Anybody here go to a chiropractor on a regular basis?
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I went for a month or 2. My neck always hurt so bad afterwards. I quit going and I felt alot better.
I don't buy into it...
I don't buy into it...
I had a shoulder and neck problem and I went to a chiro for a while. Fixed me and insurance covered a majority of it so it was an all around good deal. I do not go as often now because I am not hurting anymore
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Not that I know much of anything, but I would suspect that a "cure" may be in the form of surgery, and only an MD can do that, so a chiropractor will continue to get his consulting costs from your wife, meanwhile a surgeon could theoretically cure it. I am sure you've considered that though.
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Yeah, in her case surgery won't help. I can't really argue because the guy does get results. If she misses an appointment she gets bad headaches which do stop right after her treatment. I just wish the chiro would say do this or do that and you won't need to come back. And before she had the accident she never had problems or needed a chiro.
The good thing is when the insurance would no longer cover the treatments, he agreed to accept what we used to have as a co-pay, so it didn't cost any more.
The majority of problems that people see a chiropractor about can be solved with a good massage and improved posture. *sits up straighter*
And the ones that are more serious can usually be solved permanently by surgery. But since many people aren't comfortable with someone taking a knife to their back, metaphorically speaking, they go to the chiropractor.
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And the ones that are more serious can usually be solved permanently by surgery. But since many people aren't comfortable with someone taking a knife to their back, metaphorically speaking, they go to the chiropractor.
- M4H
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I had a muscle spasm in my lower back once. I was in so much pain I couldn't even stand up straight. Getting in and out of my car or even rolling over in bed were extremely painful. I went to a chiropractor and after one visit I felt at least 50% better than when I went in there. A couple more treatments and I felt almost 100%.
He showed me some exercises to help strengthen my lower back and that helped also.
After I started surfing my lower back got much stronger and I haven't had any lower back problems in years.
I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss chiropractors as a worthless option.
He showed me some exercises to help strengthen my lower back and that helped also.
After I started surfing my lower back got much stronger and I haven't had any lower back problems in years.
I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss chiropractors as a worthless option.
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Re: Posture I'm 99% sure my back problems are related to posture, but I'm going to see this MD in a couple of weeks anyway just to be sure. If he can confirm they are I will double my efforts, but repairing bad posture after a quarter century of it is very difficult and requires constant attention.
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I don't know. This was years ago and I haven't been to him since then. He's in Torrance and I'm in San Diego now anyway.
Trust me, I was in severe pain when I hobbled into his office and I felt at least 50% better when I left and almost no pain after just a few days of repeated therapy. I didn't start with the exercises until after I felt better.
Traditional doctor would have had me on weeks of bedrest and drugs (I know because I had this happen a few years prior due to a car accident).
I go to a chiropractor once a month. I think it helps a bit.
Also, I'm studying to become a chiropractor because I think it's an interesting approach to holistic medicine (medicine taken in very loose terms of the word)
Also, I'm studying to become a chiropractor because I think it's an interesting approach to holistic medicine (medicine taken in very loose terms of the word)
if you want a fully-licensed doctor who can treat you for all the mainstream ailments plus perform manipulations, go find your nearest osteopathic physician (DO).
osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is different from chiropractic, but suffice to say that chiropractic branched off of osteopathic medicine back in the 1800s. so you know who the daddy is.
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find a DO
edit: to respond to some of the comments, a DO unike an MD, will give you drugs when drugs are appropriate and OMT when OMT is appropriate, or a combination of both if he/she sees that that regimen will offer you the maximum benefit for recovery.
to be fair, some MDs have been trained in OMT after med school, but only DO's are required to be proficient at OMT for graduation and licensure (in addition to all the other medical knowledge that MDs learn).
osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is different from chiropractic, but suffice to say that chiropractic branched off of osteopathic medicine back in the 1800s. so you know who the daddy is.
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find a DO
edit: to respond to some of the comments, a DO unike an MD, will give you drugs when drugs are appropriate and OMT when OMT is appropriate, or a combination of both if he/she sees that that regimen will offer you the maximum benefit for recovery.
to be fair, some MDs have been trained in OMT after med school, but only DO's are required to be proficient at OMT for graduation and licensure (in addition to all the other medical knowledge that MDs learn).
Yes, this is indeed the case.
Chiropractors are really good at getting rid of pain, just don't let them con you into coming in when you're not feeling any pain. That "holistic healing" is a load of bull.
:thumbsup: Exactly right. An osteopath is the best of both worlds. Can prescribe drugs when appropriate, can pop you back into place when you need it. Don't have to lie in bed for weeks doped up on muscle relaxants hoping your back will eventually go back into place, don't have to go to a quack that tries to sell you special herbal remedies or wants you to come for "adjustment" for months and years on end.
Yes, I go several times a month.
A year ago I was one of the very skeptical people that figured Chiropractors were scams. I was wrong.
I had three bulging disks in my back in 2003. I was unable to walk without a cane and quite a bit of pain for some time. I went to the ER, they gave me Vicodin and Flexirol and sent me home. I went to my MD, he said, "consider surgery when the pain gets to be too much" and then gave me more Vicodin and Flexirol and sent me home. I was 25 at the time, surgery is not something I want to do that young unless I absolutely must. I then tried physical therapy. That helped more than the MD. I was taught exercises to help strengthen my back but it didn't help my spine or discs.
All of this time (six months or so), I had several people telling me to try a chiropractor and I kept refusing. Finally, last summer, some friends I trust quite a bit told me about the Chiropractor that they've known most of their lives (one grew up with his daughter), and convinced me to try.
I wish I would have gone sooner.
He uses an Activator to re-align the body most of the time. It's painless, requires no twisting, and doesn't force anything on the body. I started going to him last July. Last Friday, I lifted a box of 10 reams of paper (5,000) sheets off of the bottom shelf in Office Max. No pain, no problems. Attempting that would have probably lead to a trip to the ER 18 months ago. I still shouldn't do it, but there was a cute woman nearby...
My chiro is also well-versed in naturalist areas and Kinesiology. I'm very used to everyone being highly skeptical about the stuff. I was, too, a year ago. The Chiro's opinion is: the human body is the best healing machine. Give it what it needs and it will take care of itself. He's also stated that his adjustments don't hold as well as they did in the past and that is mostly due to the degrading diets in this country. We eat a lot of processed crap. Our bodies do not like that stuff.
Since going to him, I've taken a point to learn Kinesiology and a great deal about the body and nutrients. There is a lot to be said about properly using natural supplements in our crappy diets. Standard Process is an excellent company for supplements.
The Chiropractic profession does have a bunch of fakes and snake oil salesman... more so than many other professions. That's why people are so weary of them, for good reason since there are a lot of bad ones. Find a good one, though, and give it an honest try for a while and you'll see a big improvement in your health.
BTW, surgery really should always be a last resort. There are so many things that can go wrong and you're permanently altering your body. Scar tissue does have lasting consequences internally.
A year ago I was one of the very skeptical people that figured Chiropractors were scams. I was wrong.
I had three bulging disks in my back in 2003. I was unable to walk without a cane and quite a bit of pain for some time. I went to the ER, they gave me Vicodin and Flexirol and sent me home. I went to my MD, he said, "consider surgery when the pain gets to be too much" and then gave me more Vicodin and Flexirol and sent me home. I was 25 at the time, surgery is not something I want to do that young unless I absolutely must. I then tried physical therapy. That helped more than the MD. I was taught exercises to help strengthen my back but it didn't help my spine or discs.
All of this time (six months or so), I had several people telling me to try a chiropractor and I kept refusing. Finally, last summer, some friends I trust quite a bit told me about the Chiropractor that they've known most of their lives (one grew up with his daughter), and convinced me to try.
I wish I would have gone sooner.
He uses an Activator to re-align the body most of the time. It's painless, requires no twisting, and doesn't force anything on the body. I started going to him last July. Last Friday, I lifted a box of 10 reams of paper (5,000) sheets off of the bottom shelf in Office Max. No pain, no problems. Attempting that would have probably lead to a trip to the ER 18 months ago. I still shouldn't do it, but there was a cute woman nearby...
My chiro is also well-versed in naturalist areas and Kinesiology. I'm very used to everyone being highly skeptical about the stuff. I was, too, a year ago. The Chiro's opinion is: the human body is the best healing machine. Give it what it needs and it will take care of itself. He's also stated that his adjustments don't hold as well as they did in the past and that is mostly due to the degrading diets in this country. We eat a lot of processed crap. Our bodies do not like that stuff.
Since going to him, I've taken a point to learn Kinesiology and a great deal about the body and nutrients. There is a lot to be said about properly using natural supplements in our crappy diets. Standard Process is an excellent company for supplements.
The Chiropractic profession does have a bunch of fakes and snake oil salesman... more so than many other professions. That's why people are so weary of them, for good reason since there are a lot of bad ones. Find a good one, though, and give it an honest try for a while and you'll see a big improvement in your health.
BTW, surgery really should always be a last resort. There are so many things that can go wrong and you're permanently altering your body. Scar tissue does have lasting consequences internally.
glad to hear of your good experiences. but guess where the chiro's got that philosophy from?
the osteopathic docs.another reason to go to a DO: their treatments will probably be covered under insurance whereas most insurances do not cover chiropractic.
I've had lower back pain for a long time and went to the chiropractor every ~6 months for an adjustment but it just didn't help. Went to an MD, because I was worried something was seriously wrong, but all he did was give me Vioxx, Flexeral, and prescribe some PT (which I didn't have time for since I was working 30hrs a week and going to school full time). Back still gave me problems and got really bad, so I went back to the chiropractor. Only this time, my normal guy wasn't in, so another one in his building saw me. He adjusted me and gave me some exercises to do.
I started doing them and it makes a HUGE difference. I was taking 2 advil every day just so I wasn't constantly uncomfortable in my chair at work. I've cut out the advil almost completly and sleep much better. There were like 8 different exercises on the sheet, but I think I've nailed down the ones that really help and I do those every night.
It's not like I have to find time to do them either - since I just lay on the floor while I watch TV and do them. Seems kind of silly to just lay there while watching TV - might as well be improving my health while I'm at it.
Having a DO as your family doc is a good idea, but in my experience they're kind of hard to find.
I started doing them and it makes a HUGE difference. I was taking 2 advil every day just so I wasn't constantly uncomfortable in my chair at work. I've cut out the advil almost completly and sleep much better. There were like 8 different exercises on the sheet, but I think I've nailed down the ones that really help and I do those every night.
It's not like I have to find time to do them either - since I just lay on the floor while I watch TV and do them. Seems kind of silly to just lay there while watching TV - might as well be improving my health while I'm at it.
Having a DO as your family doc is a good idea, but in my experience they're kind of hard to find.
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