I have seen several chiropractors over the years. The first time was when I was at college and someone dove on me from the 3 meter diving board. I went for a while for treatments to realign my back and they had to be followed up by exercises to maintain the adjustment. When the exercises strengthened me, I didn’t need to go anymore.
This year I had an old knee injury flare up. I tried all kinds of therapies, even with injections the knee still hurt and was unstable. OA was the “official” diagnosis. My sports doctor recommended physiotherapy and I went to a chiropractor for that. I started twice a week, he does no adjustments of any kind, he coaches me through exercises for 1 hour each time. He supervises how I do them. He knows precisely which muscle to work and most importantly, he calibrates to my age, sex, and level of fitness. Finally, I can sleep without waking up a night because I have moved my knee. I can walk properly, and jog, play pickleball etc - I feel 10 years younger! In just 2 months. (I did work those exercises religiously.)
But, if I had anything wrong with me, I would never start with going to a chiropractor. Nothing replaces a medical doctor. Nothing.
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