[calljack]

Don't be silly.
I have 2 partially crushed discs.
I am what they call a 95-5 guy.
95% of the time I am fine and can do whatever I want,ski,hike,whatever.
Then for a variety of reasons,or almost no reason at all,
my back will go out. I become crippled and useless this is the 5% of the time.
I could not get out of my house if it was on fire.
My family calls me the crooked man.
takes me 5 minutes to get out of a chair. The most intense pain you can imagine.
Standard physical therapy takes 2-3 weeks at an hour 3 or 4 times a week. This is effective.also a pain in the ass to go
every day,very inconvenient and time consuming.
Standard chiropractic treatment is about ten minutes a day for 3 days in a row. Same result. Full mobility again.
Surgery options will make me a 80-100 guy.
80% mobility 100% of the time. Not very good mobility, will never get much better but could still get worse. Misc complications.
I will eventually have surgery but am waiting until they perfect the injection-able replacement discs. I wish to put off the 80-100 and will live with the 95-5 for as long as I can. Rock and hard place,ya know??

If you think all chiropractors are frauds then you are quite simply wrong, you can not possibly know what you are talking about. I live it so if you don't mind, don't talk down to me.

Think about that.

[DLfromthedesert]

Obviously John has no idea what chiropractors do. He believes the propaganda from the drug industry.

Fortunately, a lot of MDs are now using chiropractors and sending their patients because they are becoming more open to integrative medicine. They are not as close minded as they used to be.