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Originally Posted by Gilda
I see chiropractors as the equivilent to podiatrists. They're non-medical specialists who can help with one specific part of the body, and shouldn't be messing with anything else, or promoting themselves as primary care physicians.
Grace, who is a medical professional, sees no reason for anyone to see a chiropractor. They're not qualified to treat anything but spinal alignment problems, and if they do claim or attempt that, they're either dishonest or actually believe that spinal adjustment cures disease, in which case they're dangerous.
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I dissagree with this. The power that made the body heals the body. The body heals itself when aligned correctly. Chiropractors don't cure diseases. Ajusting the spine does not heal diseases. Chiropractors adjust the spine so that the signals from the brain get sent and recieved to the other parts of the body correctly, without signals getting jumbled before getting to the organ or whatever part is having problems. That allows the body to reconize that there is a problem and then treat the problem naturally, thus helping the body to get over the disease. Does this mean that one shouldn't take medication as well? No if the medication treates the problem; yes if the medication only treats the symptoms.
I speak from personal experience. I had upper back pain and decided to go to a good chiropractor (I looked around before I chose which one to go to on the list that is covered by my very picky insurance, including researching a few I had heard about that weren't on the list). I no longer have the pain. I go in for monthly adjustments as a part of my recovery. The other month I came down with a very bad flu. I went to a regular doctor and the recommended medications treated the symptoms but had no effect on the sickness, as well as their own side effects that were as bad as the symptoms themselves. I stopped taking the useless medication that should have helped me long before that and went to my chiropractor for a regular checkup. I would have (and should have) made an apointment to go sooner had I not had one scheduled. After being adjusted, my body was able to get over the sickness in only a few days. Chiropractics allowed my body to do something on its own in a few days that medication couldn't do for over a week. And the only side effects I had were a better nights sleep and no back pain. I've had bad experiences with "primary care physicians" and don't trust half of them. From now on, when I get sick, I'm going to my chiropractor for an adjustment before I go see a doctor for another prescription that will do nothing but make me even sicker.
Now as far as taking an infant or child to a chiropractor, I'd make darn well sure it was a good chirpractor, that he has adjusted children and infants before, and that they're recommended for children or infants. If they have an M.D. like mine, then even better. Once I've done my research on the chiropractor, then I would take a kid.