Chiropractors Are Not What You Think They Are

[Kennah]

41. Cry quack all you like. Mine is all but my prime care doc.

From 1989 to 2005, I suffered debilitating back and neck pain that recurred about every 12-18 months and lasted 1-2 weeks each recurrence. I was 31, and I had a cane that I needed from time to time.

In 2005, I started seeing a chiro regular. He gave me a copy of the book "The Chiropractic Way", and it was an enthralling read. However, over time, my back pain continuously reduced. Today, it's about every 3 years that the debilitating pain comes back, and it lasts only 2-3 days.

I had seen chiros before, but they never did me much good. The guy I found in 2005 was a graduate of Sherman College. Sherman is different. Find a chiro who's a graduate of Sherman.

My pain likely came from three car accidents and a fall in the mid-1980s. Never had any chiro treatment for it.

In 2009 and 2013, I was in car accidents. I saw a chiro for these, and my recovery was fairly quick. My kids were in the 2013 accident, and I took them to chiro. They bounced back much faster.

My youngest was 3, and I took all 3 out trick or treating for Halloween. Youngest stumbled and whined a little bit. He seemed fine, but I figured he was tired, so I took them home. The next morning, the 3-year-old is limping around in pain. He's on the autism spectrum and does not communicate well to this day at age 14. Took him to the pediatrician. There was nothing broken, no need for imaging, and he recommended no meds. Then took him to the chiro, who had been treating my son periodically for about 5 months. Doc watched him walk, did some light manipulation of my son's foot, and the kid's walking without issue. He's a smart kid, but he didn't call the chiro and arrange to punk me.