Think about changing your mattress out. I had been having lower back pain for

May 5, 2021
12:38:28pm

Ozymandias All-American

years. My wife had been trying to get me to switch mattresses and I was convinced that wasn't the issue.

I was wrong. Switched the mattress out and have had no lower back issues for coming up on 2 years.

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Ozymandias

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Is this normal for a first chiropractor visit?

boorad

5/5/21 12:28pm

That’s pretty standard. They adjust your bones to bring them back to alignment..

4thand19

5/5/21 12:29pm

No they actually don’t.

SJS

5/5/21 12:40pm

It's correct as long as you put quotes around a couple of the words

Clark Addison

5/5/21 12:51pm

Haha exactly

4thand19

5/5/21 1:07pm

That's how some are, but I found one who does wonders for my low back pain,

Ten_Hour_Drives

5/5/21 12:32pm

Yes. That is typical. They usually do that stimulator thing too.

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

5/5/21 12:33pm

See a physical therapist

Reasonable1

5/5/21 12:33pm

But for real. Do this.

BlueVU

5/5/21 12:50pm

When I went to a chiro they did a full evaluation as far as range of motion etc,

downtownchrisbrown

5/5/21 12:35pm

Not for a good one . If you live in Utah County

barebones

5/5/21 12:36pm

He also peddles energy testing, essential oils, and long-term treatment plans

runnincoug

5/5/21 4:01pm

Pretty standard for standard chiro. I wasted years and a lot of money on this garbage. I finally started to really look

RoaroftheCougartails

5/5/21 12:36pm

Lol. They crack backs. Thats literally what they do.

HansMoleman

5/5/21 12:38pm

Think about changing your mattress out. I had been having lower back pain for

Ozymandias

5/5/21 12:38pm

That and sleeping on one's back as much as possible.

lightmann

5/5/21 12:41pm

What mattress did you switch to?

WP17

5/23/21 9:38pm

A friend of mine is a chiro. He told me a few weeks ago that after he's been with a patient for just a few minutes he

lightmann

5/5/21 12:39pm

RE: Is this normal for a first chiropractor visit?

Sea Chicken

5/5/21 12:46pm

mine is very quick, in and out.

Wizbang

5/5/21 12:48pm

Sounds like he isn't a good one

Kelbob

5/5/21 12:55pm

RE: Is this normal for a first chiropractor visit?

basc-coug

5/5/21 12:58pm

I've found one method of chiro that I have learned to trust. It uses the Atlas-Orthogonal method. Only a small % of

Zenoch

5/5/21 1:29pm

The adjustments done are very gentle and subdued. They use a very small, handheld actuator to do most of the adjusting

Zenoch

5/5/21 1:31pm

This method is the one used to help Jim McMahon with his migraines

Zenoch

5/5/21 1:41pm

So you’re telling me that upper cervical manipulation cured your wife’s sciatica

SJS

5/5/21 2:05pm

The chiropractor specializes in cervical, but she uses the same technique for the rest of the spine - including sciatica

Zenoch

5/5/21 2:32pm

Expensive placebo.

SJS

5/5/21 2:35pm

I am not a supporter of chiropractors in general, but do support this one. To each their own.

Zenoch

5/5/21 3:12pm

Either way does it matter if the pain is gone?

StalwartBraveTrue

5/5/21 3:48pm

Yes, it matters a lot.

SJS

5/5/21 4:11pm

If pain is amenable to placebo effect is it dangerous pain? Most likely not.

StalwartBraveTrue

5/5/21 5:48pm

Try another one...? some are better than others.

Texan

5/5/21 4:06pm

When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail

DrCougarHunter

5/5/21 6:49pm

Yep. Some conveyor belt out there.

niqmadu

5/5/21 7:15pm

No. My current chiropractor spent 90 minutes with me on my first visit.

King of Y

5/5/21 11:06pm

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