lower back probs...who do you see

ok, its a leftover thing from pregnancy /childbirth but my lower back is stuffed.

When I am bent over (eg, kneeling down changing a nappy, sitting on ground folding clothes etc) and I stand up, it takes a while before I can even straighten myself up. I walk around like an old woman.

It is constantly achy and if I sleep on my tummy I wake up with it REALLY sore.

Then today I bent to pick Tom up and it REALLY hurt and now it hurts constantly when I move. It would have hurt more except I felt it "going" and put him straight back down.

I felt it was due to a loack of ab strength but when I did my personal trainer session he siad my abs werent "that" bad. thought maybe a tilted pelvis?

My other thought it it could be something like ankylosing spondilitis as I do have inflammatory bowel disease so have the dodgey system.

But my question is....who do you see? A phyiso? osteo? chiro?

What do each do that is different?

I stuffed up my back during pregnancy and then screwed it over really bad picking Daniel up out of his cot and I felt like I had to be constantly bent to feel somewhat ok.

I went to a chiro and he sorted me out - I had part of it out causing a tilted pelvis. Now I visit him once a month just to make sure it doesn't go back out.. just to keep on top of things because I left it so long before fixing it.

yeah i go to a chiro over after preg issues as well...it really really helps.. osteo more natural approach i think?

ACC will cover injury with an external force. Because I screwed mine over worse by lifting Daniel I was covered. So yes it would.

YAY!!!!! I have an appointment with my local physio this afternoon...as I can hardly move around without pain....thought I should get on to it promptly. Will explore other avenues once I can move again.

Nikki, I have the same thing - my back hasn't been the same since having Bella. I see a chiro 6 weekly and actually just got ACC for a new injury, so I guess if you can attribute your pain to something new (even though the back issue is a constant thing) you may find you will get covered...

I know you are out of town, but if you want the name of my chiro (who is fabulous btw) then just PM me

I went to the chiro as I put my back out after having Rohann (couldn't even roll over in bed without crying out in pain) and it was amazing - one session and it was fixed!! Only cost $35 too!

A chiro that I go to specialises in pregnancy chiro as well..

they're fantastic :) A lot more into adjusting and maintaining :)

There are also some that will take you on with ACC which can help

Red wrote: Osteo my suggestion, some Chiros are good I just prefer the Osteo approach.

Ditto - osteo's are wonderful. They work not just on your skeletal alignment but also on your muscles etc. It's worth checking one out! YOu may find it's not even your back - DH stuffed his back badly recently and it turned out he'd twisted his pelvis. He could barely move when he went to the osteo, and the osteo made such a difference.

I slipped a disc at the age of 18, so have pretty much had constant sciatic pain since then. Physio has made it less painful, but the only times I am painfree are after adjustments.

Becasue my back is so bad, it is not fixed permamnently form one visit, though my husband had his fixed in 3 visits when he injured his.

i would say Chiro, as that is my best experience, though an Osteo sounds worth a visit as well.