I was once told by a chiropractor that your ability to hold your arms out straight in front of you relies on your “foundation” or your posture or something. He demonstrated by easily pushing my arms down when I held them out in front of me, cracking my back, and then being unable to push my arms down (I realize this could be biased but it felt like he was using the same amount of force and I carried out the experiment with someone else who had gone.)
I realize that believing things that chiropractors say might be a candidate for the irrationality thread here but the explanation wasn’t mystical, just if your back is having trouble that might make your arm strength weaker in a non-obvious way.
I actually have been having back problems lately, although it didn’t feel like the arm pushing experiment involved any of the muscles that have been causing me trouble.
I really don’t know enough to say more but if you have the ability to get into contact with a masseuse or chiropractor to discuss it with then this seems like a back-problem-improving experiment waiting to happen.
Yes, although I would note that the practitioners I was in contact with were definitely “mixers” as the page calls them, and didn’t really talk about anything mystical, and as I mention in the thread they seemed to be concerned with providing evidence that treatment was helpful (though I never pressed the issue much).
I suspect general muscular issues, not just my back acting up, since I’ve got some co-occurring pains in other areas to the point where I walked around with a cane yesterday. The doctor didn’t recommend a chiropractor or anything more interesting than Motrin.
I was once told by a chiropractor that your ability to hold your arms out straight in front of you relies on your “foundation” or your posture or something. He demonstrated by easily pushing my arms down when I held them out in front of me, cracking my back, and then being unable to push my arms down (I realize this could be biased but it felt like he was using the same amount of force and I carried out the experiment with someone else who had gone.)
I realize that believing things that chiropractors say might be a candidate for the irrationality thread here but the explanation wasn’t mystical, just if your back is having trouble that might make your arm strength weaker in a non-obvious way.
I actually have been having back problems lately, although it didn’t feel like the arm pushing experiment involved any of the muscles that have been causing me trouble.
I really don’t know enough to say more but if you have the ability to get into contact with a masseuse or chiropractor to discuss it with then this seems like a back-problem-improving experiment waiting to happen.
When you refer to a chiropractor, are you talking about this chiropractic?
Yes, although I would note that the practitioners I was in contact with were definitely “mixers” as the page calls them, and didn’t really talk about anything mystical, and as I mention in the thread they seemed to be concerned with providing evidence that treatment was helpful (though I never pressed the issue much).
I suspect general muscular issues, not just my back acting up, since I’ve got some co-occurring pains in other areas to the point where I walked around with a cane yesterday. The doctor didn’t recommend a chiropractor or anything more interesting than Motrin.
That sounds terribly unpleasant! I’m sorry! I hope you feel better.