I know so many people to go to a chiropractor on a weekly basis and either pay out of pocket or have benefits cover it BUT I seen articles or posts pop up that refer to it as junk junk medicine and on the same level as a holistic practitioner???
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1. Why people go to them: Provides temporary relief as a means of stretching. It’s why stretching feels good. It helps increase your range and makes you feel good as a result. I have friends who are physios (or physical therapists as called in the US), who’ve said chiropractic services are on the rise because people don’t like to do their homework that physical therapists provide them. You don’t get better long term by someone giving you an adjustment. You get better long term by doing the strengthening exercises provided to you to physical therapists. According to my physical therapist friends, the main reason people don’t get better is they just get treatment from a chiro/physio, and don’t do the provided workouts at home.
2. Why covered by insurance: Insurance companies are there to make money. If there is enough demand for it, and opportunity for insurance companies to profit from it, no reason why they wouldn’t provide it as a service.
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