I've got a bad back and neck from playing piano and double-bass a large part of my life, and lately working a lot at the computer. Since I'm in Tokyo for another couple of days or so, I thought I'd ask around for the absolute best massage in town, that also won't break the bank. (It's a pretty sizable traveler's bank, but I'm not rich.) I've seen the (in?)famous massage where a woman (men are too heavy me guess) walks on the back and cracks the joints. Is that something recommended? Looks darn cool! :)
posted by avocade on Jul 31, 2009 - 3 answers

"Two of my ribs have been out of alignment"—Does that ever really happen? [more inside]
posted by eleyna on Jun 24, 2009 - 19 answers

Where should I start - a chiropractor, a sports massage, an orthopedist, acupuncture or what? [more inside]
posted by bunnycup on Feb 19, 2009 - 11 answers

Does anyone know which medical journals, books, or online sources are credible for research on chiropractic treatments? [more inside]
posted by johannahdeschanel on Jan 16, 2009 - 9 answers

What alternatives are there to chiropractic manipulation? (Yes: I know, you are not a medical professional!) [more inside]
posted by robotot on Sep 19, 2008 - 26 answers

I finally broke down and went to a chiropractor. Now BOTH sides hurt, and much worse. [more inside]
posted by wafaa on Feb 15, 2008 - 34 answers

Is my "Atlas" really out of whack? Have you heard or experienced NUCCA upper cerivical realignment? [more inside]
posted by Big_B on Jan 31, 2008 - 13 answers

What is, and how useful is, if at all, interferential electrotherapy? [more inside]
posted by Smedleyman on Jan 15, 2008 - 8 answers

My fiancée has just been told by her chiropractor that she has osteoarthritis. I have questions about the condition and, more specifically, how we can mimimise the cost of treating it under Australian Medicare. [more inside]
posted by Effigy2000 on Feb 5, 2007 - 28 answers

Chiropracty and osteopathy: what's the difference, and are they respectable fields of medicine or means of separating sick people from their money (or somewhere in between)?
posted by handee on Feb 5, 2007 - 22 answers

I think my friend's "doctor" is a dangerous quack. Do I tell her? How? [more inside]
posted by Biblio on Jan 16, 2007 - 26 answers

Help! I need women's shoes. I've been looking for a long time, and can't seem to find the shoes that fit my many requirements. [more inside]
posted by Pocahontas on Aug 29, 2006 - 16 answers

Could my chiropractor have caused a stress fracture? [more inside]
posted by abee on Jun 1, 2006 - 19 answers

Standing upright and relaxed, my left shoulder appears to rest higher than my right. Who do I go see? [more inside]
posted by striker on May 12, 2006 - 24 answers

If I already crack my own back and neck, will chiropractor cracking do anything more for me? [more inside]
posted by kookoobirdz on Apr 4, 2006 - 14 answers

The muscle in the left side of my upper back, just below the shoulder blade, is always getting pulled and knotted. How do I manage it properly? [more inside]
posted by Jase_B on Feb 22, 2006 - 11 answers

My neck cracking habit is killing me. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 20, 2006 - 24 answers

We've all heard that chiropractors are quacks. What is mainstream medicine's answer to recurring back problems? Has anyone here had success with these methods? [more inside]
posted by agropyron on Aug 30, 2005 - 33 answers

Are all chiropractors quacks? Are there good ones and bad ones, or is the whole professional a big scam?
posted by medpt on Mar 30, 2005 - 25 answers

I looove it when my girlfriend walks on my back - nothing gets out those big knots like a well-placed heel. Is there a name for this? Any suggestions on improving/refining the technique? Any dangers, providing she doesn't step right on my spine?
posted by gottabefunky on Jan 4, 2005 - 2 answers

Neck pain. Sharp stabbing neck pain, you know the kind you get when you sleep in a odd postion and wake up with a "crick". I woke up this morning with such pain, and now I can't turn my head to the right at all. This has happened before, but never to this degree. I sneezed earlier and thought I was going to cry. What's the remedy? Wait it out? Heating pad? Ibuprofen?
posted by corpse on Jun 23, 2004 - 17 answers

Back Pain. How do I get rid of it? I've tried changing my chair, the level of my keyboard, what side of the bed I sleep on. I've been stretching. Nothing works. I am in agony. I've never had back pain like this before. I've always had back discomfort, aches -- that sort of thing -- but never debilitating pain. I'm only 22. What should I do?
posted by Grod on Jun 16, 2004 - 33 answers