[Yossarian]

I have had two ruptured discs in my back and the best way to treat them is by a Chiropractor. Only 2% of ruptured discs had pain reduction by surgery.

Complete nonsense.

I had 2 ruptured disks (running 6 miles a day on concrete to thank). The resulting spinal stenosis - essentially insanely painful paralysis - was lots of fun.

I went to a compitent neurologist, who referred me to a great neurosurgeon, who gave me diskectomy and laminectomy. I fully recovered, and eventually got back to my running regime (though now wisely on nice soft surfaces).

My doctors had full access to advanced diagnostic equipment like MRI, something the quacky "doctors" of chiropracty flat out don't. I find some of the responses here amazing - if you don't get resolution from one doctor, to to another, and make sure you get full diagnostics via MRI or other advanced means.

By all means, go to a D.O. - they're REAL doctors - if an M.D. gives you no relief. But don't get hooked in to the Chiropracty Scam - they have no way of even SEEING (with real medical technology) what's wrong with you!

[shellshocked]

"My doctors had full access to advanced diagnostic equipment like MRI, something the quacky "doctors" of chiropracty flat out don't."

That's a lie. Chiros refer to hospitals for MRIs and X-rays all the time.

[Michael_Michaelangelo]

But don't get hooked in to the Chiropracty Scam - they have no way of even SEEING (with real medical technology) what's wrong with you!

This is incorrect. There are many recent advances in technology that allow the Chiro to look at a person's atlas from every angle. Many Chiros have advanced engineering degrees and are published in medical journals.

You bias is showing.