Who believes that Chiropractic care is real?

Question

Also, is it all lies for us to keep coming back to keep draining the medical insurances?

Answer 1

I grew up with the idea that they were hocus pocus. But much later in life, I began to learn about nutrition from a Chiropractor, I saw and experienced the results. I figured, they were right about that, maybe the rest is real. Bottom line, I and my family have had chiropractic care for the last two years. Personally, they helped me with recurring cluster headaches and a sciatic nerve problem. Are different Chiropractors of different skill levels like different MD's are? Yes.

Answer 2

Chiropractic goes hand in hand with medicine. They can work together or separately. As to draining the insurance companies it's all a matter of perspective. There are Doctors that do ever test and charge out everything they can at the highest amount allowed. Then there is are chiropractors that can do the same thing. But you also have both that do the minimum to get you to your best.

Answer 3

I had some very good results when I went to a chiropractor several years ago. I had sinus headaches and a stiff neck, and he was able to loosen that up. But I did not keep going back, once I felt I didn't need to any more. I had to "break up" with them... just say no, that's enough.

Some will keep you coming back until you feel you don't need it or can't afford it any more. Others won't do that.

In my work, I see lots of chiropractor claims. Some will charge fairly reasonable amounts. Others will find several things to do to you in each visit, and pile charge upon charge. For instance, I've seen some people go to a chiropractor for 3 months and have $2000.00 in charges.... and others will add up over $10,000.00 in the same length of time. Some are even less expensive, like weekly visits at $60.00 each.

If you go to a chiropractor, don't be afraid to ask up front how much it is going to cost. Call around and find one that charges reasonable amounts. Make sure that your insurance will pay for it, because some don't.

Answer 4

I think, just like with many of the MD's, there are those doing exactly that, draining the insurance companies as well as self pay patients.

I have been to good chiropractors that fixed what ailed me in a jiffy though. If you don't have an effective chiropractor in your area, look for a good physical therapist... I went to one that was amazing for a hip that kept going out of alignment. He adjusted my entire body. I had free movement and was totally pain free for almost a year. Even then, it took a spill off a horse to bring back the problems!

Answer 5

The type of people who endorse chiropractic tend to be the same type of people who go in for reflexology, acupuncture, ear candling, chelation, crystals, and all that other nonsense.

People need to understand that there is no "alternative" medicine, there is simply MEDICINE. Treatments are either clinically valid, or they're not.

The only reason that voodoo quackery still exists is because the human body is one of the most complex organisms on earth, and modern medicine has only scratched the surface in understanding how it functions. Because the body can heal itself, and because this often happens spontaneously, it's virtually impossible to disprove the validity of so called alternative "cures." Nevertheless, modern medicine and germ theory is still light years beyond stumbling around with nonsense beliefs like chi energy, "detoxification" and all that other crapola.

You can't damn desperately ill people for trying anything and everything under the sun to get well, but the simple fact is, the key to understanding how the body works is not in clinging to thousand year old mumbo-jumbo witchcraft medicine. It's in continuing to research and develop according to modern, logical scientifically valid principles.

Answer 6

I definitely believe it is worthwhile. Many people in my family...me included...have used them over the years. Since, in our case, our insurance doesn't pay for chiropractics, we must be getting some benefit, huh?

Answer 7

The medical board thinks they are real. I have mixed feelings. They do help some people but I really question the ones that claim they can control hypertension and other diseases. I have a friend who really believed he could get off his medications by having a spine manipulation on occasion. WRONG!

Answer 8

I know its real I was practically crippled before I went to see one .I had trouble getting in and out of the car.and I was only 29 and of normal weight with a full time job but i some how injured myself.I thank God for Chiropractors.

Answer 9

there is no question that disc deterioration results in un-aligned spines and pressure on the spinal cord, which can cause extreme pain.
Whether or not you should keep getting your spine re-aligned or just get an operation to ease the pain is the question.

Answer 10

its been used for centuries but if you just have a back cracker you have a quack ,they have to be well versed i muscle structure and how the body works. if you have inflamed disc's you should not be moved they need to know the difference between heat and cold therapy and it they look at your body as a whole don't go back , use your discretion its your health , and get a massage it will do you allot of good