Anyone believe in chiropractic?

[BountyHunter700]

Don't like 'em

 

[mrcashcream]

The Activator is what my chiro uses, really loosens up tension, especially in my neck, without cracking. Good stuff.

 

[musclemom]

I'm thinking of going, i think i pinched a nerve squatting.

Like any other doctor, a good chiro can help a lot, a bad one can screw you up worse than you were to start with. IMO, ask someone you know who's seeing a chiro that helped them, even if they've been seeing that doc for years. Don't just pick a chiro out of phone book, if you can.

They way the therapy works is you usually see them several times a week for a month or two, until the immediate problem gets straightened out. Then you taper down and either quit or go into maintenance mode. I have back problems that I was born with, my back is screwed up forever, and nothing will ever fix it, not even surgery. I see my doc once every three weeks (unless I screw myself up) and I stay pretty mobile and my pain levels stay tolerable. Now my husband was in a couple of bad car accidents years ago, but his back isn't nearly as bad as mine, nothing is deteriorating, no problems he was born with so he only goes about once every 6 weeks.

I just pay cash because my doc gives me a discount if you pay for several visits up front, ends up being WAY cheaper than co-pays.

 

[jeepboi]

Love them.

work wonders, to the milk thing im asian and milk is baaaaaaaad.

www.mercola.com check out milk their hell check out alot on his page.

 

[medrep]

i picked one off my insurance website

The first thing he said was my PB was a little high LOL!

apparently i have 2 discs starsting to slip lower neck and lower back that is correctable with his program. he took xrays then put these electro shock pads on my back for 20 minutes, then got to poppin

i've always popped my neck myself but sh*@ I can still feel what he did today. that dude knew exactly how to get just the right spot. I just laid there for a few minutes after, total release like after a big nut

 

[timtim]

my guy is a former member of the us powerlifting team. has pics up all over his office of himself and friends during big meets. his background is why i see him. works from an athletes persepctive and also does the sickest ART sessions with stem pads. if the chiropractors are knowledgeable of your need as an athlete they can be extremely beneficial.

 

[Sassy69]

I agree w/ the above guys - I grew up w/ my mom telling me chiros were "fruitcakes" so never went. Not that I had a reason, but never went. When I started competing there was a chiro w/ an office in the gym - I went a few times when I had some aches from lifting - but mostly I ended up using their massage therapy - but for the most part this guy manipulated my insurance more than my vertabrae. I dated a massage therapist so was spoiled rotten for a few yrs and became a huge believer in massage therapy. I'd call mega bullshit on any chiro who DIDN'T recommend working w/ an LMT as well becasue you can't shove bones into position and expect your muscles to just blindly hold them there.

Two years ago I experienced a rotated pelvis that ended up stretching one side of my hips & scrunched up the other, resulting in some pretty extreme soft tissue problems and a really tight ilio / psoas / piriformis area. Anyway, I spent a lot of time looking for a good ART guy, but ended up finding a great chiro who fixed it all w/ the help of some great LMTs.

But you really need to find the guy who isn't full of shit and works with you. Sometimes its not something a chiro can fix, but if they can help identify, then maybe an LMT or a PT can do what you need. It isn't always quick cut & dried identification of the problem but listen to what sounds like the guy is just going to keep cracking your back or actually help you.

 

[Triple J]

i'd rather get cracked by a chiro cause they see more patients to crack than the d.o.'s or pt's ... after all cracking is their specialty so they get alot more practice at it. its interesting it used to be the PTs and doctor's used to say manipulation was worthless but now they all want to get in on it. besides adjusting both manually and with an activator, my chiro does soft tissue (ART) and rehab work (PIR, exercises), so he basically addresses the issue from all angles. muscle imbalances and core weakness contribute to peoples problems a great deal. address those areas and the adjustments will "hold" much better.

also i know people do not like the hard sell but its not really fair to expect to be cured in one visit, I know that happens sometimes but, since they are trying to get the body to heal itself, that will take a little time to happen, just like any rehab process.

one other thing about xrays .. there are many problems that will not show up on xrays .. so don't think if you don't see it on xrays then they are feeding you BS. by the time it is on the xray it is probably irreversable ... except for posture issues .. but you don't need an xray to evaluate posture. the main reason for taking an xray is to rule out advanced degeneration, cancer, infection, congenital defects, etc.

ask around and find a good one there are some who have different specialities that get a little weird like homeopathy and AK but remember there are people out there that swear by those things, too - just find the one that has the right mix of skills for you

 

[SwolK]

If you want the best of both worlds, go see a D.O. Doctor of Osteopathic medicine. They are regular doctors but with a whole body healing approach to medicine. They also are able to use some of the same techniques as a Chiropractor, it's called OMT, and its every bit as good as seeing a chiro. The cool thing is if you need a script or need other medical intervention a D.O. can either treat you or refer you to a specialist. My family doc is a D.O and he will pop, crack, and twist me back in shape if I want without all the b.s. of daily Chiro visits.

If you don't have or want to see a D.O. Chiropractic medicine does have its place, but I find that alot of Chiropractors, well maybe not alot, but a few like to get you coming in more than you actually need. They do help quite a lot of people, just find a good one or a D.O.!


L8R!

today, more and more DO's are the same as MD's

 

[musclemom]

If you want the best of both worlds, go see a D.O. Doctor of Osteopathic medicine. They are regular doctors but with a whole body healing approach to medicine. They also are able to use some of the same techniques as a Chiropractor, it's called OMT, and its every bit as good as seeing a chiro. The cool thing is if you need a script or need other medical intervention a D.O. can either treat you or refer you to a specialist. My family doc is a D.O and he will pop, crack, and twist me back in shape if I want without all the b.s. of daily Chiro visits.

If you don't have or want to see a D.O. Chiropractic medicine does have its place, but I find that alot of Chiropractors, well maybe not alot, but a few like to get you coming in more than you actually need. They do help quite a lot of people, just find a good one or a D.O.!


L8R!

Gotta agree with Swolk, once upon a time I actually TRIED to find a D.O. who does manipulation and LITERALLY had SEVERAL laugh at me. The general response was, "Good God, No."

Gotta tell you USA, you have found a SERIOUSLY rare gem. My parents used to go to an old school D.O. too, and they both thought he was the total shizznitz the best physician they had in their entire lives.