What do you think about chiropractors?

Answer:
I could go into great detail and explain why Chiropractic care is based in bad science. Someone mentioned David Palmer. I live in and grew up in Davenport, IA. So I am very familiar with Chiropractic. Read this link from the history of Chiropractic. It's how Palmer "discovered it".

http://www.worldchiropracticalliance.org...

Now if you do a little research on human nervous system you will find that the hearing is controlled by cranial nerves. These nerves do not connect in any way to the spine. So there is no way that this man's hearing could have been restored by adjusting his lower back. I've been to many Chiros living where I do. Not once has one done x-rays. I've even had one try to adjust a 13 y/o after he had fallen from his bike only to discover later that he had a broken shoulder. X-rays would have shown that. How do they know you don't have a compression fracture, a herniated disk, or just spinal stenosis with doing some type of film? They ask some questions and push on your back. Try to get one to show you a before and after x-ray from your adjustment. Won't happen.We had a nurse in our office that graduated from Palmer College. I showed her many back films. She did not get the diagnoses right even once.
Now having said all that, Sometimes they do help with back pain. It's got nothing to do with moving a vertebrae. If you back was literally out of place, you wouldn't be able to move. But they do sometimes do a pretty good job of physical therapy which we do recommend. But as far as putting your back in alignment, it doesn't happen. I've been in on many scoliosis cases. Maybe you can find a video on the net to watch. It is amazing how much pressure it takes to move the spine a tiny amount. Clamps rods wrenches....no one can do it by hand.
OK let's see all the thumbs downs now. But as a medical provider of over 25 years, I consider myself well trained.

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Wonderful. Wouldn't do without mine.
Ended up not having surgery for carpal tunnel as my chiropractic treatments worked beautifully. Totally fixed it and haven't had a reoccurance since.
Used to also have chronic back pain. Now I'm much better. My back only bothers me occasionally.
It's a bit of money at the beginning, but the results are totally worth it.

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I think they can be very beneficial if they have the proper training and if they stay close to the principles of the Father of Chiropractic, (I think his first name is right) David Palmer. I have two friends who are Chiropractors and they both were educated at Palmer College in Davenport, Iowa, the birthplace of Chiropractic. Personally, I would never go to a Chiropractor who was trained elsewhere. I always ask, if I have to go to a new Chiropractor, where he went to school. Many Palmer graduates advertise that they are Palmer graduates because it is such a good selling point for them in their advertising. Many people know that Palmer graduates are true to the founding principles of Chiropractic. I have a cousin who is a Chiropractor and she went to Western in Portland. I would not let her touch me because she doesn't understand chiropractic. She is what I call a quack. She may hurt you instead of help you. These people who have improper training give the profession a bad name.

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They really help with back problems. It does take 2 months or so depending on how bad it is.

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There are plenty of bad chiropractors out there, which does the same treatment for everyone %26 does not do a thorough examination to truly diagnose what is wrong with the patients and that will not refer there patients to another physician or specialist even when needed %26 feel chiropractic can fix everything. At the same time though there are good chiropractors like the one I have that works along closely with a physical therapist, along with an MD, who thorougly examines his patients including with x-rays, MRI scans, etc when need be. He also refer his patients to the proper type of doctor if he's unable to treat the condition. He makes his treatment based upon whats wrong with the patient, and I can say myself it truly has helped me with my pain %26 amount of movement.

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