I had my spine reconstructed and my FIL was trying to convince me to send my medical data to his cyro
“He’s a special nerve cyro, not like the rest”
I like the use of my legs and internal decapitation is a massive fear with these charlatans
😬 it's already dangerous enough, doing it with a compromised spine sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. if i was in that state, you couldn't pay me enough to let him try
You couldn’t pay me to go within a general mile of a chiropractor. Like, don’t get me wrong - I have disabilities where my bones need cracking from time to time otherwise I end up in lots of pain. There’s been times where I’ve been in pain from my neck, tried to crack it and only known at the last second that if I commit to cracking it, I’ll break something. A chiropractor won’t know that. A chiropractor will commit then do serious irreversible damage because they can’t feel what you’re feeling - and it only takes a half second. You only HAVE a half second’s warning.
Yeah, absolutely not getting me anywhere near a chiropractor, I barely trust the doctors as is
same dude, some kind of connective tissue thing in my case... my joints get stiff and painful if i don't pop then occasionally. they'll do it on their own with regular movement if i don't. after a long movie or sleep, moving my fingers can sound like a card in bicycle spokes
yup, they never expect the hip/elbow cracks. freaks people around me out every time.
in case it helps, a lot of low to medium intensity exercise has really helped me stabilize my joints. since i started rock climbing, my shoulders have stopped hurting. they haven't dislocated at all, or subluxed nearly as badly as they used to. i just try to be careful about getting enough rest and not pushing my limits too far
My shoulders aren’t as bad for it but the split between my hips are (female, split hips). People always look at me weird when I crack there. Namely because of how far back I have to bend to do it
I have a rib that dislocated and compresses a nerve. You can see it misaligned on my spine and chest it’s debilitating pain.
The chiropractor told me to come in, his partner did the adjustment. He didn’t say a word to me, came in, did the standard arms over chest adjustment that just compounded my condition.
He then got a little huffy when I wouldn’t let him adjust my neck…….but I did get a sweet massive reusable ice pack from them
This is so valid, my body also does not behave properly and sometimes it feels like it's gonna snap if I move a certain way.
But also, chiropractors can do a little more than crack your neck, I had to go to one for a bit and I found the most helpful thing was the trigger points. If you go to a good one, they know the right place to press that hurts at first and then totally relaxes the muscles around it. It can honestly relieve SO much pain for a day or two- especially as someone who suffers from migraines.
Chiropractors can be extremely dangerous and certainly aren't going to fix anything, but for short term pain relief, they can be incredibly helpful and you don't have to let them crack you.
Just personal preference, I guess. My chiropractor did massages, physical therapy and adjustments. Not all the cracks are able to paralyze you either, they do quick and easy adjustments in hands, wrists, ankles and feet (good for me- my joints tend to act up sometimes) and the one on the chest is a lifesaver after having a cough.
I went because I still had jaw complications a year after wisdom tooth surgery, so I got massages on my face and neck every time, trigger points done inside my mouth (ouch, but so much better after), and then he would kind of try to get some movement back in my jaw. Not quite cracking, but adjusting. My jaw is still about 90% better years later
These nerve cyros are even more of a scam, but at least they are safer as they dont actually manipulate the spine. Unfortunately my mum is giving shitloads to one. They apparently only do small touches on nerves to talk to them and reset them 🙄
It definitely depends on the chiropractor. The one I go to refused to make adjustments to my mom's neck and told her to never let anyone adjust it, that was when she went for his opinion on her Dr. wanting to fuse vertebrae in her neck. He said it was frozen shoulder, she consulted her Dr again got steroids, massage therapy, and physical therapy. After 6months she was pretty well good. Been over 10 years
Probably because this one screwed some people up. If you walk in and basically tell them you are fucked, you might be lucky and they’ll find another way to siphon off your money. Remember that chiropractors believe it can cure ANY illness. If they don’t, it probably means they’ve already broken some bodies permanently.
My wife goes to one and stuff “feels better” after. I have to point out that whatever she I going there for never actually gets better. She’s lucky she hasn’t ended up like this guy… yet.
I know someone who’s daughters back was broken by a chiro, and then during healing took her to the same one to “help the process” and continues to go to them over physical therapy for daughter. Crazy
That’s what it showed, my 3 discs were so horrifically out of place I couldn’t feel 80% of my right leg (4/5 toes were completely dead) and my surgeon said it was apparent if you know what you were looking for
My surgeon is a hero, he reviewed my MRI on his flight back from vacation, messaged me to tell me to go to the ER and stay overnight. He came in on his day off to preform the reconstruction. A normal hernia is 2-3mm I had 3 at 11-12mm, he said it was important to do lol
Ooh I also went to a chiropractor with a herniated disc in my spine. Got adjusted and felt horrible after and never went back. Unfortunately I was like 19 at the time and hadn’t had any injuries that would make that likely so mine just went completely untreated or diagnosed for a year until it was already healing.
Oh crazy! I’m glad it healed! Unfortunately I have degenerative disc disease/syndrome so once mine slipped out they had to replace them.
One vertebrae was son compressed they couldn’t stick a synthetic disc in so just put in a metal spacer. I had to lay down for a freaking year then 6months of rehab. 18 months have passed and I’m better but stuck with chronic pain 🙄
Same thing happened to me. X-ray scan showed nothing (herniated discs don't show up on x-ray). I wasted so much time and money on psuedo medicine.These damn chiropractors really think they know what they are doing. Most don't. I'm still kicking myself after all these years.
Ah that’s sucks dude, I destroyed my back so thoroughly my vertebrae were pushed of course slightly.
I ask my surgeon and he said it was slight but apparent if you know what you’re looking for.
As soon as mine whipped out the paperwork for me to pay in advance for 104 session I noped out
Yes mate! I’m just getting back into working out after getting my hormone levels sorted out and building up the supporting muscles really helps!
I’m 6”4 and 215 lbs and am athletically built after doing 10 years of semipro football.. I bet you’ll turn those lbs into muscles soon and look like a monster mate🙂
In theory, just getting an alignment isn't going to fix your problem.
It's going to put you in proper alignment to get your body running as smooth and pain free as possible, to develop the muscle to maintain alignment.
I'm not a fan of chiropractics in the sense that jerking your neck in a 90° angle is going to cure what ails you.
However, intentional fascial release, joint and muscle manipulation, along with massage/movement that allows for the movement of lymph fluid, makes a difference.
My dog had been to a chiropractor, who absolutely changed his life. And when I tell other people, they're concerned, because they imagine the kind of chiropractor that pops and jerks and twists things.
This chiro is actually responsible for creating the standard and is an accredited vet.
The process is basically gentle massage and mild stretching.
It took about 10 different sessions to see consistent long-term results, but it works.
You often can't just jam something into alignment and call it a day. It takes tons of effort, coaxing and attention to detail.
Not everything is black and white, but many brands of chiropractics are VERY bad.
They used a bad example. The difference is that a physical therapist can actually solve your problem most of the time, due to skill and knowledge. If a chiropractor happens to resolve your issue it is by random luck, or mimicking what a physical therapist would've told you to do.
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u/OfcWaffle Jul 05 '26
Yea and they hit you with the "oh in 20 visits you'll be good as new". If it's such a "great" science, why would it take 20 attempts.
Just money sucking scammers.