re: Is a chiropractor actually a doctor or just a glorified massage therapist?

I mean yea there may be a small population of doctors that get lazy and just prescribe whatever, but thats not the majority. Using that logic, lets group all chiros into the category that believe that you dont need to vaccinate children. They can just release natural antibodies by massaging in the right places. Why does someone actively try to be a chiropractor? Money, money, money, money

My first son had occasional migraines. We got into a wreck and his occasional migraines turned into daily debilitating migraines. Went to 3 docs that ultimately put him on some serious medication. Changed his personality, and he became an unpleasant person, with a little, but not much relief. In desperation we took him to a chiro. First treatment........was like turning off a switch......migraines down to one a month. I dont know if they are quacks or not, I just know they saved my son from a miserable situation.

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That's about as real as midiclorians

They aren't even close to doctors, but there are some really useful ones.

Also google chiropracter and vertebral artery dissection. Their bullshite neck adjustments kill people.

Hell, there is even one in Pineville taking out full page advertisements in the newspaper running a fat clinic.

He also professes to cure knee pain.

Interesting that all of his "photos" of himself include the wife and kids.

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John Hymel is legit. He works with the LSU athletics program, as well as Olympic athletes. I see him and he's never once popped or manipulated me. I found it to be a lot more similar to physical therapy/rehab, to be honest. He did dry needling in my hardcore knots and then worked with me on a weekly basis to correct the way I was using certain muscles that resulted in overuse of some, and underuse of others. It was extremely beneficial and I actually need to start going again.

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Yea if you're an athlete they have some chiropractors who are basically a mixture of physical therapists and masseuses. I think they're very good, personally, for tissue strains and pulls.

They can work knots and use all sorts of electrotherapy and deep needling and acupuncture. People in the States get all uppity about this sort of treatment, but it's very common outside of the US.

Are there quacks? Certainly, but if you go see a good one for the right injury, they can be very helpful.

They are useful for personal injury attorneys to generate "medical bills" for people without actually sending them to an MD.

They aren’t like Alan Harper from Two and Half Men