I'm a bit hazy about the difference between physio, osteo and chiropractor, but I've heard from various people that getting an osteopath to look at an inflamed S.I. joint can be more beneficial than going to a physio.
I visited my usual physio anyway but despite being confident in her diagnosis, the exercises she gave me (a variety of stretches around the quads and buttocks) only seemed to make it more painful. Since I can't afford to just keep visiting physios at ~£30 a shot, can anyone recommend an osteopath?
I used Heidi Cram, works in Glasgow now IIRC.
Sorted me out with a knee issue when FASIC couldn't.
To be honest if I had an inflamed SI joint I'd be wanting a medical specialist to take a look.
Me too. However the treatment I got at soma was a lot of soft tissue work and gentle manipulation
What do you mean by a medical specialist? Is that just a GP who specialises in musculo-skeletal stuff or something different? At the moment I'm just looking for do's and don'ts as much as anything, for instance, if biking is out, is hiking still OK?To be honest if I had an inflamed SI joint I'd be wanting a medical specialist to take a look.
Wasn't expecting osteo to be any cheaper, just wondered if it was a better route to go down if i'm spending my own cash (work health scheme has an excess so isn't much use to me at the moment).
I was thinking orthopaedic consultant or whatever would be most relevant - your GP would be the best person to ask.
try Stephen Mutch at SpaceClinics in Haymarket. Physio who works with a lot of competitive cyclists. He works on finding root cause rather than jumping straight into treatment. Have seen him a few times over the years and would highly reccomend.
Wife uses/does exercises on one of those Swiss ball things. She got referred to hospital physio due to having a degenerative arthritis problem with quite a few of her joints including the sacroiliac joint.
She also had to get a rather expensive chair for her work station. Our cars are bought to suit her needs seat/comfort wise.
As ianc has mentioned have a look at your posture/seating/riding/driving position, find the root cause.
I have back issues probably stemming back to my teens(or earlier)when I started working on the farm and then as a mechanic wrestling with engines/gearboxes etc. Growing to 6ft by the age of 13 probably did not help!!