made a difference, it's not perfect, but Im considering going like once a week just to keep everything adjusted. They wanted me to sign up for like 3 adjustments a week for like $1600 for 12 sessions, but I think it's only $40/ visit if you just go to get adjusted. I never did clarify well @ $40/ visit that's only like $500 where is the $1600 coming from?

 

[FredWanaker]

Am 71, have had back pain for years, worsened by a couple car accidents with distracted drivers. Vitamin D3 and K2 have helped a lot but finally told my Dr that life with the pain isn't worth it, and that it affects everything from walking to breathing. He gave in and ran some tests. Came back positive to a certain kind of arthritis. Now waiting on the rheum he referred me to for an appoint. I don't think doctors really care much about those of us with back pain because they hear everyone ***** about it. But push your doctor to find the underlying cause. In my case there will be some medications that can knock it down if the Insurance company agrees to authorize them.

 

[Showkey]

. They wanted me to sign up for like 3 adjustments a week for like $1600 for 12 sessions, but I think it's only $40/ visit if you just go to get adjusted. I never did clarify well @ $40/ visit that's only like $500 where is the $1600 coming from?

No comment on chiro except:
Maybe the best treatment in the world ?…….but:
This is issue that many have with chiropractors. 3 per week for x weeks.
If they break out the laser therapy the prices can be multiplied 2-10x.
It always takes 10-50 treatment witha continued maintenance………..which maybe is what it takes……..they might have learned that in the first week of chiro school ?

Some might pay as you go at $40 and see if you see any relief after 4-10 visits. They likely will not say no. Just don’t sign a contract if you want pay as go.

 

[PWC Repair]

My hip was on fire a couple days ago while I was bent over doing some welding on my trailer. Yes bending over causes it too. It feels pretty good yesterday and today though. No heavy leg feeling, I think that adjustment really made a difference, it's not perfect, but Im considering going like once a week just to keep everything adjusted. They wanted me to sign up for like 3 adjustments a week for like $1600 for 12 sessions, but I think it's only $40/ visit if you just go to get adjusted. I never did clarify well @ $40/ visit that's only like $500 where is the $1600 coming from?

Have you started stretching? I'm telling you man, I've been in there with SERIOUS...can't even walk...type of pain. I've put the hours in on research, I've talked with other guys that have suffered for years, I've watched hours of physical therapy vids. I'm currently stretching out 1 time a day (was doing twice) and been pain free for several months. Please do yourself a favor and start a stretching regiman morning and night.

 

[American Locomotive]

Chiropractors offer temporary relief, but they very rarely address the issue. Most of what they do is pseudoscience at best, and more than one chriropractor has permanently paralyzed someone by doing an "adjustment".

What you need to do, are stretches. Look up a variety of stretches to do for your back and legs, and start doing them regularly. For stretches, it's more important to do stretches more frequently, than longer/harder. Repetition is key. Yoga is also a tremendous help as well. I had pretty severe back pain, and regularly stretching fixed me right up within a matter of weeks. I would also recommend seeing a physical therapist over a chiropractor.

 

[csp]

My God these hobbyman threads just deliver......

WTH does pain when using crimpers have to do with electrical?? It's not even tangential.

Props to hobbyman for an uncanny ability to get people to follow him down the weirdest damn rabbit holes.

 

[PWC Repair]

WTH does pain when using crimpers have to do with electrical?? It's not even tangential.

Sure it is. Pain is interpreted as electrical signals by the brain!

 

[PelicanPines]

Brachial Nerve and sounds like you also have an issue with your Sciatic Nerve. Sometimes if feels like a tight rubber band in your hip. I get pain in my upper arm from that brachial thing along with severe pain between my thumb and index finger (on the hand tho).

These nerves are strained with years of doing WORK... and the pain is telling you to adjust things at your advanced age.

 

[Hobby_Man22]

That one adjustment definitely made a difference. I told them I'm going to come back once a week.

 

[American Locomotive]

That one adjustment definitely made a difference. I told them I'm going to come back once a week.

What you need to understand, is that if your spine could "come out of adjustment" so easily that someone pushing on your back with their hands could "re align it", it would literally be impossible for humans to do anything even remotely strenuous.

What the chiropractor did is no different than just getting a massage or you doing stretches. You going back once a week is exactly their scam. They're not fixing anything.

Seriously. If a chiropractor fixes you, then regular stretching and/or yoga you can do at your home for free will accomplish the same thing....

 

[jbfab]

What you need to understand, is that if your spine could "come out of adjustment" so easily that someone pushing on your back with their hands could "re align it", it would literally be impossible for humans to do anything even remotely strenuous.

What the chiropractor did is no different than just getting a massage or you doing stretches. You going back once a week is exactly their scam. They're not fixing anything.

Seriously. If a chiropractor fixes you, then regular stretching and/or yoga you can do at your home for free will accomplish the same thing....

I don't mean to come of as an ***, but your synopsis of chiropractic care professes severe ignorance of the subject. I must admit emotions got to me quite a bit before I decided to respond. A very dear friend and my chiropractor (may he rest in peace) taught me more about chiropractic care than I ever thought I would know. I have learned much from physical therapists in the past as well - each have their place. Despite your previous statement chiropractic care in fact does address the root problem more so than medical care in a number of cases. There are certainly good and bad chiropractors just as there are good and bad medical doctors. It sounds like you have had experience with the a bad chiropractor - it saddens me that because of this you may never realize the true benefit of chiropractic care.

 

[Hobby_Man22]

I don't mean to come of as an ***, but your synopsis of chiropractic care professes severe ignorance of the subject. I must admit emotions got to me quite a bit before I decided to respond. A very dear friend and my chiropractor (may he rest in peace) taught me more about chiropractic care than I ever thought I would know. I have learned much from physical therapists in the past as well - each have their place. Despite your previous statement chiropractic care in fact does address the root problem more so than medical care in a number of cases. There are certainly good and bad chiropractors just as there are good and bad medical doctors. It sounds like you have had experience with the a bad chiropractor - it saddens me that because of this you may never realize the true benefit of chiropractic care.

I went again this week. I still have the pain occur but it seems to go away much quicker. It's like something that aches for 2-3hrs now instead of aching for a day or two.