Booney wrote:At the risk of questioning the keeper of all knowledge, I too have had success with a chiropractor who, despite the common assertion does not book me in for repeat visits, quite the contrary in fact, when I've been for a treatment ( last one about 18 months ago ) he always signs off with "Come back if you need me, if not I wish you well as we may not see each other again". No repeat booking, no follow up, just see him when you need him.
Since an injury some years ago I do a chiro visit every couple of years and see my muscular therapist once a year in between and each visit to both results in another 8-10 months of pain free existence. Each to their own indeed.
I'm also an atheist.
I did an elective in Physical Therapy as a medical student and learned manipulation technique.
A guy I knew years later after my graduation had been going to a Chiro for two years and I fixed him in one manipulation.
The trick was working out first at what level the overridden articular facet was and making most of the stretch effect occur in the right spot, as distinct from thinking your aim was to stretch and "straighten" to entire spinal column.
That said people do benefit from Chiropractic treatment if they have a back problem.
The problem is when the Chiro believes he (or she) can treat unrelated things like lumps in the breast by the same technique.