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My primary care doc refused to send me to an Osteopath and would only prescribe 800 mg Motrin for pain. It was worthless. My buddy l grew up with had become a chiro and begged me to let him help. So l did. Best thing l've ever done. I've only been to him or his partner so l can't speak to the industry as a whole and l know there's some shady mofos out there but name an industry that doesn't habe that problem.
I always recommend to at least try them. Every doc has the potential to fuck your shit up so that argument falls flat as well.
After a real difficult ride in the Sawtooth Mountains (Idaho) I as wreck. Went to a new chiropractor. He adjusted me and then taught be several stretches and said if I was attentive to doing them I would never need to see a chiropractor again!
That was 8 years ago. I stretch nearly every morning. The primary stretch is the psoas stretch. One leg up on the kitchen counter 90 degrees to the floor and lean into it. Change legs...after that any kind of stretch you want, just keep it up.
I'm sold om stretching............
I have had them help though so won’t really discredit the profession. Same goes for chiros I suppose.
Don’t Chiros have 4-5 yrs of university? Is that the same for PT’s?
It all comes down to the person doing the work in either profession don’t you think?
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I'm also from a family of MD's in the bay area.... The MD's feel like most have stated here... some are good and some are bad.
You just called Ricky Fowler lazy as well as all the pro SX riders who use them. Then there are the world class bicycle racers who use them.
Factory Yamaha back in the day had a chiro at the races.
Perhaps you need to be careful on who you call lazy.
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Fast forward to my 40s, over the bars at speed chasing a plastic trophy in the senior class, I got over the concussion. But my lower back from then on was iffy.
Fast forward to my mid 50s, heavy lifting at work would sometimes have me flipping like a fish on the floor at night. Then my one hip joint started hurting.
Then pain down the outside of my leg, sometimes all the way to my foot. Rest helped, but hey, I'm self employed. Produce or starve.
Doctor after Doctor, they were worthless.
Finally went to this ciro. He xrayed me, said he could straighten me right out.
Motherfucker almost paralyzed me from the waist down. I still want to stop by his office and punch him in the face sometimes.
After a week in bed, I got an mri.
Crushed l4, with disc fragments in the spinal canal squeezing the cord to like the size of a piece of spaghetti.
Microdisectomy (sp?) 10 years ago, I can and do still work. I just don't do heavy lift. I refuse. Let the young guys do it.
Long story short, if it's just mild aches and pain, ya, maybe use one. I would still advise not letting them do the neck thing. I don't care what they say, it's dangerous.
Anything more, get an MRI. It's the only way to really see what's going on.
Good luck dude.
If I may take some liberty without coming across as overbearing and critique your point on one minor issue.
It may just be me but I am having some difficulty in interpeting which side of the discussion you feel is least credible.
Or perhaps I am failing to understand your statement is a brush with much broader strokes.
Are you intending to make a point on the futility of man and the struggle against all the forces aligned against mankind in general?
As I prepare to take leave of this forum to enjoy some quiet contemplation of the far reaching implications, and applications, of your statement I feel I would fail you and all my fellow vital drivers if I didn't take an opportunity to make you aware of the guidelines here on vitalmx.
Political and religious discussions are strictly forbidden.
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It doesn’t discount the whole profession of chiropractic medicine!
Now if the question is: is muscle therapy and chiropractic therapy best used together in a combination for relief and peak performance? Absolutely! But most people can’t afford both.
My thoughts were that it was ok since that particular chiropractor wasn’t that good & was also very shady. I’d probably use one again if I can find a decent one.
Local 'sports chiro' has really helped. He has done more for me than any PCP. My local chiro got the referral for an MRI that found my Digenerative Discs and has helped me created a plan for better living to stave off surgery.
He also tells me, "you dont need to come back twice a week for the next 4 months. Call me if you feel something happening."
So you are recommending the laser?
When I turned 12 I started racing moto and between that, bmx, footy and all the other dumb shit kids do I put a fair beating on my body but because I was in shape I never had a lot of problems.
When I quit racing at 18 I let myself go a bit, started drinking and partying and my back and neck issues started to surface. I would see chiro's occasionally when I would feel out and that would work until I did something else to hurt myself
When I was in my late teens/early 20's I was having back and neck issues. Went to a chiro who convinced me I needed to see him twice a week for 12 weeks and he would fix me. After 14 weeks I told him he was a waste of money.
After that I started getting in shape and looking after myself better. I'm now 35 and feel better and am in better shape than when I was 23. I still go to a chiro when I need to, the other day I was lifting one of my tool boxes, twisted and bent the wrong way and felt my back go out. After 3 weeks of trying to stretch it myself I went to my chiro and walked out feeling great.
The key for me is being in good shape and using a chiro to fix some injuries relating to what they do.
One thing I have noticed is that around 3-4 days after seeing a chiro I feel like shit. Everything aches, I just have to push through those couple of days and then I'm good. I swear that is how chiro's get people to keep coming back
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