Chiropractic Question?

Question

Are chiropractic adjustments bad for you?

Answer 1

In general know they are not bad for you. It depends on the technique the chiropractor uses. hard forceful adjustments can cause damage. I personally think the activator method is the most gentle and always recommend It . I've enclosed a link where you can check out chiropractors who use this method in your area.

Answer 2

No, Chiropractic adjustments are not bad for you. In general, they're actually good for you.

Though there are risks involved with the chiropractic adjustment, there are risks involved with walking on a sidewalk. The risks in chiropractic are very low because the chiropractic doctors are taught safe and gentle adjusting techniques.

Like Billie said, Activator is a safe method of adjusting. But most of the methods are also safe. Billie quotes that "hard forceful adjustments can cause damage" and that's a true statement. However, techniques other than activator are great. I personally like Thompson, Diversified, and Basic.

Answer 3

Chiropractic adjustments are in general very safe, and much safer than most medications (even the "safe" OTC drugs).

That being said, chiropractic adjustments have the potential to be dangerous....just as ANY other therapeutic agent. Think side-effects and adverse reactions to drugs. The most common reaction to the chiropractic adjustment is localized soreness/tenderness that persists for a few hours. Other, more serious, adverse reactions include fractured ribs (especially with old females).

The most serious, and thankfully VERY VERY RARE adverse reaction is stroke, following adjustments of the upper neck. This topic has been under scrutiny that I cannot begin to describe here. According to a collection of scientific studies, approximatelly one in two milion (1/2,000,000) adjustments result in brain stroke. If you want is as a percentage, it is 0.0000005%.

Because of the detriment that a brain stroke can bring to the patient, Doctors of Chiropractic are officially trained to take precautions and further minimize the risk for any adverse reaction of the chiropractic adjustment. Some of them, though, find this 0.0000005% chance so low that they do not even bother.

If you are concerned about the risks of the chiropractic adjustment, express your concerns and talk to your chiropractor and see what he or she does to minimize these risks.

Answer 4

I've had dozens of chiropractic adjustments over the last 15 years. I have always felt better afterwards. Sometimes, I was so bad off walking in and so awesome walking out that I would never question it.

I can't imagine anyone who has been in a car accident wouldn't feel better after an adjustment.