I know a doctor who swears by his chiropractor. He also thinks they are great for keeping people out of the real doctors’ office
If there is such a thing as a ‘real’ doctor, the chiropractor has to be the closest thing to it.
I had a friend who was a quackopractor. I had serious neck, shoulder and arm pain. He diagnosed it as a pinched nerve in the neck, slammed me around a few times, and voila! Pain instantly gone.
That's what arouses the ire of the medical establishment. I've told this tale before, but it's worth repeating. I injured my back severely about 7 years ago. Got a nice ambulance ride and everything. The orthopedic surgeon the hospital referred me to was absolutely crestfallen that no surgery was required. I'm not kidding, you could hear the disappointment in his voice. When I asked what I should do to "get back in the game" as it were, he told threw me a 'scrip for Celebrex and told me knock of the exercise, as it was "highly overated". Long story short, it took a chiropracter to get me back to where I was before.
Tell ya what, if it had not been for a great local chiropracter the surgeons would have bankrupted me, long ago!
All I ever asked for was to keep my Redneck Butt running, until the kid got raised, I did!
I go to a great chiropractor who never schedules me for future visits: he knows I’ll call when I need him. He will do chiropractic treatment (with a clicky thing), the neurostimulator pads, laser, or acupuncture, depending on what I need for that visit. He also spends time going over my diet and suggests exercises for better positioning at the office when I’m on my computer. It is the ONLY relief I get, and I’ve been to “real” doctors and surgeons, who just want to push drugs or surgery on me.