[kevman]

Originally Posted by 4X4

You've never thrown out your back doing something stupid like lifting something heavy or drunken wrestling on a concrete driveway? A chiro will get that kink out of your back.

Probably... But so will a good massage therapist, physio therapist, acupuncturist, or even tennis ball...


"Throwing you back out" is a muscle spasm. Don't you think if you're continually throwing your back out of whack that there is a bigger problem? I won't discredit the relief a chiro, or any therapist, can provide (placebo or not) but at the end of the day aren't you better off treating the cause to prevent it from happening again?

Chiro's thrive off of lazy vulnerable people. Their patients feel they're "suffering" and want instant results. It's far easier to have someone massage a knot out or crack your back then it is to actually put the time and effort in to building strength and flexibility to prevent it from happening again.

Good posture, lifting techniques, flexibility, core strength and overall fitness are far more effective at reducing back pain then any chiropractor.

This next statement might not go over well with some but as far as I'm concerned general back pain is kind of like obesity. There are a lot of snake oil salesmen that pray on the vulnerable. In my opinion "Back 2 Life" and most Chiropractors are no different then a vibrating ab belt and diet pills. They all promise quick easy results without actually addressing the root cause...


As for a chiropractor recommendation, of the many chiro's I've seen I really liked Dr. Bryan Miles who I now believe is located at the Riverside club by Edworthy park. He's a younger guy just out of school with a degree in kinesiology as well. I found him quite knowledgeable and very helpful. Long story short, he did what he felt he could do to help then referred me to a Sports Med MD. I've never seen him again while my back has never felt better.