Anyone go to a Chiropractor?

The chiropractic approach to health places an emphasis on the health of the individual patient and on the health of the entire community. A Chiropractic physician fulfills this role by encouraging and fostering conditions that prevent disease and recommending lifestyle habits that promote health and general wellbeing. A doctor of chiropractic recognizes the need for other forms of therapy when indicated; and interacts fully with other members of the health care profession. When a condition in one of their patients presents that is beyond the scope of chiropractic, the Doctor of Chiropractic is well trained to make note of this and make an appropriate referral to the correct specialist in the healthcare field.
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Yet to hear you tell it JJ it doesn't seem to work the other way does it? They can refer people to you but you can't refer to them cuz.....let's see.......oh yeah....God complex!



I love this!!
 
As you can see by the responses here so far, there are many people who swear by their Chiropractors. The example someone used comparing them to vitamins is good. Just like vitamins, you can live a "normal" life without either. If you can afford to buy vitamins and go to the Chiro. on a regular basis...go for it. They both will make you feel better. But then, if you're a guy, don't freak out when your wife tells you that she has to go to the spa on a monthly basis to get facial treatments and mudbaths because those are very therapeutic and good for the complexion as well. Are they necessary? Your call.
 
[edit] Medical profession

From the nineteenth century onward, "doctor" has been commonly used as a synonym for "physician" in Anglophone and many other countries; this term is commonly used as a title of address for physicians, whether or not they hold a doctorate. The primary medical qualification in the UK and in many Commonwealth countries are the 'Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery' degrees (MB BS, MB BCh, MB ChB, BM BCh or MB BChir, depending on the University granting the award). In the UK the title "Dr" is officially conferred by the General Medical Council to graduates whose names are included on the list of 'registered medical practitioners', a prerequisite to medical practice in the UK. After qualification, medical practitioners may read for the postgraduate research degree of 'Doctor of Medicine'.



In the United States, however, the degrees Medicinae Doctor (Latin, "Doctor of Medicine") and Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) are the qualifying degrees. There is no prefatory undergraduate medical degree, but students theoretically may enter an M.D. or D.O program with a baccalaureate in any subject. Practically, however, most "Pre-Med" students take their undergraduate degrees with a major/minor concentration in biology and/or chemistry. American medical schools expect a baccalaureate degree to have been completed prior to admission to an M.D. or D.O. program. However, many medical schools also allow for some students to matriculate prior to completing their baccalaureate degree provided that they have successfully completed at least three years of undergraduate course work.



In American and Canadian parlance, "doctor" is most often used for all types of physicians and surgeons, including internists, pediatricians, psychiatrists, gynecologists, and all other surgical and nonsurgical specialists who hold M.D. or D.O. degrees. The term may also apply to other fields of healthcare, to which the degrees 'M.D.' and 'D.O.' are inapplicable, including doctors of Chiropractic (D.C.), doctors of Naturopathic Medicine (N.D.), doctors of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), doctors of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.), doctors of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.), doctors of Optometry (O.D.), doctors of Audiology (Au.D.), doctors of Dental Surgery/Dental Medicine (D.D.S./D.M.D.) and so on.



Note, though, that this is not the case in Germany, where a doctoral degree, and the title "Doktor" is only awarded to medical students if they complete a separate research thesis during their medical studies. The status of being a licenced physician (an "Arzt") is quite separate from this and comes from passing Medical Board Exams set by one of the German states (Bundesländer). A German physician who is licenced to practise medicine (passed his/her medical exams) but did not complete a research thesis would consider it inaccurate and even improper to style him/herself "Dr". They would typically write their qualifications in the form (in English): "State Med Exam (state)(year)" rather than the "MD" MB BS" or "MB ChB" familiar in Anglophone countries.
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I love when peope talk out of their a$$e$!!!
 
Hooked: Good call! You are right. Unless of course you don't mind being addicted to Vicodin because the "real" doctors just want to mask the pain and not fix it.....LOL!! Ya can't just throw a pill at something and expect it to go away kids.....you actually have to figure out what's wrong and fix it! No more golf!! Get to work!!
 
Unfortunately, Chiros don't fix the problem either. The therapy is only temporary and then you have to go back to have them and be readjusted. And I definitely did not advocate taking meds to dope yourself up to mask the pain.



I went to the Chiro. once on the insistence of my wife because they did wonders for her. He looked at my back and there is a definite sideways curve to it. Of course he immediately came up with a course of treatment that involved mutliple visits and it did feel good afterward. I only went back a couple of times. However, whatever he did would not straighten out my spine once and for all.



I wonder if the people that had positive results with the Chiro. might not have gotten better on their own as their bodies healed. Maybe the Chiro helped the pain go away faster or at least relieved the pain as the injury was healing itself.
 
As with any profession it appears there are good and there are bad. I've received blessed relief from some and wretched pain from others.
 
I went to one after my car accident this summer (my son's car was rear-ended) for about 4 weeks (3x per week) for electro massage and spinal adjustment. It made a huge difference. I also appreciated that the doctor's goal was eliminating my back pain, not milking insurance. On my last visit, she said my spine didn't need any further adjustment and based on how I told her my back felt, she released me from her care.
 
There are good doctors and bad doctors, same as with Chiropractors. I've been to a bunch of them and finally found a good one. I haven't had to go for over a year, but he helped me with my migraines and other pains. Stay away from the ones that just adjust your neck and crack your back. My guy gives a real physical therapy session.
 
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