chiropractor

[The Sauce]

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend

Originally posted by: Citrix
you can easily find worse/more horror stories invoving doctors and nurses.

Because they actually deal with necessary risks that involve death. Chiro's deal with non-threatening issues that often end up with their client as a patient in the ED.

there are plenty of examples of doctors accidently killing or causing serious bodily harm just by routine non life threating treatments. there was a repot published on this a few months ago.

I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but can you provide an example (from personal experience or not) of a non life-threatening treatment resulting in serious injury or death?

yip, my brother-in-laws back surgery. they were suppose to remove artheritc spurs. during the process they cut nerves and he has not worked due to sevear back pain and is prescribed metadone for pain managememt for the last 15 years.

HAH! Sorry to dredge up this thread buit I just read this one and it's a hoot. IF your brother-in-law is on methadone it is because he is a NARCOTIC ADDICT. That is not routinely used for analgesia. Back pain is the most common complaint of malingerers to get narcotics. If he submitted to spinal surgery to further a narcotic habit then he got what he deserves....and now he has an excuse to stay narc'ed up for the rest of his life. Can't believe you got fooled by that.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend

Originally posted by: iamme
i've had this pain in my lower back for about 4 months. it doesn't feel like a muscle pain, as i've had those before.

i was considering a chiropractor, but i'm not sure. there seems to be mixed feelings about them on this board....

You won't find many MDs who recommend them, as there are plenty of horror stories around hospitals directly involving chiropractors.

You'll find ten times as many horror stories about back surgeries gone wrong.

The AMA has been on a witch hunt against chiros for years. Many doctors that either recommended or did business with chiros were blacklisted or otherwise censured.
The AMA has lost court cases over this. This is why most MD's have nothing to do with Chiros.

The absolute FACT that chiropractic is legit is totally undisputable. It is also a fact that it won't help every single person, just like drugs, surgery, physical therapy, and any other treatment won't.

There are idiot chiropractors just like there are idiot doctors. How many times have people gone to one doctor, followed their recommendations, got no better, then went to another doctor who helped them?
But you don't see people saying all doctors are quacks just because of a few idiots. And you can believe that this happens with MD's much more than it happens with Chiros.

A Chiropractor got me back to work after 2 years of going to doctors, neurosurgeons and different physical therapy/pain clinics did nothing.

The same chiropractor fixed, in ONE adjustment, my left knee that had been killing me for 3 years. I mentioned it in passing that it was bothering me, and he offered to look at it. I got up and have never hurt since. And that was 2 years ago.

Just remember, Chiropractors are human, just like MD's. Sometimes you have to shop around to find a good one.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend

Originally posted by: iamme
i've had this pain in my lower back for about 4 months. it doesn't feel like a muscle pain, as i've had those before.

i was considering a chiropractor, but i'm not sure. there seems to be mixed feelings about them on this board....

You won't find many MDs who recommend them, as there are plenty of horror stories around hospitals directly involving chiropractors.

You'll find ten times as many horror stories about back surgeries gone wrong.

The AMA has been on a witch hunt against chiros for years. Many doctors that either recommended or did business with chiros were blacklisted or otherwise censured.
The AMA has lost court cases over this. This is why most MD's have nothing to do with Chiros.

The absolute FACT that chiropractic is legit is totally undisputable. It is also a fact that it won't help every single person, just like drugs, surgery, physical therapy, and any other treatment won't.

There are idiot chiropractors just like there are idiot doctors. How many times have people gone to one doctor, followed their recommendations, got no better, then went to another doctor who helped them?
But you don't see people saying all doctors are quacks just because of a few idiots. And you can believe that this happens with MD's much more than it happens with Chiros.

A Chiropractor got me back to work after 2 years of going to doctors, neurosurgeons and different physical therapy/pain clinics did nothing.

The same chiropractor fixed, in ONE adjustment, my left knee that had been killing me for 3 years. I mentioned it in passing that it was bothering me, and he offered to look at it. I got up and have never hurt since. And that was 2 years ago.

Just remember, Chiropractors are human, just like MD's. Sometimes you have to shop around to find a good one.

:thumbsup:

still no headache here... a new record for the past few months...