Yeah, while I'm sure it's all fine for sore backs and muscles, I'm not sure I'd go to the chiropractor for an abscess or whooping cough. Though I'd like to see what one would say about the sore tongue deal.
a chiropractor broke my dad's back once. he had to have surgery and spend weeks in traction. one of his legs is slightly numb and atrophied due to the nerve damage. needless to say, I've never been to one.
It's a scam. I have never seen anyone seek treatment who did not find him or herself in a situation of immediate, but extremely brief benefits. They are the holistic equivalent of drug dealers, sucking you in with a free sample and then getting you hooked. Gradually, they start introducing harder core versions of the substance to which you are addicted (such as trying to rub stones over the flesh to free up chi, I forget the name for the practice they tried to foist upon a coworker). No one sees lasting benefits, yet it becomes a part of your life.
My mother just recently broke her addiction, largely due to the inflated prices of chiropractic. She started making regular visits to a professional masseuse instead.
She claims to see about the same benefit (in terms of her neck/back problems) without the associated pain (or expenditures) of chiropractic treatment.
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timeasmymeasure
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Date: 2003-08-13 03:21 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2003-08-13 03:38 pm (UTC)yeah, i'm thinking "chiropracty?"
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Date: 2003-08-13 04:30 pm (UTC)It depends onhow do I look at it. It can work to unwind the muscles, but not to treat serious conditions.
Besides... One should be very selective... Very few are really good (that's based on my brother's experiences!
Peace!
Pekky
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Date: 2003-08-13 08:40 pm (UTC)Fuck them and the karmic wheel they rode in on...
Date: 2003-08-14 07:57 am (UTC)My mother just recently broke her addiction, largely due to the inflated prices of chiropractic. She started making regular visits to a professional masseuse instead.
She claims to see about the same benefit (in terms of her neck/back problems) without the associated pain (or expenditures) of chiropractic treatment.