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Indiana Jones
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2012 Oct 13, 3:58pm
It's like any other profession: there are some excellent chiropractors, some awful ones, and everything in between.
Chiropractic was preceded by one of the branches of Chinese Medicine- Tui Na, practiced for thousands of years in China. Tui Na includes soft tissue manipulations (we call that massage therapy) and joint manipulations (we call that chiropractic).
It sounds like chiropractic did not work for you, but you found some different things that do work by listening to your body. I know many people who swear by chiropractic, and could not live their lives without it, and some people who were hurt, like you were. Maligning the entire profession isn't cool. For instance, just because I came across a bad bookkeeper, I don't dismiss the entire profession.
curious2
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2012 Oct 13, 8:09pm
The best things for your health are diet and exercise. Get vaccinated and don't smoke. Education remains the best predictor of longevity. For most of what goes wrong in life, there isn't much to be done, no matter how much you spend. People have problems, and quacks of all kinds sell interventions that don't really help. I don't dismiss medicine entirely, nor even chiropractic, but 90% of your health depends on (a) your own behavior, (b) genetic factors outside anyone's control, and (c) dumb luck. There is little or no correlation between how much you spend and what benefit (if any) you get, in fact above a certain point there is probably a negative return on investment.
drudometkin
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2012 Oct 13, 8:12pm
I used to crack my neck because it was so uncomfortable. Regular doctor couldn't help me so I tried out a chiropractor. He adjusted my neck, and it helped me out SO much. I think they could be quacks, but some are great.
There are some excellent chiropractors that know their "art", I have found advanced Activator chiropractors very helpful, no bone cracking. One can check out the Activator technique by searching for their site.
elliemae
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2012 Oct 14, 4:53am
It's like any other profession: there are some excellent chiropractors, some awful ones, and everything in between.
Yup.
I've been to chiropractors who refused to treat me until I was cleared medically. I've also been to one who billed my insurance for "supplements" I never received. There's good & bad.
tovarichpeter
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2012 Oct 14, 6:02am
Go to: chirotalk
They are a group of ex-chiropractors who warn people from going to, or becoming chiropractors.
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I believe they are quacks practicing pseudoscience.
Once upon a time I was severely injured by a Chiropractor in Venice Beach. It cost me thousands of dollars out of pocket and exasperated the problem with each visit. This guy ruined my life. Once I stopped going I started to vastly improved.
Years later I got insurance and decided I wanted to see the extent of the healing. I needed a letter for an MRI and my insurance company forced me to get a letter before they would allow it. A "consultation" for the letter was $75.00. I show up in Downtown Long Beach and totally refused to let this guy perform any work. I told him I'm just here for the letter.
Later I see there are $400.00 in charges against my insurance for various work that was never performed. I called and demanded he explain. You would not believe the lies and bullshit that came out of this guys mouth. He literally "don't worry about it there's no reason to be concerned because you have insurance and they will pay". I reported him and it was later rescinded.
I used to be a lifelong surfer. So I dealt with many chiropractors. Never again. Not a single one did anything except crack my back and charge me $200.00. Not only that most of them made it worse. And the problems always went away when I took matters into my own hands and did the OPPOSITE of their advise which was "bed rest" and "relaxing". Instead I decided on swimming, yoga, jogging, mind-body meditations etc.
Chiropractors are quacks. What do you think?
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