I went to the Optometrist for eye pain. He referred me to a Chiropractor.
I went to the Optometrist for eye pain. He referred me to a Chiropractor.
He said it could be from posture and pinching a nerve or something. He knew a Chiro office that was life changing for him. But get this, the Chiro doesn't accept insurance and it's $75 for every 15 minutes you are with him. The first visit takes at least an hour to analyze you.
I decided to look up online what it could be. Turns out it was strain from staring at a monitor all day. I turned the backlight down and changed the color to more yellow. I also downloaded an app that controls the screen for 20 seconds every 20 minutes and forces me to be mindful and focus elsewhere. No more pain.
75 dollars per 15 minutes? Jesus, it's as if you're paying for their wage instead of the company, plus this is just the check-up
Man you got to find a new eye doctor.
I certainly did. I only went to this place once.
Chiropractors are basically pseudo-scientists. They claim to be able to do all kinds of random crap by manipulating your back, like getting rid of headaches, helping you lose weight, curing addictions, and so on.
Honestly any real doctor referring you to a chiropractor should have their medical license revoked.
I already knew that and was somewhat upset that he did that. I was going to go back for a glasses/contact exam, but I'm going to cancel it now. No real eye doctor would ever refer anyone to chiropractor for anything. Maybe in passing, but a full on referral is bonkers.
Not to be pedantic or dismissive. But optometrists are not medics. They are a specialized kind of health technicians, like an X-ray operator or a CT scan operator. They are only there to measure visual acuity deviations and consult about lenses and vision correction tech. Ophthalmologists, on the other hand, are eye medics, consult with one and they will more likely have better counsel to deal with eyestrain. Some people could be both, but it's very rare. Some countries demand the former to be under supervision of the latter. On some other countries optometrists practice freely. In either case, optometrists can't provide medical advice or prescribe any form of medicine or treatment.
Even medical professionals can fall for charlatans if the placebo effect worked on them.
There is one near me that claims they can cure seasonal allergies.
Sneezes are stored in the spine.
They are half covered by our insurance because sometimes they can help. The electro stimulation of muscles and what not for sports injuries.
I had some neck pain. They ask questions ( that sometimes doctors gloss over because they sometimes treat symptoms not the person). So chiro asks how I got here today (motorcycle), and what's my exercise regime like (powerlifting). So while a doctor might prescribe pain meds and mri of neck, chiro suggests to me could be weight of motorcycle helmet during gear shifts, but also asked specifics about weight lifting sets and order. Then made a recommendation to change the order. They suggested that doing certain heavy lifts first fatigued all muscle groups involved, meaning smaller exercise after was struggling to work effectively with proper form. They suggested moving the small target exercise first till fatigue, then the larger exercise. Also did the muscle elctro impulse stuff.
Neck pain did go away. Not sure which thing solved it though.
To be fair, headaches in particular CAN be linked to muscle strain in the back and neck. BUT a physiotherapist or medical masseuse (is that a thing in English?) will take care of that, and not a charlatan.
getting rid of headaches, helping you lose weight, curing addictions, and so on.
These may be chiros, but they're also quacks. Are you hating the chiro part or the quack part, if you had to choose one?
That's the great thing! You don't have to choose! You can hate both...
It's worth remembering that chiropractors are not doctors, there's no science behind it and it's founder was an anti-vax, magnet-healing grifter who said he received the knowledge of chiropractics from the ghost of a dead doctor.
I would not go back to that optometrist.
My optometrist told me masks don't work, I told her she was wrong walked out and cancelled my follow up.
Chiming in to echo what has already been said.
Chiropractors are not doctors, the pain relief they provide is temporary at best, and there is a very real chance to experience injury as a result.
Source: I am not a doctor, but I've spent a good part of my career designing spinal implants and instruments.
the pain relief they provide is temporary at best
So, opiates, then?
weed and physical therapy. and find out if you have an underlying condition that's causing the pain.
Yikes, neck "manipulation" is dangerous, people have suffered paralysis and artery dissection. Glad you were able to sort this out on your own
I've always thought Chiropractors are bullshit. If it was real, why wouldn't they just be doctors?
There is a very small percentage of chiropractors that sell themselves straight - they make you feel good temporarily, which can be useful in some cases to get you started on physical therapy routines.
Even these Chiropractors are at best roughly equivalent to regular massage therapy.
Neither are a medical doctor qualified to treat eye problems, though. You're looking for an ophthalmologist.
This is the real answer, right here. Optometrists are only to treat vision issues, and only with prosthetics (e.g., glasses and contacts). Opthalmologists are medical doctors with a specialty in eyes that can prescribe medications, diagnose diseases, and perform surgeries.
Wouldn't that be a ch-eye-ropractor? /dad
Oof, man the number of people willing to take advantage of the trust people put in medicine is terrifying
Good on ya for smelling the bullshit before ya stepped in it
Always see if you can see a physical therapist instead of a chiropractor. It helps to see people that have medical training.
Look for a program called F.lux; Mac and Windows, unsure about Linux. But it lets you set the temperature of your screen to reduce eye strain without making adjustments to the monitor itself.
Macos now has that built in, tho iirc, i think flux is more granular.
Built in on Windows too!
Yea, Nightshift they call it. I have been using Flux for so long I’ve never dinked around with Nightshift.
That's good intel, brother.