If you get a good chiropractor, he will do all of the adjustments twice per visit to get you completely straightened out. If he doesn't do it initially, ask him to. It really takes two adjustments in a row to pop everything into place. Feels great.
geroin
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Originally posted by kadomony
i think certain styles of chiropractic are effective. unfortunately, it's not a standardized practice.
if you do decide to go, check for someone who practices the Gonstead method and of course do some research online about them.
edit (check this out, lol):
wow id love to do this
Comrade Stalin
I have had one and they are great. The adjustments relieve a lot of tension that builds up in your spine from just every day activity. I have had nothing but positive experiences.
Spam
There are lots of horror stories from people about chiropractic care. But my personal experience was a positive one. I went to a chiropractor for 2 years to fix my neck. The curve of the portion of the spine that makes up your neck was actually backwards, and over the course of 2 years they were able to get it adjusted back to the proper curve, although a little bit straighter than usual.
It helped solve a big problem I was having with headaches, whereby I was able to give myself a headache at any time simply by shaking my head back and forth. It also stopped a problem I was having where I would often "tweak" my neck by turning it, either while driving, or playing sports.
You have to be careful though, the dude is cracking things into place, and if you get a shoddy practitioner, they can do some serious damage, especially to your neck. There is also a 1 in a million chance (according to the information provided to me by my chiropractor) that a neck adjustment can trigger a stroke, but in my second year at my chiro, he invested in these cool tables that absorb a lot of the pressure of the adjustments, and are supposed to lower, if not eliminate the risks of the neck adjustment. Occasionally a neck adjustment would hurt mildly for a few minutes, but once he started using those tables, I never had that problem again.
All in all I strongly believe that the adjustments were extremely beneficial, and when I have the money again, I'd like to go in at least once or twice a month to keep things in check.
Lira
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Originally posted by Theresa
What other threads are you referring to? I can't even remember what my most recent one was.
The one about positive energy?
bigjimslade002
i have 2 herniated disks in my lower back and 1 of them is pretty much blown out from years of body building and my job.its my personal opinion after having been to chiropractors for my injury that after about 10 visits you finally come to realize that most of what they do for you can be achieved at home by yourself.
the only thing i felt that ever worked for me was traction,which can also be done at home with the right equipment.id rather deal with the pain and treat myself then waste money on a chiropractor after what ive been through.
if your injury is not permanent then i would say a chiropractor might be a good choice for you. but if you have a permanent injury that requires attention i would look more at self treatment unless the injury is too severe for you to deal with the pain.
Spam
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Originally posted by bigjimslade002
i have 2 herniated disks in my lower back and 1 of them is pretty much blown out from years of body building and my job.its my personal opinion after having been to chiropractors for my injury that after about 10 visits you finally come to realize that most of what they do for you can be achieved at home by yourself.
the only thing i felt that ever worked for me was traction,which can also be done at home with the right equipment.id rather deal with the pain and treat myself then waste money on a chiropractor after what ive been through.
if your injury is not permanent then i would say a chiropractor might be a good choice for you. but if you have a permanent injury that requires attention i would look more at self treatment unless the injury is too severe for you to deal with the pain.
This is a very good point, I hadn't thought of it during my post, but the traction is likely the #1 reason the curve of my neck was able to be corrected. Thank you for bringing that up!
WittyHandle
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Originally posted by igottaknow
I was at the mall this weekend and fell in love with hand held back massager. Unfortunately it was $200
Hand held, yes, but the massage it does to your backside is one I doubt you're interested in.
Ian
So this is all part of your "Bend over backwards to welcome Ian to Calgary" plan? Awesome :D
Arbiter
Well, the theory behind it is complete nonsense. In practice, what you get can vary a lot between practitioners, ranging from the modestly helpful (albeit only by incorporating real medicine), through the entirely pointless, and on into the downright dangerous.
JD8180
I had a terrible, dull pain in my left shoulder that would not go away. I ended up deciding to try a chiropractor to see how it'd work out. I ended up trying two different places and they both required new patients to go to a sort of meeting where the guy would go on to talk about their philosophy on chiropractics and how it cures pretty much every disease known to man. Really felt that it was all bs and felt very salesmanish.
Went to no more than 5 visits or so where I would wait for 15 minutes, the chiropractor would then crack my back for 2 minutes, and that was it. Felt pretty good for the first hour or so, then the pain was back. I felt like it was a huge waste of time and really wasn't doing anything at all.
I ended up going to an orthopedic (a real doctor) who basically said nothing at all was wrong, just that I had bad posture mixed with being in school with crappy chairs. He gave me a few exercises to do and the pain was gone in weeks.
1dawoman
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Originally posted by pozz
the chiropractors that are good have to be very strong. you'll feel relief from the first crack instantly - more flexibility, and range of motion especially. if the guy is weak then it will take a little bit to kick in.
This is actually false. While a certain about of strength is necessary, a practitioner with good technique is much better than the chiro who uses force as opposed to proper line of drive etc. In my experience, I have actually gotten more relief getting treated by a female rather than a strong male doctor.
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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
in the initial stages after a back injury it will help....after the first 4-6 weeks it is just a way to alleviate pain and has no long term benefit
I agree with this statement.
Treatment should not go on indefinitely. You should be experiencing relief within a limited number of visits, otherwise the treatment plan should be modified. If a chiro is telling you that you need to see them 3 times a week for 6 or more months, chances are, they are doing it for monetary gain and not because it is clinically necessary...
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Originally posted by kadomony
i think certain styles of chiropractic are effective. unfortunately, it's not a standardized practice.
if you do decide to go, check for someone who practices the Gonstead method and of course do some research online about them.
Its true that its not a standardized practice. This means each doctor will have their own technique that the will use. The up side is that different people respond to different practice styles...so you might need to "shop around" before finding the treatment style that works best for you.
A good practitioner should also be prescribing an exercise rehab protocol that should be followed in order to prevent the musculoskeletal problem from returning.
As a chiropractor myself, I can honestly say that I've seen WAY too many patients hooked on strong pain killers because that was all their MDs could do for them. When it comes to musculoskeletal pain/injuries, its best to consult a chiropractor, massage therapist, physio or orthopedic specialist (Although you are pretty much wasting an orthopedic specialist's time unless you are a candidate for surgery).
Bottom line is that not all chiropractors are the same. Some are good, some aren't...same goes for every health professional out there, so it's probably best to do your research before picking one.
