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Topic: Chiropractor ???
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juniperb
Knowflake Posts: 5603
From: Big Dipper
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted February 06, 2004 09:33 AM
 
I have had problems with my back for years and am to the point of needing help with it. I have never been to a Chiropractor before but am feeling the need. What, if any, experience have you had with them? I`ve heard both pro and con. I`ve very nervous about taking the step. Please share your insight. juniperb  ------------------
If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. ~James Herriot IP: Logged |
Aphrodite
Knowflake Posts: 3973
From:
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted February 06, 2004 01:52 PM
Hi Juniperb,My back and hips suffered serious pains, which got worse after a bus accident in '02. I started seeing a Chiropractor in May '03 and have had dramatic improvements. For the first 2 months, the adjustments were every week. Then every two, now every 3 weeks.  IP: Logged |
spiria
Knowflake Posts: 146
From: big 'ol Tejas
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted February 06, 2004 01:53 PM
hello juniperb!i always had mixed feelings about them as well....but, my midwife, who is a very wise soul, has a chiropractor she adores. she will go in for one session with him and come out feeling so much better. and he basically does a laying of hands mostly i think. i can ask her for a reference if you like, even though he is in texas he surely will link up to other reputable chiropractors...plus, she has been midwife to a few chiropractor couples as well that sound amazing! i think if you do research and follow your gut intuit you can find a good chiro for yourself...just have faith, patience and an open mind....that is how i met my midwife who helped me through all kinds of obstacles to have an amazing natural birth... *good luck* and let me know if you want any ref.'s and how it's going....
i would like to get my mom a good chiro one day, her epidural during my birth that the doc gave her screwed up her back pretty bad! IP: Logged |
trillian
Moderator Posts: 3179
From: The Boundless
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted February 06, 2004 03:44 PM
juniperb, I'm sorry to hear your back needs help...and I for one strongly recommend chiropractic. I love my chiropracter!Several times I've pulled the muscles in my back and he gets me fixed up in a week or two at most. Now, sometimes when you leave the office you're a little sore, but by the next day you can feel a difference. Mine also suggests some mild stretching exercises to be done at home to relieve some of the stress and pressure on the muscles. Feel better soon, and you too Aphrodite!
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NikiSpeedy
Knowflake Posts: 345
From: NC
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted February 07, 2004 06:33 AM
My father was a Chiropractor from the "old school" of palpation -- lol. I remember him complaining about the new docs who really were just glorified physical therapists, hooking u up to machines and belts and such. Hope you can find some relief.IP: Logged |
Oxychick
Knowflake Posts: 2623
From: neither here nor there
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted February 07, 2004 09:01 AM
Never been. The neck-cracking scares me. But my good friend's brother is a chiroprachter and she swears by it. She gets "adjusted" every month or so. On the side you might want to look into cranialsacral therapy-it can also be good for suffering due to injuries/operations. I hope you feel better.  IP: Logged |
juniperb
Knowflake Posts: 5603
From: Big Dipper
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted February 07, 2004 10:05 AM
Thank you all  It bothered me so much yesterday, I couldn`t sit here and read your insightful responses. Spiria, if you can get references for northern Mi, I`d love some!! I`m very rural and it`s a difficult to find someone close who I can trust. Oxy, it scares me too. It don`t seem that it can be a good thing to twist on an already aching spine & muscles. I know E. Cayce recommended adjustments but particular ones for particular health issues. Nobody around here is familiar w/ him & that is a concern. I trust Cayce and would go in a heartbeat if they knew of him. That would indicate natural health practices. Aphrodite, I`m glad they help you!! I know now I`m going to take the plunge. Now, just to find one I 'feel' good about! Niki & Trillian, thanks for the help. I`m gonna give it a shot.  Off to look up cranialsacral therapy. Thanks again, juniperb ------------------
If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. ~James Herriot IP: Logged |
juniperb
Knowflake Posts: 5603
From: Big Dipper
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted February 09, 2004 08:16 AM
I`m off to my M.D. today to have my back xrayed and see where to go from here. It`s that yearly physical thing again  so I just am getting more bang for my buck  Wish me well Knowflakes  juniperb ------------------
If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. ~James Herriot IP: Logged |
spiria
Knowflake Posts: 146
From: big 'ol Tejas
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted February 12, 2004 02:11 PM
wishing you well... i will get in touch with my midwife and do some research into all that...i do trust her so anyone she trusts should be good i would think....hopefully her chiro will know some other good ones up north!! IP: Logged |
Gia
Moderator Posts: 1027
From: California
Registered: May 2004
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posted April 09, 2005 02:09 AM
Deleted. I'm sorry I posted in the wrong place. Gia IP: Logged |
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