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Have any of you ever sought out chiropractic care?

I re-injured a back muscle the other day and have been in extreme pain. The original injury went on for 6 months a few years back. Well I didn't want to repeat that so I called both a chiropractor and my doc. My doc gave me muscle relaxers and anti-inflammatory drugs. HE said go to the chiropractor as long as he doesn't make crazy claims like healing cancer.

So I go the chiro, he x-rays me, shows me a couple of compressed discs in my mid back where my pain is as well as a reversed curvature in my neck. well we move forward with adjustment and I have no pain at all now. He adjusted me yesterday and today and I feel very good.

He says I have two options, 1 is to get relief and the other is to correct the damage. Right now I am leaning towards correction.


Any stories good or bad?

I have been seeing a Chiropractor for about 12 years. I injured my back at work. It has really helped me very much. I don't like taking pills. I go in to see him about once a month now. At first it was 2 times per week and tapered off. A year ago when I was rearended and had whiplash, it helped me immensely. The insurance paid for it and I saw him 2 times/week for 3 months. I can say I have no pain from that injury now.
I also had a reversal curvature in my neck. He xrayed my neck before releasing me at the end of treatment for the whiplash and it is not as bad as when I started seeing the Chiropractor.

I go 3 times a month...I can definately tell when I miss.

Rahab wrote:I have been seeing a Chiropractor for about 12 years. ... I go in to see him about once a month now. ...

free wrote:I go 3 times a month...

partially why I wouldn't go. shouldn't a doctor actually fix the issue. I guess I correlate the quackopractors with a psychologist for the body. I am sure they are helpful for some/many, but I have never had a need to go to a doctor that makes a living on having repeat customers.

RamboPreacher Posted:

Rahab wrote:
I have been seeing a Chiropractor for about 12 years. ... I go in to see him about once a month now. ...

free wrote:
I go 3 times a month...

partially why I wouldn't go. shouldn't a doctor actually fix the issue. I guess I correlate the quackopractors with a psychologist for the body. I am sure they are helpful for some/many, but I have never had a need to go to a doctor that makes a living on having repeat customers.

Try ignorance, arrogant, and I will leave the last word out (lack of knowledge) as most med doctors's patient are known by first name basic. Most back problems didn't happen all at once and not healed with one visit. Has more to do with realignment then say a sore healing. Although realignment may well aid in the healing of a sore back and pinched nerves.

Had horrible experience with them. Rambo is on to something. Yes things take a while but if you even go in some chiropractors office they will say you are out of line and will try to get you to go 3 times a week and that is way more then a regular doc!

With that said they have helped many out there like some of you and I admit I am jealous Oh if I could go to one and be fixed without pain I would go everyday if they could do it!

I am a unusual case because mine is really bad, not the norm and he messed me up really bad.

Glad it worked Danny very happy for you

I have crawled into their office and walked out. One tried to get me to go to a med doctor and wouldn't but in a week time I was able to go back to work. Had cousin's wife died from back surgery. So do I not go to a med doctor if I have med problem, yes if I have med problem. To a chiropractor first if I have a back problem.

your name calling was unjustified (I read your post as calling me ignorant and arrogant - if that is not what you intended, then my apologies). i did say that I am sure they help many... I will always rejoice with others when they get healing like you and FQ, and others have mentioned. I was merely presenting my personal opinion otherwise.

Chill out Rambo. You called my chiropractor and all others quacks in your post. Is that not name calling?

I guess I correlate the quackopractors with a psychologist for the body.

I went to the med doctor first and all he did was give me meds. he didn't even examine my back, hmmmmmmm. I guess he knew he couldn't help.

I go once a week...unless something flares up then it is more... (Like this past weekend I started having major headaches...) But he also kept me from having surgery when I popped a disk out in my low back... It took several weeks of doing exactly as I was told but it worked... I completely believe they can work wonders if you get a good one...

Have been going to the same chiropractor for 14 years. I go whenever I feel the need, which is usually once a month, unless I have injured myself out of carelessness in moving or lifting.

I used to live with constant back pain due to multiple strains and an auto injury. Chiropractic treatment has resulted in my being virtually pain free.

My daddy had serious back problems and had 4 back surgeries. He regretted ever having surgery and said it only made matters worse. He was on mega-powered pain meds until the day he died (this past February).

I'll gladly take a monthly chiropractic adjustment over surgery.

And the best part for me is, my chiropractor is a member of our church, the husband of one of pastors, and doesn't charge me a dime! His words: "You bless me with your music ministry. This is my way of blessing you."

My wife has had some long-term back trouble. She went to a chiropractor and he laid out a plan for the purchase of a new boat, his son's college tuition, country club golf games and a steady diet of baloney sandwiches for us. I did not want to chance LeAnn's pain but I also wanted to get a second opinion on the matter, so we went to a doctor who gave her exercises to do. She has been pain free since January and it's all been covered under insurance. And she hasn't gone back to the doctor or chiropractor.

I'm not saying I don't believe that they can do good but I don't know of any person who starts going that isn't locked into visiting them for the rest of their lives.

my apologies, FQ; and others offended at the nomenclature. it was meant to be humorous (I have used it in other threads in the past in that context). In fact, the first time I heard it was from my cousin (who is a chiropractor!)

i went 3 times. I quit after i was told the xrays revealed the cause for my issues was a broken back in my early childhood. Never had a broken back.... at least not in this life.

Paully_44 wrote:i went 3 times. I quit after i was told the xrays revealed the cause for my issues was a broken back in my early childhood. Never had a broken back.... at least not in this life.

Yeah, the chiropractor pretty much made LeAnn think she was going to be a hunchback or something. I felt like it was scare tactics.