Chiropractors..yay or nay?

Blimey! It has taken 4 years for you to get your 1st response. I am never without pain and have tried chiropractors in the past. Initially I felt a lot of relief around my neck and back. However, it was expensive, and they recommended repeat visits and without end. These weren't cheap and I seemed to get less and less time with the 'doctor' as time went on. Eventually the pain felt in my wallet was greater than the pain in my neck and I stopped. Now I am richer but still suffer with pain. Would you put a price on relief? Are you still getting it? The chiropractor treatment I mean!

Hello JenInTN I was very resistent about visiting a chiropractor. Finally, one day my back was really out of whack, and I was desperate for relief, so I went to see a chiropractor. I had a horrible experience, as he seemed to do more harm than good. Several years passed, and I was having back pain again, so again desperate, I tried another chiropractor -- a different one. He was wonderful! I enjoyed and appreciated his services. The right person really makes a difference. Most people I know who use a chiropractor continue to use them on a regular basis.

Personally I am more for massage therapists over chiropractors. I think over all you can achieve a lot of the same results with less work heal time etc. I know though personally it is a matter or choice and many times might even be what your insurance covers as well.

I think it depends on the person, the problem and the chiropractor. I have a curve, that’s not too good is it? Well, maybe not in my back bone it isn’t. It can cause a lazy muscle disorder. My hips which should rotate in all directions stop on one side and this can lead to extreme back pain. It was so bad that his actions helped bring this condition into order but his instruction was much more important to me. I need to exercise in the proper manner to keep my frame functioning properly and if I was not diligent in this would know how to actually snap things on my own because I emulated what was done to me. Unless, I let myself go frozen up - too much, which I won’t, I don’t need a chiropractor. His actions and his explanations helped me to understand what was going on and how to deal with it throughout my life. He was a good chiropractor, some might not be so generous and the way I was born with a slight curvature of the spine is not that serious.