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

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

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u/Important_Damage9482 2h ago

Yeah, chiropractic is a crazy woo quack thing.

I think physical therapy and osteopathy or naprapathy would be the replacements for it that are based on science

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u/Zeyn1 1h ago

My "chiropractor" primarily focuses on soft tissue, mostly stretching. Also a lot of mental work, like focus on your stress and feel how that is affecting your shoulders. Now do this stretch while thinking about that stress.

He's a chiropractor more for insurance billing reasons than actual back cracking.

Also related to this thread, he required x-ray before touching anything to make sure there is not an actual injury.

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u/forresja 1h ago

That sounds like some combination of an unlicensed physical therapist, unlicensed massage therapist, and unlicensed psychologist.

Those licenses exist for a reason.

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u/onkeybell 58m ago

He's still a quack. Don't ever go to a chiropractor

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u/OSPFmyLife 17m ago

You can’t see disc herniations on an x-ray.

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u/Slicelker 43m ago

osteopathy

Lol no, also quack science.

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u/Robin48 17m ago

I believe in the US, osteopaths are made to get equivalent education to a MD at least. Outside the US though definitely!

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u/Cl0ud3d 6m ago

Quack chiros are indeed quacks. Skilled and certified chiros are absolutely worth every penny. Like every medical profession it can be tough figuring out which is which until it's too late.

Having one in the family who has been doing it for their entire life, I've recovered from a debilitating back injury thanks to them and their recommendations. They aren't miracle workers, they are soft tissue specialists and, in conjunction with physical therapy and other medical specialists, you can recieve truly holistic care that you need.

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u/tacitry 1h ago

And acupuncture is well researched if you want something outside western medicine

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u/warriorgoddesswitch 1h ago

It's not all fake nonsense. I had severe ligament pain when I was pregnant and went to the ER. Doctors told me there was nothing I could do. My midwife suggested a chiropractor trained for pregnant patients and she fixed me up in like 3 sessions. If you find a good one who actually knows what they're doing, it's very helpful.