quilter girl

I have worked for 3 different chiropractors for a total of 20 years. I have seen such amazingly results - we actually had a patient CRAWL in - and WALK out. Some people respond very quickly and others do not. You need to find someone you are comfortable with and trust. If your back has been hurting for "years" - how can you expect 1 or 2 treatments to "fix" it. Sometimes you can not be "fixed" but you can get relief.
I did not care for the second Dr I worked for (I was included in the deal when my 1st Dr retired, he actually told me if he was in with a patient more than 5 minutes he was wasting his time! He has went through so much help) so I left and am very happy with my current boss. Ask friends and family who they go to. If you have never went how can you judge them?

lorli

In my experience, it is spine surgeons and neurosurgeons that dislike chiropractors. I went to a lecture about 10 years ago about vertebral and carotid artery dissections (splits in the walls of the arteries). It was formerly believed that chiropractic adjustments could cause these dissections (which can result in strokes) but the neurosurgeons all said that this was not true - an outdated false belief!

Also - chiropractic medicine has changed a great deal. I don't know of any chiropractors or osteopaths that "crack" backs and necks any more, it's a lot more gentle and focused. I remember when people said that chiropractors "walked on" their backs...wonder if it was true. That was when I was young and didn't know about back pain...an older lady once said to me "In my day, children didn't HAVE backs!"

amandasgramma

I had migraines from age 6 or so. Sometimes 2 or 3 a week. It prevented me from going into the Navy (a dream) and going to college. I couldn't keep up. Finally, at age 36 I went to a chiropractor. After the initial treatment I haven't had even one migraine! My neck was out of joint. Years later I had a doctor tell me I was a hypochondriac...that my stroke symptoms were cause by me "reading too many women's magazines" (I kid you not!) I went to the chiro and he recommended a specialist. Yes, MRI proved I had a stroke and I got proper treatment. I would trust my chiro -- there are quacks in every field.

isnthatodd

I love my chiropractor. He has made it possible for me to walk without pain. My hips are out of alignment and he has been fixing that. I also agree that not all are good or bad, just as in every other field. It also requires a great deal of trust to put your back and neck into the hands of someone else.

Chasing Hawk

Well the titanium cage and a fused cervical spine tell me otherwise.

marsye

There are quacks everywhere, here a quack, there a quack. :lol: :twisted:

Scissor Queen

I've been going to chiropractors since I was a teen. I've been to great ones and I've been to really bad ones. I went to one that twisted my neck and actually managed to twist the covering over my brain in the back of my head. It's called the Menges. That was fairly serious pain that lasted until I found a chiropractor that knew what she was doing and over a period of a couple of months very carefully untwisted it.

But at the same time I had a severe hip problem that she didn't fix. I heard from a friend about a kinesiologist and went to him and he fixed the hip problem I had had for several years.

Lisanne

It's called the meninges.

AtHomeSewing

My vote is for osteopaths, who actually ARE doctors who specialize in the musculoskeletal system. Some use manual manipulation therapy.

The one HUGE difference between chiropractors and osteopaths in my experience: chiropractors encourage ongoing appointments often saying they are necessary for life, while osteopaths generally have it fixed in a couple appointments.

Scissor Queen

Thanks! I *knew* I didn't spell that right. LOL