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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The foundational principles are from a goofy source way back when, but the idea of somebody helping adjust your back position and stuff is fundamentally sound. Inversion tables for instance, are great for spinal decompression, there’s no reason a person couldn’t pull you and accomplish the same thing.
It should be considered one part of a more comprehensive plan to deal with the issue though. Like if you’ve got back pain from your office job, sure go to the chiropractor and get stretched out a bit and such. After that: Stretch throughout the week, monitor and correct posture, alternate between sitting and standing, go for walks, hop on an inversion table if you’ve got one, do some ab workouts. I think the popularity of chiropractics in America is the same reason Ozempic blew up, we love a good “quick fix” and for a lot of people a quick back crack does that for a week or whatever.
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