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Originally Posted by jbartle1
It’s not an “either OR” both are important, admittedly Chiropractic is a smaller part of our healthcare but should be respected. Fatalities by both professions have an enormous gap (26 to 250,000 (google), I would choose the conservative option of chiropractic with some diagnosis . The best part of chiropractic are the millions of folks that have been helped EVEN when their personal bias interfered with this choice.
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I first visited a chiropractor several times 26 years ago.He tried to adjust my back by poking several vertebrae with a pencil eraser. A few days later a neurosurgeon did a lumbar laminectomy on me because a couple leg muscles were becoming paralyzed, and that did the trick.
In the past 17 years I’ve visited chiropractors several times for spinal pain, neck or lower back, and got significant relief in a couple minutes and full relief with a follow-up visit. I was grateful. Different chiropractors used different techniques, but they worked. I dated a woman for years who is now 61 but competes with her horses, running and jumping. She sees a chiropractor as needed, and that’s probably every month or two. They keep her going, competing (and winning) against twenty year olds.
So, I believe in using chiropractors, but ONLY for spine related pain like stiff necks and backs. Some sciatica they can help with, but not always. I would NEVER go to a chiropractor for something like a cold or a lack of energy, and I would NEVER buy any medications from one, and I would NEVER sign a contract for regular visits. Emergencies only.