Originally Posted by
spivonious
I take it you're a chiropractor? While there are some good ones out there who don't pretend to be medical doctors, there are a lot who do, and people end up in worse shape than if they had just seen their family doctor in the first place. My father is a physician and has seen way too many patients that were really screwed up by chiropractors.
OP: Glad your back is feeling a bit better.
Yes, I'm a DC and regularly treat patients with complaints like the op. And I've helped a lot of people who were "really screwed up" by MDs, as well as a lot who just suffered for way too long under the care of a MD before they came to see me. Every profession has it's own strengths and weaknesses, and the musculoskeletal issues aren't the strength side of the profession trained to treat patients using drugs and surgery.
And while I too am glad the op is feeling better for the time being, time will tell the effectiveness of the treatment.