re: #262 swamprat

While standing in front of a crane as a young man working constuction, I realised that every one of my co-workers had a messed up back. Each one had had surgery and each one regretted it. I privately vowed that I would avoid the problems they had at all costs if I ever had that problem.
Years later, it was my turn. I sought out a chiropractor, took the massage and alignments, returned to normal life. No regrets.
Someone on this thread said they would seek chiro, “if surgery didn’t work”! I view that as insane. I would, with great tredipation resort to surgery, if nothing else worked, because of all the pain I have seen from spinal operations.
This is why I feel the way I do about chiro.

Doesn’t mean a damn thing, but I had a friend who sought relief for years with chiropractors for his back and each visit provided temporary relief. Eventually he submitted to surgery and after 6-8 months recuperation the problem was gone - permanently.

My thinking is that spinal realignment, or whatever the heck a chiro purportedly does, is evidently a temporary fix requiring treatment after treatment. Pretty good deal if you are the provider.