I’m hoping a medical professional could explain, in unbiased language (since there seems to be some animosity towards them), what exactly a chiropractor does, and how they fit into rehabilitation for patients alongside massage therapists and physical therapists. What can a chiropractor do for a patient that a physical therapist cannot?
Additionally, when a chiropractor says a vertebrae is “out of place” or “subluxated” and they “put it back,” what exactly are they doing? No vertebrae stays completely static as they are meant to flex, especially in the neck. Saying they’re putting it back in place makes no sense when it’s just going to move the second you get up from the table.
Thanks.
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I am a live example of what physical therapy couldn’t and chiropractor did.
As a digital artist, I spend most of my time in front of a computer staring at a screen. Around 10 years ago, I started having pain on my left shoulder. The more I spent more time in front of the computer, the more pain got worse. Went to hospital, started having muscle relaxants (30 per session to be precise) injected to the area. My doctor said if I didnt exercise, I will have to visit her every month for the shots.
She was right.
That went on for 2 years. 30 shots of relaxants every 3 months as I didnt have time to exercise.
Then I met my chiropractor.
In 3 sessions, he solved my problem my physician couldn’t in 3 years. And that was 5 years ago. Didn’t visit him since.
He said to me that all the muscles in my back are connected to my spine, so first he had to fix my spine. Then the connecting muscles. Then everything else. He used acupancture, and a whole a lot of other shit.
He fixed me. My physician couldn’t. That’s what I know.
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