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What are your experiences with chiropractic care? |
What are your experiences with chiropractic care? I have many, but in particular--For the last 2 years I had been having trouble with my knee slipping, not dislocated or any thing that serious. But as I would walk it would slip its joint and it felt very precarious. After about 4 regular visits for my neck back etc. just a simple few second manipulation has kept it in tact for the last 8 months. I have been with chiropractory for over 45 yrs. there is no quackery involved. Rodeo riders, pro-football etc. players swear by them. Once the adjustments are made the body takes over the natural healing process, if in fact there is no need for major surgery or what-ever. Good and bad - but I have never had and problem because of it. I have been to all kinds of Chiropractor since the time I was small. Some are gentle and some are not. Some are anally interested in only treating muscular sckeletal issues - some work more with the idea that the spine controls healing in every part of your body (so to speak) and some deal more with emotional and neurological issues through Chiropractic. Osteopaths have some training in spin manipulation - but not nearly as much as a Chiro. I had a beloved Chiropractor in Cherry Hill, NJ - we went to him for everything and anything. I considered him my primary care physician - he helped us with colds, injuries, our babies and even long term illness. Now I live in California and I have not been able to find a real replacement for him - but I do have a friend in town that I go to occassionally. Of course, my mother is a naturopathic physician and my #1 medical advisor, but i love a chiropractor for #2. Peace! chiropractics should be used only as a last result. chiropractics, though licensed, are not medical profesionals, and cannot diagnose many diseases and disorders. you may have a condition that requires immediate medical help, and the chiropractic will not be able to help you diagnose the problem. also, chiropractics have been known to cause some joint and bone damage, so use only a well experienced chiropractic if you insist upon using one. chiropractic should not be used as a last result. It should be your first. Lets say you go to MD and he says surgery and you go thru with surgery. Well, what if chiro care would have taken care of it. It is more natural, less complications, less invasive, etc. Surgery has low success rate. Surgery is more expensive and driving our health care costs up, astronomically. Chiropractics role in health care is from a preventative stand point. Dont wait until you get a disease to become healthy. Become healthy to begin with and you will never get the disease in the first place. I had a patient when I was in medical school who had gone to a chiropractor for a year or so for her knee pain. The manipulations didn't help, and by the time her bone tumor was diagnosed, it was too late. She was 16 years old. I'm not a fan, personally. True story. I have nothing but praise for my present, and past Chiropractors. My back sometimes gives me fits, and my chiropractor knows how to manipulate my spine, to stop the hurting, sometimes instantly. This is cheaper, and better, in my opinion, than going to an orthopedic surgeon, who would give me mega drugs, and cut on me, to relieve my pain. Phooey on that! For 35 bucks, I get adjusted, and feel light on my feet when I leave her office. Yeppers, I'm an advocate for anything that prevents hospital stays, drugs, and sky-high medical bills. |
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