Guest guest Posted July 14, 2000 Report Share Posted July 14, 2000 In a message dated 7/14/2000 11:41:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time, liliwigg@... writes: << Somebody please tell me what a chiropracter does? How is this different from what a physical therapist or masseur do? How can a chiroppracter 'fix' something? Gretchen >> She pops me back into place. Over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2000 Report Share Posted July 14, 2000 In a message dated 7/14/2000 11:41:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time, liliwigg@... writes: << Somebody please tell me what a chiropracter does? How is this different from what a physical therapist or masseur do? How can a chiroppracter 'fix' something? Gretchen >> She pops me back into place. Over time I tend to slip out and get uneven. Try it you'll like it. Everything feels centered after I see her. I walk much better and feel taller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2000 Report Share Posted July 14, 2000 In a message dated 7/14/2000 11:41:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time, liliwigg@... writes: << Somebody please tell me what a chiropracter does? How is this different from what a physical therapist or masseur do? How can a chiroppracter 'fix' something? Gretchen >> She pops me back into place. Over time I tend to slip out and get uneven. Try it you'll like it. Everything feels centered after I see her. I walk much better and feel taller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2000 Report Share Posted July 16, 2000 , Re: Chiropracters, I need to state my input about them. , I feel bad you went thru such a bad experience with one of them. That would certainly make me very reluctant about seeing one again too! But I agree with Lamar that they aren't all quacks, most are very well educated, and I think they can be more helpful that most doctors for back pain.(unless surgery is required). The chiros I have been to in Canada have to have completed a comprehensive course of instruction, which is 6 years of study. The only chiropractic college in Canada is in Toronto, so a lot of them go to Portland, Oregon for a 4 year intensive college course (after their 2 yr. prerequisites in college or university have been reached). So I feel confident that they know a lot about anatomy and physiology. Just like doctors, there are those who do not know their skills well, so I like to get referrals from a friend to one. The ones I feel are the best are the younger chiros as they are usually very enthusiastic and committed to helping their patients get better(and often have the more up to date info.) The one I see was the first person ever to suspect I had CMT as he recognized the look of my feet as relating to CMT. Because of the way I walk my body is always very tight, and he adjusts my spine so the muscles can relax more naturally. Sometimes, he even adjusts my feet as they are very tight and painful too. I feel my muscles are looser ,and my posture better, after adjustments. It has helped my low back pain a lot. I trust my chiropractor more than a lot of other health professionals! , my cats Keiko and Tabba (both females). have been keeping an eye on Ella's antics and would like to say hi! She sounds like a very special feline, glad you and her are on the list!!!! 2:48 PM 7/15/2000 EDT, you wrote: >Well, I can certainly vouch for acupuncture. When I was in the worst place >with my neck pain, I used to go to a client of mine for treatment. She and >her husband were from China and really knew their stuff. I would get up to >four hours of good relief from their treatments. Not all the pain would go >away, but enough that I could function for a while. I'm thinking of trying >acupuncture for the pain in my feet ... bet it would work. But, >Chiropractors ... ?? No Way ... Never again. > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Life's too short to send boring email. Let SuperSig come to the rescue. >http://click.egroups.com/1/6137/13/_/616793/_/963686908/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2000 Report Share Posted July 16, 2000 In a message dated 7/16/2000 8:55:14 AM Pacific Daylight Time, kolw@... writes: << Re: Chiropracters, I need to state my input about them. , I feel bad you went thru such a bad experience with one of them. That would certainly make me very reluctant about seeing one again too! But I agree with Lamar that they aren't all quacks, most are very well educated, and I think they can be more helpful that most doctors for back pain.(unless surgery is required). >> My Dr wanted to do surgery it seemed the only thing that would help. The knee brace was a temporary fix... In my case even the Dr was gald the chrio helped me. jenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2000 Report Share Posted July 16, 2000 Hi, ... Thanks for your input re: chiropractors. I know a lot of them are good, but the one I went to is supposed to be " the best in town. " He was referred to me by a client of mine. I have been in sales almost all of my life and can recognize sales techniques from a mile off. This guy has gone to all the sales training seminars and would make a great used car salesman. Now, this is not to say that there aren't really good, responsible chiropractors out there ... I mean, professional athletes use them all the time. What really frosted me about the one I went to, is that he proposed " A lifetime treatment program " and herbal supplements for a condition that was very obvious to the trained eye. When I subsequently went to a neurologist for an evaluation, he did some simple strength tests on my right arm and immediately said: " , you are in big trouble. " He told me that I had a vertebra compressing a disc .... and even correctly identified the which disc it was. The chiropractor was perfectly willing to let me continue to see him, in all that pain, until my right arm was lost. I honestly think that he has been overcome by misdirected greed. I say misdirected, because greed, if directed in a positive manner, is a fine human trait. It is, after all, one of the things that make capitalism work. When misdirected, however, greed can be criminal ... and that, in my opinion, is what this chiropractor is ... a criminal. I told Ella about Keiko and Tabba and she said that perhaps they would like to get together for some down and out girl talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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