Should you consult the physiotherapist or the osteo when you have back pain?
When it comes toget rid of back pain that lasts, they are not competitors but complementary. “THE manual therapies of the osteopathy type unblock the situation and do good in the short term, because touch has analgesic properties”, notes Olivia Ferrand*. We can consult as soon as we are able to move and that we no longer tense up in pain at the slightest touch. The first session helps to straighten up, to walk normally… We repeat a session a few days later if necessary. On the other hand, we zap in the event of fracturecompression of the vertebrae or if you have a fever (a good professional will refuse to intervene in these cases). “If the problem is recurrent, we also turn to the physiotherapist, who will do substantive work with stretching and muscle gain, and support the resumption of sport to avoid recurrence”, adds Dr. Victoria Tchaikovsky, a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation. And be able to kill two birds with one stone? We turn to a physiotherapist-osteopathwho practices both massage and manipulation.
What not to do when you have back pain
Crack a blocked back is a very bad idea. “In the case of lumbago, this risks increasing the muscular contraction reflex which serves as a defense once morest pain, or even aggravating an underlying pathology such as a herniated disc. During the first session, the osteopath (or the chiropractor) should instead try to release tension through touch and gentle stretching”insists Benjamin Dubois-Grillot, kine´sithe´rapeute–oste´opathe holder of an IUD in herbal medicine.
*Co-author with Antoine Couly of Tiens-toi droit!? 50 received ideas finally demystified!, ed. Flammarion.
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