Chiropractors and Your Experience

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[quote]JEATON wrote:
I live in Tennessee, just outside of Nashville. I have searched around and never been able to find anyone who practices ART. Any of you guys able to make a recommendation?[/quote]

Not sure of anyone around there. why not call up ART. Here’s a little tip, they want 250$ a year to be listed on their website. Some friends and I kind of say Fthat, if you know what I mean. I list it in my yellow pages add, but not all might do that.

Not to sound cranky, but I have taken say 12 or so seminars and spent well over 10K on them, fess alone. I worked at four Hawaii Ironmen championships, volunteer work and two Lake Placid races. I don’t pay them to advertise for me.

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[quote]Doctor Hong wrote:
I’m a chiropractor. Feel free to ask me any questions.

-Dr. Hong
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Where did you go to school and do you have any suggestions as to which or the schools are better?

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[quote]sundevil65 wrote:
What is the difference between a deep tissue massage and ART?[/quote]

Go to www.activerelease.com for some articles. the main difference is pin point tension combined with active or passive patient motion in the direction of the grain of the tissue. Deep tissue work is normally cross fiber which is much less specific.

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Is it normal to hear popping or crackling sounds during an ART session. It’s a pretty scary sound, but I figured that some adhesions were being broken up. I could not believe how much better I felt, I developed tons of knots from being hit in the back by running backs in college.

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[quote]bushidobadboy wrote:
MaximusB wrote:
bushidobadboy wrote:
MaximusB wrote:
For you chiros and smart mo fo’s, (attention tom and BBB), I went to a chiro to address some serious tension and knots between my scapulae ( I believe the chiro said it was my rhomboids) as well as some stiffness with my hip flexors. He did a great job with ART, fucking hurt I must say.

My question is, the chiro told me I have restricted movement from T8-T12, these vertebrae wouldnt move for shit. Could ART be used for this area, the chiro told me he didnt feel comfortable, perhaps he felt like he might damage me further. Can scar tissue develop on these vertebrae to limit movement?

Restricted thoracic vertebrae could either be a cause, or more likely IMO, a sequelae to, rhomboid issues.

I’m surprised that a chiro did not fel comfortable releasing the vertebra. Thoracic adjustments are about the easiest to perform, with the greatest success rate (of cavitation, which doesn’t men much, but tends to reassure the patient).

How exactly did he do ART on your rhomboids anyway? That should be a hard muscle group to treat since it is short, broad and has a limited extensibility.

BBB

First thing he did was put a heat pad on my back for about 15-20 min. They he did some electronic stimulation on between my scapulae for maybe another 10 min. Then while laying prone, he extended my arm out to my side about 90 degrees so it was parallel to the floor. Then with one arm he moved my arm up towards my head, while digging his fingers along the medial border of my scapula. He continued this pattern until the knot was gone. Note - he dug DEEP AS HOLY SHIT against my scapula and followed it as it tracked laterally as my arm moved toward my head. He did the same thing with my other scap. I went to the gym immediately after to do a back workout, and I was able to add 4 more pull-ups to my previous max. Sorry I know my description probably doesn’t paint the best picture, but it was definitely not passive at all.

Lol, you went straight to the gym and abused the muscles he had just treated? I’m glad you are not my patient (with all due respect) as we would have fallen out over this. I’m trying to get you better, and you go and waste all my hard work? F that, lol!

You need some time for the muscles to recover and heal, before you go and load them up again.

BBB[/quote]

I asked the chiro if I could go work out and he said yes, so I thought it was ok. BTW, I cranked out an extra 4 pull-ups giving me a new PR.