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Frequently they squeeze people's necks and cause strokes from pressure on the carotid artery. People have died.
And combining chiropractic with massage therapy is way more effective, since tight muscles will pull stuff back out of alignment.
I’ve had two great ones and one terrible one.
I've heard of chiros that don't, "snap" anything and they are probably good but are more doing PT/massage.
I can't stop wondering what that girl's butt looks like naked.
Also nobody here, 'slipped a disk'.
Till I slipped a disc way up on my spine, near the neck. "C-3" or "C-4" I think they said.
When the ligaments snap against your nerves they become numb and the pain goes away for a while. But you have to keep doing it and that's what I mean about that. With the right therapy you could have reached the same condition without the chiro addiction.
Not the smartest tools in the shed but they made a shit load of money at a very early age.
Frequently they squeeze people's necks and cause strokes from pressure on the carotid artery. People have died.
This is the correct answer. The key is finding a therapist that specializes in Medical Massage, not spa type massages. Many Chiros work together with these type of therapists.
I've had back/neck issues for decades. I go to a therapist once a week to keep me moving. She does a combo treatment (kinda like physical therapy, chiro and massage) all together. It took her a while to figure out what was going on, but once she figured out all the trigger areas for pain, I get amazing results. I've been seeing her for over 9 years. I take no pain medication.
Did that include the cost of the X-ray?
Also nobody here, 'slipped a disk'.
So many Smart-Asses. Welcome to what has become of the Cool and Hip Bay Area.
I go when I need it, not when some "addiction" wears off.
The first step to recovery is to admit you are powerless.
I wish I had a herniated disk. It's sort of like the hang nail of back problems. Painful as hell but you can snip it off and it doesn't mess with the structural integrity of your back.
It was never a muscular problem but always a nerve problem which has been solved by improving my flexibility.
Kidding again right?
I went from total agony, depression and immobility from my early 30's to virtually no pain and a super active lifestyle nearly 20 years later without surgery or narcotics.
theoakman saysIt was never a muscular problem but always a nerve problem which has been solved by improving my flexibility.
Do you think it was a posture issue growing up perhaps?
I grew up in a household where it was preached that they were a bunch of quacks and did more harm than good and that physical therapy was always the best and safest option.
Fast forward 36 years later and I've been dealing with a terrible time sleeping due to neck/shoulder pain, as well as numbness on the right side of my body - right hand and foot. No prior medical history or sign of illness (stroke etc..) This all has been going on a couple of years.
In 2017-2018, I go the conventional medicine route and spent a few grand on 2-3 MD's, a neurologist, physical therapy, MRI's, MRA's, CT scan etc... This was over the course of 6 months. Absolutely no results. It was pretty damn discouraging when you feel like shit, but everyone tells you you're fine.
2019 comes and I decide to try a chiropractor - I figure it's the last resort. First visit, they took xrays and told me I had moderate scoliosis and something else. They said the numbness was likely a pinched nerve and sciatica.
I'd never been adjusted before, and let me just say that the sound of your neck and back cracking is something I don't think I can ever get used to. They adjusted me the second and third visit.
However, after JUST two adjustments, I'm sleeping like a rock, the shoulder/neck pain is almost gone, and the numbness in my right hand and foot is COMPLETELY gone. This was TWO WEEKS ago.
Un-freaking-real. Total cost? $25 for each visit ($75 so far). Compared to the thousands I spent on traditional medicine who declares chirpractic quackery.
I'm a fan.
My thoughts? Traditional medicine doesn't like chiropractic because it's CHEAP and it WORKS. Where traditional medicine likes to treat the symptom, chiropractic often treats the problem.
Hell, physical therapy was billing my insurance $460 per visit... Just so I could lift a few weights and do bullshit exercises that did nothing - and yes I did them at home too.
Granted without chiro maintenance adjustments, or retraining/strengthening your muscles you'll likely develop the same problems again and have to go back .. but damn, for $25???
Anyhow, it beats popping pills, getting more scans, and seeing more specialists. Literally 15 minutes on the chiro table has done wonders for my health. I'm not saying a chiropractor is always the answer, but I look at them as legit healthcare providers now.
Whadda you guys think?