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Hi there, Dr. Gillman,
Is it possible to have tenderness in the joints, muscles, bones after a session? My doctor uses massages, stimulation and then manipulation as treatment for my chronic neck and shoulder pain. I'm new to this doctor and the adjustments. Is it possible that I have to "adjust" to the adjustments?
HI Kimberly.
Post treatment soreness from joint manipulation is very common and almost always benign and transient. Usually pre-manipulation massage or other form of soft tissue preparation makes the manipulation less likely to cause soreness, and more skilled soft tissue treatment is best e.g. active release technique, graston technique, or others. Also, the style of manipulation or the force of manipulation or the uniqueness (e.g. how the doctor contacts and thrusts through the joint) can make the difference between being sore and not being sore. I, too, get sore when some DC's adjust my spine and not when others adjust my spine, even though they are all doing routine, conventional hands-on manipulation. In my experience (there's no research on this), it seems that some people are more sensitive to post treatment soreness than others. I would tell your DC to stop using electric stimulation. First, it can cause the soreness. Second, it doesn't fix anything or alter treatment outcomes. Lastly, you may also find that there is less soreness if you add some strengthening exercises to help condition the spine musculature.
'Hope this helps.
DR. G'
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21 Years in practice: I can answer any question regarding chiropractic and sports medicine treatment. Mostly, I can help the unknowing public understand what is safe, valid, reasonable and evidence-based, and what kinds of unscrupulous chiropractors and fraudulent methods to stay away from. I have an advanced specialty degree in Chiropractic Sports Medicine. I have experience treating elite and Olympic athletes.
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Experience:
- 21 years in practice;
- Pan American Games, 2011: Official Medical Staff for the Pan Am Games.
- Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: World Olympians Associan and International Sports Chiropractic Association Healthcare Team;
- International Chiropractic Sports Sciences Diploma;
- Official Provider: Jamaican Track and Field team for Penn Relays (2009-2011)
- Experience with USA Gymnastics Healthcare team and International Powerlifting Association Medical Staff;
- 300 hour chiropractic sports medicine diplomate degree (DACBSP); International Chiropractic Sports Sciences Diploma (ICSSD)
- Healthcare Consultant: Century, Ty-Wood Corp. Holliston, MA (2005-2007)
- Team Chiropractor: Boston Bulldogs USL D-3 & Boston Renegades USL W-1 League (1999-2004)
- Independent Examiner: Scope Medical and The Physician's Network
- Professional/Clinical Monitor: Affiliated Monitors, Inc.
- Board of Directors: MetroWest Chamber of Commerce (Massachusetts)2000-2006
- "The Impact of Chiropractic Manipulative Therapy on Chronic Recurrent Lateral Ankle Sprain Syndrome in Two Young Athletes" J. of Chiro Med , Fall 2004
- "Work Related Injury;" The Hanover Report, June, 1993
- "Long Lasting Analgesic Effect of Oxymorphonazine in Rats;" Agonists and Antagonists III, n.7675, 1985
- BS Biology, Doctor of Chiropractic: Northwestern College of Chiropractic,
- Diplomate: American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians (DACBSP)
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Doctor of Chiropractic Diplomate: American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians
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