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Kjesse · 12-22-2010, 04:59 PM

I have been a chiro doubter for most of my life.

I have also had a recurring lower back issue since I was 14 after I was body-checked into the boards. I twisted in a certain way and had excruciating pain. Now, every so often, I get low level but persistent pain when standing. Walking is fine, even running is fine, but just standing sometimes kills my lower back.

I went to a chiro last year for the first time on the advice of a friend. I was super skeptical.

My chiro did these measurements and said my hips were out of alignment, because my heels weren't lining up properly. This diagnosis was made with very little actual examination, so again, I was skeptical.

Then she went into the manipulation. As it turns out the pain was more a hip/back issue than a back issue. The manipulation did wonders on the first treatment.

Then she said I should come in 3 times per week. Again I was very skeptical, but I gave it a try. I found the manipulations had diminishing returns after the first one. I think she is very good at what she does though.

Now I only plan to go a couple times a year. It helps, but it certainly is not curing anything. I also don't think they should be called "Doctors" as that is to me somewhat misleading. There are too many quacks in the chiro world who think chiro can cure everything. To me a "Dr" is either a medical doctor or a distinguished academic. (I have the option of converting my LL.B. into a J.D... I don't plan on doing it, but even if I did, I certainly would not adopt the title "Dr.")

12-22-2010, 04:59 PM	#111
Kjesse Retired Join Date: Oct 2003 Exp:	I have been a chiro doubter for most of my life. I have also had a recurring lower back issue since I was 14 after I was body-checked into the boards. I twisted in a certain way and had excruciating pain. Now, every so often, I get low level but persistent pain when standing. Walking is fine, even running is fine, but just standing sometimes kills my lower back. I went to a chiro last year for the first time on the advice of a friend. I was super skeptical. My chiro did these measurements and said my hips were out of alignment, because my heels weren't lining up properly. This diagnosis was made with very little actual examination, so again, I was skeptical. Then she went into the manipulation. As it turns out the pain was more a hip/back issue than a back issue. The manipulation did wonders on the first treatment. Then she said I should come in 3 times per week. Again I was very skeptical, but I gave it a try. I found the manipulations had diminishing returns after the first one. I think she is very good at what she does though. Now I only plan to go a couple times a year. It helps, but it certainly is not curing anything. I also don't think they should be called "Doctors" as that is to me somewhat misleading. There are too many quacks in the chiro world who think chiro can cure everything. To me a "Dr" is either a medical doctor or a distinguished academic. (I have the option of converting my LL.B. into a J.D... I don't plan on doing it, but even if I did, I certainly would not adopt the title "Dr.")