Chiropractic is one step removed from astrology and on a par with crystals and aroma therapy. Complete and utter bullshit.
History will show MDs and modern medicine are those doing the most damage. Chiropractic care has been around since late 1800s with virtually zero malpractice suit.
Chiropractic - A Superior Alternative for Proactive Healthcare
I had been described as a type A personality, until 2004 when I started seeing a chiropractor. By far the best thing I’ve ever done for my health.
1) The brain, spine and nervous system form in the first 7 hours after conception.
2) There are three 63 degree opposing arches in a healthy spine when viewed from the side.
3) Subluxations in the spine [ vertabrae out of alignment ] are often the root cause of many health problems and several signs of aging.
4) Approx 80% of all babies are born with spinal subluxations AND it only gets worse as we age. The stress and trauma of child-birth can cause subluxations for both mother and child.
5) The 3T’s of subluxation are traumas, toxins and thoughts. Most everyday stress is caused by internal factors, while traumas are normally the primary cause. Ongoing and persistent health problems often occur due to subluxations.
6) Most subluxations occur in the top 7 cervical vertabrae with the average human head weighing about the same as a bowling ball. Ever tried carrying a bowling ball around all day, not with your wrist underneath but with the ball 2-3 inches in front of your wrist? That’s what it’s like for your back with a forward-leaning posture (head in front of your shoulders when viewed from the side) and resulting in everyday stress.
7) The news media popularized the term ‘quacks’ when a chiropractor brought a lawsuit (Taylor vs AMA in 1971) against the American Medical Assn. Unfortunately, the MSM with it’s stranglehold on information convinced the general population that chiropractors are ‘quacks’ in spite of Taylor winning the lawsuit!
After just my 1st adjustment the stress-relief alone confirmed I needed this all of my life. I highly recommend the book “Chicken Soup for the Chiropractic Soul” by Jack Canfield, but you’ll probably need to buy online. Virtually no bookstore nor library I’ve encountered stocks it. It has many case studies that witness to the life-changing power of this procedure. Chiropractors follow the hipocratic oath of “First do no harm.”
I’ve had lower back problems due to disk compression and over exertion, probably from playing a lot of golf and working out at a gym as part of my weight loss efforts, and as diagnosed by an orthopedic.
After a course of anti-inflammatories, a short course of steroids and muscle relaxers, he sent me to what he called “Back School”, i.e. physical therapy.
The PT who did my initial intake found by looking at my x-rays and from a physical exam that my pelvis was tilted both upwards and sideways. She also found I had extreme muscle tightness in not only my back but in my hamstrings and calves.
The PT involved heat treatment and TENS and also stretching exercises, and core stability exercises and deep massages focusing on relieving the muscle tightness that was more prevalent on my right side.
I was amazed how well it worked, especially when I continued the stretching and exercising at home. At PT I also learned proper lifting technics and even things like how to get into and out of a car without twisting my back.
But a few years later I got a bad flare up and my boss recommended I go to her Chiropractor.
The Chiropractor had me come at least twice a day and the treatments were painful but did seem to provide some relief, but it was very short lived. He was happy to treat me (and trying to sell me unnecessary dietary supplements and Shakra Crystals and aroma therapy) until what my insurance would pay ran out.
What I subsequently learned was that most episodes of lower back pain will resolve within a few weeks without any treatment. But the Chiropractic treatment as opposed to the PT, did nothing for me and actually made it worse.
I went back to doing the stretches and exercises that the PT recommended and haven’t had a flair up since.
You are completely and wholly ignorant on this.
If you think there is nothing to it, I won't try to dissuade you, but see the link at post #20 by Freeper spankalib, and you have to ask yourself the question: Why would a football team allow someone practicing crystals and aroma therapy to perform manipulations (at practices and on the field, no less) on their top two multimillion dollar athletes (Joe Montana and Jerry Rice) if they thought there was nothing to it?
Anyway, I do apologize. I have enjoyed civil discourse with you over the years here, and I don't have an excuse for being uncivil to you in this instance. I hope you can accept that apology.