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ok so i am 24 yrs old i spend most of my days on my feet walking around i used to be able to crack my back without a problem now i have done everything to crack it and it wont crack the longer i wait to crack it it hurts more and more and it wont crack on its own could this be a serious condition that i should seek a doctor for and if not how do you suggest i crack it
Jenn,
First: Stop trying to crack your back !!
While sloshing around your joints and causing them to make cracking sounds is stimulating and temporarily feels good, it doesn't solve musculoskeletal problems. "Self-Crackers" twist and turn spinal joints that are already quite mobile, causing them to gap open with an audible "pop" sound. The joints that are fixated, stuck, jammed, or otherwise malfunctioning with a loss of their normal motion are not the ones you are "cracking." These joints require professional intervention, with skilled, targeted, high-velocity manipulation. Go see a chiropractor. This is the stuff chiropractors fix. Be sure to get hands-on joint manipulation as well as hands-on soft tissue work. You'll be glad you did. At age 24, with no significant health problems, you should find relief within a half-dozen treatment sessions, if not immediately following your first one.
'Best regards,
Dr. G
www.drgillman.com
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Scott F. Gillman, DC, DACBSP
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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.
Experience
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)
Education/Credentials
Doctor of Chiropractic Diplomate: American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians
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