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[BluRayHiDef]

Chiropractic is a field of alternative medical treatment for mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system; it relies on manual manipulation of the body, namely the joints, the spine, and soft tissues.

Though chiropractors are not medical doctors or physicians and subsequently do not require doctorate degrees in medicine, they do require doctorate degrees in chiropractic and licenses to practice in their field.

So, do you consider chiropractic to be a genuine alternative form of medicine?

 

[ManofOne]

Yes, I recommend it, the lady who helps me is incredible.

 

[BluRayHiDef]

Yes, I recommend it, the lady who helps me is incredible.

How often do you visit and what issues do you have treated?

 

[Coolwhhip]

Don't people die when the neck snapping goes wrong?

 

[ManofOne]

How often do you visit and what issues do you have treated?

I've had back related issues for a long time because of my height and my posture was taking a beating after I left college. Visited her every 3 months when it was necessary. Now I barely go.

 

[jufonuk]

Don't people die when the neck snapping goes wrong?

depends on why they got their neck snapped.

But in the Uk they don’t do half the insane stuff that the USA do. I wanted a ring dinger but didn’t get one.
Video for explanation.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

A few years ago I read the course program for the Australian school of chiropractic. They don’t slack around.

There’s also a relatively new current of chiropractics called Network Spinal Analysis which does away with the heaviest manipulations such as the “neck snap” chiropractic is notorious for.
Unfortunately, it’s used some messages akin to New Age hullabaloo in the past so it may sound ridiculous at a first glance, but I’ve been ”treated” with that for a few years when I was younger and I can tell you, the people doing it absolutely knew their stuff about the human body and the nervous system.

Chiropractic treatment can give good results for a series of conditions. My grandfather‘s back was skewed due to the removal of a lung for cancer and years of zero physical activity after retirement. We brought him to a NSA chiropractor and in the span of 2-3 months his back was visibly straighter and he had much less pain and stiffness. A certified MD even asked him what the hell he’d done, because he had never seen something like that, especially in a man in his 70s.

My father was also treated after some car accidents and he definitely benefited from it.

Of course chiropractic is not a “cure”, and of course the effects of one treatment don’t last forever. As with everything with the muscoloskeletal system, treatment should be repeated in time.
Chiropractic ain’t magic, but it’s not the scam some people would want you to believe.

 

[CAB_Life]

Some people swear by it, however, after decades of chiropractic medicine there is little certifiable evidence that adjusting bones is anything more than a placebo. Even non-Western medicines like acupuntcure have numerous studies and measured results to back up their claims. Whereas chiropractic medicine is somewhere between faith healing and RMT. Now the elements of physical rehabilitation--flexebility, massage, ROM--that chiropractor's use are therapeutically sound. Very rarely does the skeletal system need to be adjusted, if anything strengthening and developing elasticity in the tissues and areas around one's joints is universally benefitial.

I'd recommend a physiotherapist or RMT over a chiropractor any day.

 

[quickwhips]

I did this for two months twice a week on insurance from work. Didnt do shit for me. Back still hurts. They did all this bullshit. What fixed my back was exercise and eating better as I was getting fat. There are not many shortcuts worth taking in life.

 

[teezzy]

depends on why they got their neck snapped.

But in the Uk they don’t do half the insane stuff that the USA do. I wanted a ring dinger but didn’t get one.
Video for explanation.

I'd like to ring her dinger alright

 

[DrJohnGalt]

I wouldn't call it an "alternative" to be used instead of more traditional options but it certainly isn't bollocks. More as a compliment to traditional practice. Really depends on your condition and what you want to happen. Bad analogy time: Think of it like getting an alignment done on your car. The more off-roading you do, the more frequently it will need to be realigned. Some people get the recommended maintenance done and drive smartly and won't be out of line much at all, while others use and abuse their bodies. And like a visit to the chiro, most serious problems won't be fixed there but it will certainly help smooth running and longevity.

 

[danowat]

Just cures the symptoms not the cause.

 

[jufonuk]

I'd like to ring her dinger alright

Yes sir

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Can you improve your back health to "magically fix" a lot of health issues? Yes.

Do you need a chiropractor to get a healthier back? No, and some might give you a worse back.

Dead-hanging on gym rings and doing certain stretches/poses was more than enough to strengthen my back and eliminate many years of back issues (probably caused by being overweight and out of shape).

 

[thefool]

Helps short-term, not long-term.

 

[poppabk]

I kind of see it as a bunch of bollocks attached to a mainstream therapy. The ones who really buy into the bullshit are dangerous, but the people who are basically just doing physical therapy are useful.

 

[DESTROYA]

My brother swears by them and goes 2-3 times a year to readjust his back and says it helps him, personally I think it’s mostly BS and whatever they do would naturally occur and your body would heal on it’s own.

 

[cryptoadam]

You will get more out of physical therapy followed by excercise and stretching.

 

[BigBooper]

The second option, mostly. A large part of medicine is about making people feel better, so if popping your back makes you even temporarily feel better, it's probably worthwhile to you.

The claims about chiropracty curing disease, chronic illness, and everyone needing it are all balogna.

 

[Can't decide]

I had just been considering visiting one of these to help my back only a couple of days ago but then got thrown into another lockdown. I want to see if they work for me.

Guaranteed that dude thought he hit the jackpot when he saw her coming in, then went home and busted the biggest nut.

 

[BluRayHiDef]

I had just been considering visiting one of these to help my back only a couple of days ago but then got thrown into another lockdown. I want to see if they work for me.




Guaranteed that dude thought he hit the jackpot when he saw her coming in, then went home and busted the biggest nut.

He has a YouTube channel; he's used to treating all sorts of people, including attractive women.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Just grab one of these

 

[Can't decide]

He has a YouTube channel; he's used to treating all sorts of people, including attractive women.

And? Comment still stands.

 

[Sandoval]

My guess is that it depends on what you're going in for. I went to my doctor because I was having issues breathing a day or two after a badminton tournament. I figured I had a respiratory infection. Dude gave me an up and down and was like, "your back is straight fucked-- lay on the table and throw your leg up and some other goofy bullshit" to heavily paraphrase. He jammed my shoulder, I heard a pop, and I instantly felt better. Shit was like magic and I never had to go back over it. It's probably not going to fix your back after 20 years of hauling concrete bags or something.

 

[quickwhips]

Just grab one of these

And stick it up your butt! OfficeStanley.gif

 

[Soodanim]

I had no idea chiropractors were ever remotely associated with illegitimacy. I always assumed they it was a niche but completely legitimate treatment.

 

[Mistake]

Physical therapists are best. Chiropractics just kind of do basic stuff I feel. They’ll help, but not enough for a permanent solution to your issues

 

[AJUMP23]

It can be helpful. I think it is different than Physical Therapy though. PT is designed to rehab injury or weakness. Chiropractic is trying to relieve pain or discomfort.

 

[EviLore]

Chiropractors can help you when they're also trained in physical therapy and other real disciplines, which is typical now. Chiropractic itself is hokey "alternative medicine" equivalent to homeopathy and is not science- or evidence-based.

D. D. Palmer founded chiropractic in the 1890s,[21] after saying he received it from "the other world";[22] Palmer maintained that the tenets of chiropractic were passed along to him by a doctor who had died 50 years previously.[23] His son B. J. Palmer helped to expand chiropractic in the early 20th century.[21] Throughout its history, chiropractic has been controversial.[24][25] Its foundation is at odds with mainstream medicine, and has been sustained by pseudoscientific ideas such as vertebral subluxation and innate intelligence.[26] Despite the overwhelming evidence that vaccination is an effective public health intervention, among chiropractors there are significant disagreements over the subject,[27] which has led to negative impacts on both public vaccination and mainstream acceptance of chiropractic.[28] The American Medical Association called chiropractic an "unscientific cult" in 1966[29] and boycotted it until losing an antitrust case in 1987.[19] Chiropractic has had a strong political base and sustained demand for services; in recent decades, it has gained more legitimacy and greater acceptance among conventional physicians and health plans in the United States.[19]

 

[BluRayHiDef]

Chiropractors can help you when they're also trained in physical therapy and other real disciplines, which is typical now. Chiropractic itself is hokey "alternative medicine" equivalent to homeopathy and is not science- or evidence-based.

Have you ever received chiropractic treatment? Also, since you consider it to be hokey, do you think that it provides any sort of medical benefit to people who are subjected to it? Or do you think that whatever comfort anyone receives from it is no different from the type of comfort that they'd receive from massage therapy (i.e. pleasurable but not medically beneficial)?

 

[borborygmus]

It's bullshit but bullshit works sometimes. It's like hitting your failing TV in the right spot to make it work. Some chiropractors have a knack for it so you need to see a "good" chiropractor, although there is no objective way to determine what that means.

 

[HellforLeather]

I have a co-worker with a bum back that swears by them. The first two he found didnt help at all and almost wrote them off as cranks, but the 3rd one he absolutely swears by. Hes got bad siatic and lower back pain and he goes every 3 weeks or so.

So to answer your question...who knows. He seems to get relief from it so, I guess for him, its legit.

 

[Batiman]

It’s bullshit

 

[notseqi]

I go to a sports doctor to do the proper cracking, never had any neck problems though. Only doctors are allowed to crack your neck here, down to C6 or C7 iirc. Might try a physio for a lower back thing when the current lockdown eases up.
Never went regularly, that's what the Thai massages are for.

 

[Liu Kang filing his 1040]

Cracking your spine is like cracking your knuckles.
Feels good for a second, but it's not curing you of anything.

Fools and their money are soon parted.

 

[macfoshizzle]

All the doctor i've been to, including my wife's, i asked them if they thought chiropractic was BS. They either answered me with just a smile or say something like "i would never take a family member to one".

The chiropractic came from some insane lunatic that believed in some mystic powers.

 

[Tesseract]

i trust physicians and their referral networks, usually ortho to physical therapy (sports doctors)

never met a single chiro i trusted, don't like the way they think or convey information

 

[Tesseract]

physical therapy is best, good nutrition, rest

 

[Locutus]

Chiropractic is utter nonsense. The stretching and massage incorporated into chiro can be therapeutic, but chiropractic as a practice is placebo.