They rely on their 'curative powers' through removing 'subluxions' which are supposedly energy blocks. There is no scientific evidence to show that subluxions exist. Sure they can manipulate your back and make you feel temporarily better but there are no large scale studies that show that it works for any length of time. Have you ever known someone to go to a chiropractor and be 'cured'? They always pop back next week or next month to be fixed again.
Originally posted by MaustrauserThe reason I brought the subject up is because I've had a couple of real bad experiences from the last two I tried.
They rely on their 'curative powers' through removing 'subluxions' which are supposedly energy blocks. There is no scientific evidence to show that subluxions exist. Sure they can manipulate your back and make you feel temporarily better but there are no large scale studies that show that it works for any length of time. Have you ever known someon ...[text shortened]... chiropractor and be 'cured'? They always pop back next week or next month to be fixed again.
Many years ago I saw a chiropractor for pain in my shoulder blade and he started giving me 3 different adjustments 3 times a week. I felt much better after 2 weeks but he wanted me to take out "a maintenance program". I told him I didn't need that, then he started making different adjustments that made me feel worse!
When I told him not to do a certain thing because it made me feel worse he replied, "Well, I can't keep moving everything the same way." So I insisted he NOT make any adjustment that made me feel worse, went through that days theapy and called the next day to cancel all further appointments.
Originally posted by MaustrauserI heard that a chiropractor snapped a patient's nack so bad that he made her into a paraplegic. :'( Don't know if something like that really happened or not.
I sympathize. I went to an osteopath who also likes manipulating things. I have walked with a limp ever since he had a go at my hip and that was five years ago. It was very painful.
My great grandfather went to a chiropractor and they had some sort of argument while he was being treated. The chiropractor did something that made him feel very sick and he left the building and vomited. He said the chiro was looking out the window laughing at him.
I don't mean to judge all chiros by that story. I know some people swear by them, but I think you might get the same or more benefit by getting a full body massage?
I have had great experiences with chiropractors. A good chiro will lengthen your spine giving the muscles in your back the opportunity to align your spine. Soar or aching backs are often caused when a vertibrae is out of alignment. The muscles try to pull them back into alignment but can't. So lactic acid builds up and causes the aching sensation. A good chiro can do this in a snap... maybe that was a bad choice of words. A bad chiropractor will try and get you to come in weekly for years so that he can pad the till. Good luck and don't be completely scared, but do ask what they intend to do first. I have had neck/spine adjustments as well as collar bones, jaws and ears. The ear and jaw adjustments are the wierdest as the popping noise can be a bit unnerving.
Massages are definitely the way for back pain although go to a pro, always worked for me.
My late great Nan always use to swear by putting a brick in the oven to heat it up then wrapping in a towel and place on affected area........ afterwards hang from a bar for as long as your hands can hold you and repeat. Its seems to be a good quick fix for non serious injuries etc Tiger balm and stretching also good.
My chiropractor is always telling me ways to stay out of the chiropractors office (he's a bit odd, but he makes great dandelion beer). For a soar back he recommends taping two tennis balls together and laying on them with one on each side of your spine. Then rolling your back over the balls. It works, unfortunately snowboarding, skateboarding and other things that I fall at tend to make this old man a bit achy.