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I donno if my chiropractor is bullshitting me just so he can keep
another client. Let me know what you think:
I have some pain around both knees. My chiropractor took an X-ray and
found "right sacroiliac joint fixation causing bio-mechanical strain to
lower extremities. Subluxation of 5th lumbar."
On top of the knee pain, my legs have been weaker and unsteady in
general, and I sometimes feel pain shooting down my left leg. While I
can accept that a messed up sacroiliac joint can cause the shooting
pain, I'm less certain about its affect on my knees.
I'll describe my injury. It happened last summer, when I abused my
back deadlifting and squatting too much weight (I did mostly sumo
deadlifts because I'm tall and thin). Consequently, I had some lower
back pain, but that was recovering on its own so I wasn't really
bothered.
However, my left knee started to feel strange a few weeks after I
stopped lifting (because of school). It wasn't a painful sensation,
but felt more like an unusual tension around the knee joint. For the
next few weeks the discomfort became more apparent and my knee started
to hurt after walking. Soon, I was reduced to always walking at half
speed with a slight limp.
I went to see a orthopedist, who X-rayed and MRIed my knee and saw
nothing wrong (except a slight outward-shifted kneecap).
Soon, my other leg was having the same problem. I also noticed that my
legs were becoming weak and unsteady. I tried acupuncture (on the
knees) and acupressure (on my lower back) with no improvement. Finally
I went to a chiropractor and he gave me the diagnosis I described
above.
another client. Let me know what you think:
I have some pain around both knees. My chiropractor took an X-ray and
found "right sacroiliac joint fixation causing bio-mechanical strain to
lower extremities. Subluxation of 5th lumbar."
On top of the knee pain, my legs have been weaker and unsteady in
general, and I sometimes feel pain shooting down my left leg. While I
can accept that a messed up sacroiliac joint can cause the shooting
pain, I'm less certain about its affect on my knees.
I'll describe my injury. It happened last summer, when I abused my
back deadlifting and squatting too much weight (I did mostly sumo
deadlifts because I'm tall and thin). Consequently, I had some lower
back pain, but that was recovering on its own so I wasn't really
bothered.
However, my left knee started to feel strange a few weeks after I
stopped lifting (because of school). It wasn't a painful sensation,
but felt more like an unusual tension around the knee joint. For the
next few weeks the discomfort became more apparent and my knee started
to hurt after walking. Soon, I was reduced to always walking at half
speed with a slight limp.
I went to see a orthopedist, who X-rayed and MRIed my knee and saw
nothing wrong (except a slight outward-shifted kneecap).
Soon, my other leg was having the same problem. I also noticed that my
legs were becoming weak and unsteady. I tried acupuncture (on the
knees) and acupressure (on my lower back) with no improvement. Finally
I went to a chiropractor and he gave me the diagnosis I described
above.