Dr good with bad backs

[JAS21]

I saw a guy a few years ago ... he was highly recommended and fixed my problem. I think quite a damous guy for bavk problems.

 

Unfortunately I lost his contact details and name.

 

I remrmber that he was into cycling and similar sports.

 

I will recognise his name ...can anyone help with suggestions ...thanks

[stevenl]

Richard Cracknell? If so, he died some years ago.

[KarenBravo]

There is a Thai practice opposite the PTT station on Chao Fah West that a few people have told me is good for back problems. Their hours are 13:00 to 22:00. Call to make a appointment (it's busy) at 083-5043336.

[JAS21]

4 hours ago, stevenl said:

Richard Cracknell? If so, he died some years ago.

Thanks ... yes that was his name ..O Well back to the drawing board

 

Yes ...he turned me upsidedown on this chair thing...pushed some spring loaded device against my back and 'fired' it off a few times ...completely cured ..

[Tapster]

I was looking for someone good with back trouble recently. I didn't find anyone living!

 

Poor old Dr Cracknell is still alive and well on the internet.

 

That's quite eerie.

[eezergood]

Highly recommend this guy for anything muscular/structural 

 

http://www.phuket-international-health-clinic.com/doctor-profiles/dr-gerhard-melcher.html

 

 

[Tapster]

+1

 

Dr Melcher is a very thorough doctor. I am medical too, so can attest to this. He has treated both my wife and me, but not for back problems.

 

He's an orthopaedic surgeon, so certainly knows how everything fits together.

 

 

[KarenBravo]

59 minutes ago, Tapster said:

I was looking for someone good with back trouble recently. I didn't find anyone living!

 

Poor old Dr Cracknell is still alive and well on the internet.

 

That's quite eerie.

The real Dr. Cracknell (with official qualifications) was Richard Cracknell's son (he lives in the US), who passed on the techniques.

[eezergood]

18 hours ago, KarenBravo said:

The real Dr. Cracknell (with official qualifications) was Richard Cracknell's son (he lives in the US), who passed on the techniques.

qualified as what?

[geriatrickid]

26 minutes ago, eezergood said:

qualified as what?

Witch doctor, perhaps. Chiropractors and "new age" voodoo practitioners do more damage than good. A patient leaves the visit high on a placebo effect,, feeling  "cured" in large part because the mind has tricked the body into believing the ailment has been "treated". The reality is that if the cause of the  pain is due to  tissue damage or another physical ailment, the patient  will return, usually in worse shape. Twisting the spine and cracking joints are not effective treatments.

 

If one has serious back pain, the place to start is with the GP who will do a proper physical and check motor reflexes and look to see if there is physical cause. Often there can be wear and tear or a growth or other damage. Next up is a physiotherapist. These are the people who bring movement and dexterity back to those who have lost it.  Chiropractors offer get fixed  quick solutions. A twist here, a crack there and voila you are ok. The physiotherapist says, you have to work and exercise and experience some pain on the road to wellness. The physiotherapist knows your anatomy and is an integral part of the general health solution. they can rehabilitate the injured soft tissue and have delivered more effective solutions than all the charlatans calling themselves "Dr." have ever done.

Chiropractors are not medical doctors and their insistence on calling themselves "doctor" is an insult to those who are health professionals. Part of the  wellness effort is a movement specialist, a Kinesiologist. These are the people who save  patients lives by bringing back exercise and proper stretching activities. They come up with the programs designed for the patient to strengthen the back muscles. They work seamlessly with the physician and physiotherapist.

Chiropractor activity should have been outlawed decades ago.

 

 

 

[KarenBravo]

46 minutes ago, eezergood said:

qualified as what?

A chiropractor.

[eezergood]

5 hours ago, geriatrickid said:

Witch doctor, perhaps. Chiropractors and "new age" voodoo practitioners do more damage than good. A patient leaves the visit high on a placebo effect,, feeling  "cured" in large part because the mind has tricked the body into believing the ailment has been "treated". The reality is that if the cause of the  pain is due to  tissue damage or another physical ailment, the patient  will return, usually in worse shape. Twisting the spine and cracking joints are not effective treatments.

 

If one has serious back pain, the place to start is with the GP who will do a proper physical and check motor reflexes and look to see if there is physical cause. Often there can be wear and tear or a growth or other damage. Next up is a physiotherapist. These are the people who bring movement and dexterity back to those who have lost it.  Chiropractors offer get fixed  quick solutions. A twist here, a crack there and voila you are ok. The physiotherapist says, you have to work and exercise and experience some pain on the road to wellness. The physiotherapist knows your anatomy and is an integral part of the general health solution. they can rehabilitate the injured soft tissue and have delivered more effective solutions than all the charlatans calling themselves "Dr." have ever done.

Chiropractors are not medical doctors and their insistence on calling themselves "doctor" is an insult to those who are health professionals. Part of the  wellness effort is a movement specialist, a Kinesiologist. These are the people who save  patients lives by bringing back exercise and proper stretching activities. They come up with the programs designed for the patient to strengthen the back muscles. They work seamlessly with the physician and physiotherapist.

Chiropractor activity should have been outlawed decades ago.

 

 

 

I tend to agree, however I have met a chiro that was also an MD - most chiro is total BS

[Tapster]

During 24 years of dentistry, I had my fair share of back problems due to poor posture and the weird positions one assumes in order to see what you're doing.

 

A friend recommended that I go to see his chiropractor, who was well respected.

 

I'm an atheist and a sceptic, with no time for non-scientific woo and treatments that don't work. Also, I know the difference between the placebo effect and an effective treatment which sorts out the problem.

 

Believe it or not, my back pain was successfully treated every time I saw this chiropractor. That leads me to the conclusion that, empirically at least, the chiropractor's treatment wasn't woo.

 

He didn't call himself 'Doctor', but I think that's illegal in the UK, isn't it?

[xylophone]

On ‎16‎/‎11‎/‎2017 at 1:46 PM, eezergood said:

Highly recommend this guy for anything muscular/structural 

 

http://www.phuket-international-health-clinic.com/doctor-profiles/dr-gerhard-melcher.html

 

 

I had some good feedback from folks who have visited this guy........perhaps go along and see what he says, if you are not convinced then you can leave.