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Originally Posted by essendoubleop
So I went in today to discuss a plan with the chiropractor. He showed me the x-rays compared with the spine of a healthy individual. He recommended an initial period of visits 3-4 times a week for one month, then 2 times a week for two months, and once a week for one month to finish. Each visit would cost me a $20 copay for a total of $680 over the 3-month period. I'm only 23 and understand the necessity of correcting a back problem early on before I really start to feel it later on in life, but I want to make sure this is really going to fix the problem. $680 is more than what I get for financial aid for the quarter so this is a serious investment for me. Any other advice? I keep hearing a mixed bag of things regarding chiropractors. The main vibe I get is that it works for some people, but not all.
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From experience with my back this sounds reasonable to me.
I now see a chiro once every two months to keep things in line. I first had trouble around 1990. I went through a similar process you noted with excellent results. I tried this approach after going through muscle relaxers with a doctor twice until the point that he told me to get an MRI and consider surgery.
I moved two years after seeing my first chiro and didn't find a new one for my visit every other month. Eventually I had a problem but knew the route to recovery. I luckily found a new good chiro and went through a similar routine as before. Since then I have made sure to get adjusted every other month.
Bottom line: I went from seeing a doctor nearly 20 years ago that reccomended surgery to a chiro that got results. Before I stopped lifting heavy about 7 years ago I could squat 490. That's from a guy that supposedly needed surgery at one time.
By the way, I also went the physical therapy route with no results. PS is great as long as your vertabrea are in line. Until they are, nothing seems to work right. I do, however, use all the excercises and stretching I learned duing that process. And, now that my wife is a Yoga instructor I also do yogo thanks to personal lessons :-)
That's my story. It sounds like how your story is beginning. Every situation is different.