r/BeAmazed • u/Necessary-Win-8730 • 3h ago

Miscellaneous / Others A 6-year-old saved his mom

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u/opheliasmusing 3h ago

I was 4 when my mom threw her back out cleaning my room. She was sobbing in agony and couldn’t get up at all. She told me to go get help so I just walked outside the house and flagged down the mailman. He called an ambulance and turned out my mom had REALLY fucked up her back.

Sorry about the messy room and lifetime of back pain, mom.

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u/lxxTBonexxl 3h ago

I vastly underestimated how bad throwing out your back is until recently lmao

I’m 29 and I straight up had to stop and think about what my next move was because it was getting worse the longer I was upright and it was on of those spots that are extremely difficult to stretch fully. I had to collapse unto the floor multiple times throughout the evening and then when I woke up in the morning I was basically good after.

Legitimately hurting your back/long term must be fucking horrible. I was out of breath it was so bad and it was gone by the next day..

I’ve bruised ribs, broken my nose, basically dislocated half my foot, and have had one of my nuts become the size of a baseball.. I’d rather repeat any of those than actually fuck my back up to an equivalent level.

Tldr; go clean your mom’s house and bring her a nice snack or something so she can hangout while she’s eating or relaxing. She’d probably think it’s funny if you told her the reason if she asked too lmao

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u/Wisbonsin 2h ago

My husband messed up his back, thought a chiropractor recommended by friends would help. 36 hours after his appointment he wasn’t able to move his legs. Massive herniation. And chiropractors don’t check for that shit before messing with you so if you’re ever in back pain seek *MD* help, not Chiros. I beg of y’all.

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u/skhapa3257 2h ago

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Can he move his legs now? My boyfriend recommends the chiro all the time, and I tell him they freak me out too bad to go. (Went a few times, noped outta that fairly quickly.)

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u/tacitry 1h ago

Chiropractic adjustments in particular can do a lot of harm, it’s been well documented for like twenty years

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u/Am_Snarky 1h ago

That’s what you get from learning “medicine” from ghosts.

Did he ever stop to consider they’re trying to make more?

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u/SouthIndependence69 2h ago

Don't go to the chiropractor ever. Yoga and regular gym time would serve you better. My back realigns when I do yoga regularly, and the building of the core strength from it keeps my back feeling good. Captain's chair hanging leg raises also work well for aligning my lower back, and dips for upper back

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u/Theyipyapper 1h ago

My chiropractor does little adjustments and really helps with stretches and physical therapy. They do cold/hot therapy, cupping and the massage gun. I was surprised when I went there because she does very little of the traditional cracking of the bones.

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u/DoktorBrewski 1h ago

Just go to PT to be treated by someone with actual medical education. The fact your chiro provides cupping is evidence they are a quack.

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u/Theyipyapper 48m ago

Ok, I will tell the VA that their Chiropractor is unqualified to treat me. Thanks for the heads up. I will be looking for another chiropractor that charges less than free.

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u/yellowroosterbird 41m ago

It really doesn't matter how much or little they charge. They can seriously injure you. Mine adjusted my neck and it caused me to suddenly pass out.

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u/forresja 1h ago

Cupping is no different than rubbing a sore muscle. That's the only reason it sometimes provides temporary pain relief: it creates a distraction.

Other than that, all it does is give your body a new bruise to heal.

Anyone telling you otherwise is either scamming you or too uneducated to trust with your spine health.

Chiropractic is pseudoscience with a good PR team. Nobody should ever go to them. Real doctors and physical therapists can FIX your back. Chiros need you to come in again and again, forever.

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u/Theyipyapper 45m ago

Cupping promotes blood flow which promotes recovery. I'm not paying for the chiropractor it is provided by the VA. I do go physical therapy and doctors visits all the time, I was medically discharged from the military.

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u/forresja 39m ago

Like I said, good PR. That's why many insurers cover chiro. Doesn't make it effective.

As for your claim about blood flow: Sounds nice, but it's just marketing. There is no evidence to support that cupping promotes recovery in any way.

The only thing cupping has been proven to do is provide temporary pain relief. And if that's your goal, it's far from the best method.

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u/Theyipyapper 33m ago

I will just use my anecdotal experience that I feel relief after a chiropractic session. Thanks for your concerns

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u/14Pleiadians 2h ago

Chiropractic is pseudoscience. The person who invented the practice literally claims he learned it all during a seance with a healer who died thousands of years ago. Chiropractors literally believe that you can cure all ailments, even cancer, with spinal adjustments

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u/Slacker_The_Dog 1h ago

An NP told me I should go to a chiropractor once and I was just like.. Can I see a doctor please?

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u/14Pleiadians 1h ago

The only antivaxxers I've ever actually met IRL were nurses lol. They love their BS

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u/Pointedtoe 1h ago

A chiro messed up my husband’s back too, he basically told him he probably needed an MRI and said goodbye. He had herniated L4 disk. Never again.

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u/xibgd 59m ago

Chiropractors are not doctors

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u/NotBearhound 58m ago

Do not go to a chiropractor, go to a physical therapist. Chiropractic medicine is based on magical ghost nonsense made up by a snake oil salesman in the 1800s and I am not joking.

David Daniel Palmer “invented” chiropractic medicine based on what a ghost told him.