Chiropractors?

Lads. The other thread on Doctor v Physio got me thinking.

I was referred to a Chiropractor a few week by my Doctor after my neck went into spasm. Heard good things about this fella and he seems to have qualifications but it all seems a bit bogus to me. He didnt put me at ease when he told me you could qualify in 7 days with some courses because theres no regulation

He cracks my neck twice in two different directions and jumps on my back, cracks that a little, hammers me with a kango hammer and charges me 50 quid twice a week and keeps calling me back. I actually feel worse now and my neck bones grind if i move them a certain way.

Now if he was Thai and wore a little skirt, I wouldnt mind paying up but if i want to hear cracking noises I can do my knuckles myself.

Anybody else convinced by Chiroprators?

NO, but I'm not convinced by Thais either to be honest.

I've heard before that some people believe chiropractic treatment to be dangerous. I guess it depends on how much you trust your doctor. You could always cheat on your doctor and get a second opinion from another doc if you want... I hope your joking about the kango ;)

Stay away from those Chiro's. They will leave you worse than you went in. One of my mates has a bad back pain and went to see one. 500 euro later he is no better and has serious problems with his neck. My advice go to a physio or a consultant...

My wife occasionally goes to one with a dodgy shoulder and it works a treat. They always want her to come back though which in itself is questionable.

IMO they can do some great things but if you keep having to go back paying £50 a time then you should ask yourself why you keep paying for a temporary fix when there is obviously an underlying or longer term problem that requires a different fix i.e surgery.

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Originally Posted by Stevo Da Gull

You could always cheat on your doctor

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We're not that close tbh.