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if you've been to a chiropractor...

summerbrideDCsummerbrideDC
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tell me about your experience, please. ?I've been having a lot of back and neck pain lately and wonder if a chiro could help. ?Something just feels out of whack in my mid and upper back. ?

But I'm terrified that it will hurt; the idea of someone snapping and cracking things on my spine and neck just freaks me the eff out. ?

Did it help you? Did it hurt? ??

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  • HeidiseanHeidisean member
    It doesn't hurt and feels really good. My lower back killed me after my dd and after abouty 3-4 visits to the chiro I was "fixed".
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  • co18coco18co

    I have a major girl-crush on my chiropractor.  She's fantastic.  I started going because I had foot pain last summer from running.  Turns out, my hips, shoulders, and just about everything between, was all out of whack, and she had me on track going 2-3 times per week after 3 weeks.

     

    I now go once a month, and do distance running training with little to no pain outside of the normal aches and pains.

    Love her.  I was SOOOO freaked out at first, too, by the way, but it didn't hurt, and the results were fantastic.

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  • Temp159135562506975Temp159135562506975 member

    i went for a while before getting pg with griffin - for bad lower back pain.

    never hurt- felt good - i also worked with the PT at the office doing certain exercises that helped build strength (that i also had to do at home) - and it worked great- i didn't need to go for very long.

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  • EXL311EXL311 member
    I've never been to a chiropractor before.  Another thing you could consider is going to a DO who specializes in osteopathic manipulation.  What they do includes the types of things chiropractors do but also deal more with the muscles, bones, skin, etc.
    Dee Dee DS Elijah Xin 3/11/05 DD Evangeline Mei 8/24/06
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  • summerbrideDCsummerbrideDC
    EXL--what's a DO??
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  • shopgirl_07shopgirl_07 member
    A DO is a doctor of osteopathy. Some internal med docs are DO's rather than MD's. I had a DO who cured my migraines.
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  • KrisBriMcBunnyKrisBriMcBunny member
    Mine was wonderful but there was no snapping or cracking of my spine....rather he worked very slowly to stretch things out and put things back in order.  He stopped as soon it started to hurt which is why it took several sessions before I felt relief.
    Josh-10/1/87, Brittany 3/9/91, Mandi 7/26/92, Michelle 9/11/06 image I'M GRAPE JELLY- ALWAYS AROUND & ALWAYS THE SAME If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me. For I must be traveling on now. Because there are too many places I've got to see. -Allen Collins & Ronnie VanZant My favorite verse!
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  • EXL311EXL311 member

    imagesummerbrideDC:
    EXL--what's a DO?

    Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, used to be more known as Doctor of Osteopathy.  MDs and DOs are equal as doctors in practicing.  DOs also receive training in manipulation and some choose to use it in practice and others don't.  I'm in medical school in a DO program and we have some great doctors who focus solely on manipulation and are great at what they do.  I have no problem with chiropractors I just haven't gone to one so I have no experience to share.  

    Dee Dee DS Elijah Xin 3/11/05 DD Evangeline Mei 8/24/06
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  • ilovemygirlsilovemygirls member

    I was very skeptical for a LONG time due to the type of work I do.  Lets just say I've seen a lot of chiro quacks out there who just want to treat & treat & make a bunch of $$.  That being said, I have found that if you find a *trusted* chiropractor- one that you have personal references for & can be assured that they are not an overtreater, then I believe it can be a great experience.  For my personal experience, I had an acute lumbar strain (meaning, when it happened it brought me to the ground) and I was lucky enough to know a trusted chiro.  I got in that day & after one adjustment felt 70% better.  Had 2 more adjustments & was fine again.  I actually went a couple of times during my second pg as I had horrible sacroiliac pain- again, just a couple adjustments & I felt so much better.  Adjustments should not & do not hurt if they are done correctly. 

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  • littlemermaidlittlemermaid member
    I go to one for my lower and mid-back.  It doesn't hurt.  Some chiropractors use instruments to aide them in the adjusting.  Just make sure you go to one that takes x-rays BEFORE doing any type of adjusting.
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  • triplea1819triplea1819

    A chirpractor is my life saver. 

     When I was 18 I "broke" my back.   I jammed my hip bone up and my tailbone down.   I went to a chiropractor for it.  LOVED it.

     

    then when I was around 22/23 I was vaccuming and threw out my back.  I actualy herniated a few discs I found out later.  and I went to a chiropractor.  I had numb spots in my legs and feet, and after a few visits I could actually stand up straight again and was good. 

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