villa:
and for your information i suffer from the same symptoms as the man with the leg problem so i am in a postion to diagnose his illness
No you’re not. You claim you self diagnosed and didn’t go to the doctor so your belief it is arthritis in your hips is purely something you’ve decided based on no actual evidence whatsoever. When I did my back I had absolutely no problem with my back at all, all the pain and problems I had were in my legs, hips and backside. I was gobsmacked after the MRI when I got told there wasn’t actually anything wrong with them and it was all down to a spinal injury that because it was in my lower back, affected the nerves that went to my legs hence my brain thinking the pain and problem was in my legs but not in my back.
yeah ,there is something wrong with your brain
why you keep going on about your clients , are you on the game or something
carry on mate and you’ll get some
when your picking up your delivery notes from the traffic office,then get someone to give you a right good kicking in the ■■■■■■■■,if they do it correctly,then you shouldn’t notice any pain from your legs till your home again at night…
newmercman:
Sitting on your wallet in your back pocket will knock your pelvis out of line, that can really mess up your legs.
He’s a driver - wallet can’t be that thick Seriously, could make a difference.
I don’t know who is around your area, but a friend who is a retired GP recommends an osteopath who specialises in work related problems and does a lot of work with companies relating to lifting and sitting correctly. Might be worth looking for someone similar in your own area.
Personally I don’t like pain killers - pain is there to warn of (potential) damage and masking it just allows you to do more harm.
Trust me - I’m not a doctor
I’m totally with you on the pain thing, it’s your body’s way of saying “stop doing that I’m broken” masking it with painkillers just prolongs the healing process.
I’m all for the Osteopath too, I visited one years ago for a back injury, I had fallen off or crashed a bike/trike/quad, can’t remember which as there have been so many, anyway the Osteopath was a young girl with a rather fantastic pair of thr’penny bits and during the process she had to lean over me quite a lot, so that was a good enough reason to keep going, I continued to go long after my back was better, just in case…
Well, part of the job he done did a thorough exam, brought over a model of a spine and said right the problems are here, here, this bit there, that section from here to there,…the middle bit of my spine has been returned to where it should be and I’m going in tomorrow to get the lower bit done. He probed round my knee until he touched a spot that had him on the floor and me hitting the roof, so I’ve to stay in the the GP’s face until they get my right knee x-rayed to see just how bad it is and whether it needs replaced.
I did go and see a ‘proper’ doctor, which was a complete waste of time. I expected him to at least look at the joints and probably send me for an x-ray, all he wanted to do was prescribe painkillers and put me on max doses of codeine, paracetamol and Ibuprofen all at the same time, which to me is 1. not healthy, 2. an insane waste of taxpayers money.
If GPs would bother trying to get to the root of the problem instead of just dishing out tablets & sick lines, the NHS would be a lot better off.
Hence the trip to a chiropractor who has already got me moving a lot more easily, because he listened to what I was saying, checked me over from my neck to my toes and started putting things back the way they should be.
chicane:
I did go and see a ‘proper’ doctor, which was a complete waste of time. I expected him to at least look at the joints and probably send me for an x-ray, all he wanted to do was prescribe painkillers and put me on max doses of codeine, paracetamol and Ibuprofen all at the same time, which to me is 1. not healthy, 2. an insane waste of taxpayers money.
If GPs would bother trying to get to the root of the problem instead of just dishing out tablets & sick lines, the NHS would be a lot better off.
Hence the trip to a chiropractor who has already got me moving a lot more easily, because he listened to what I was saying, checked me over from my neck to my toes and started putting things back the way they should be.
Many years ago I came off my bike didnt think too much about it until many years later but never done anything about it
Move forward 30 years ( after suffering back pain quite bad at times ) went to Dr with something to do with my wrist he then sent me to pain management several x rays MRI & CT scans later found I had a fracture back prolapsed disc excessive wear crumpling disc fibromialga (sp ) etc
I have had numbness in the leg if sit too long
Was also sent for physio which I have to do daily also take a number of prescribed medication for this will be on for life have also had injections in the neck & back I have now got this managed & under control most of the time or at least I can live with it
I have documented most of this in the Family & health forum
The problem with chiropractor is they are not regulated as anyone can set up as one this is why Dr wont send you to one on the NHS
I had an arthroscopy on my knee back in '97 where they took out a load of grit and the surgeon advised me that I’d be fine for a few years but it would probably need replaced in 15-20yrs quick check of my medical records would have shown this and I in fact told the GP but he still insisted on trying to dose me up with painkillers instead of booking me an x-ray and a trip to a physio to work on posture and strengthening the supporting muscles/ligaments.
Its not a matter of sending people to a chiropractor on the NHS, the local docs will suggest you see one, we have at least two very good well established practitioners round here but the one I’ve been to in the past seems to have retired, so this is a new one.
I’m absolutely convinced that my current problems are down to the seat and the size/shape of the footwell in Axors.
it could be youre just sitting inside your comfort zone too long , have become sedentary . i find if i do a spot of jogging it loosens everything up, for ages afterwards .
Front of the seat tilted fully down and I do ankle, knee and leg exercises as I’m trundling along the motorway, I stay out of the cab doing step-ups and walk about until the last moment, yet to find a ‘comfort zone’ in the Axor. Was in a MAN hire unit a couple of weeks ago and didn’t have anything like the discomfort even though it was a bit of a shed, Actros don’t give me the same level of discomfort either.
At home we’ve got 2 flights of stairs to go up and down repeatedly and the dogs get at least one 40 minute brisk walk a day.
Never driven an Atego so can’t comment, apart from the seat/footwell I prefer the Axor. Give me a Volvo seat, the leg room of a MAN, in an Axor and I’d be happy … oh and some decent electrics
I have to stop every two hours for a walk around check, it’s doing me a favor too as 2x53’ trailers take some walking around, I give my tyres a thump with a hammer and I’ve been using that to do some arm exercises as I walk around. After reading that article Kemaro posted the link to, it looks as though I will have to add squats to my little routine now, I’m getting a bit of gyp from my left knee, nothing bad, but that’s how it starts, as we get older it pays to recognise a problem early and start doing something or we end up under the knife.
chicane:
Kemaro, that article is a revelation, thanks.
I suffered for a very long time with back pain that I just put down to an injury from years ago , had all sorts done , , nothing seemed to work , eventually had an MRI & was told I had a protruding & herniated disc in lower spine that presses on sciatic nerve , I was doing exercises given to my by the physio that were helping but weren’t relieving it all, I found this article a while ago whilst searching on tthe net , the best thing I have found to do is the squat every now and again , it really does help , I hope others benefit from some mild stretching & gentle exercise
Seriously, could make a difference.