I originally went due to a pinched nerve in my shoulder/lower neck. I had tingling down through my left arm and slight numbness in 2 of my fingers.
At first it was good. Tried to sell me on a long-term chiropractic treatment citing an underlying issue that sounded believable but not fully convincing. I went a few times afterward while also strengthening the muscles in the shoulder and stretching to loosen them up. The compressed nerve was no longer compressed, mobility in my shoulder was good, and I stopped going. Everything was good. To be clear, while chiropractic care helped, it was an accumulation of stretching, strength & conditioning, and chiropractic care that resolved the issue.
Fast forward a few months later. My hips felt out of alignment with 1 leg being short than the other. I know I need to strengthen my hip abductors to help stabilize my hips and continue to strengthen my lower back as well, but figured going in to get an adjustment and realign my hips would be good.
I stopped by, and was called back and almost immediately was questioned why I stopped coming. Now this is where I do not recommend this practice. I state I stopped because my issue was fixed and was about to continue explaining what resolved the issue, the dr interrupted me and went on a lecture about coming back regularly to solve an underlying issue that he had not even diagnosed beyond a quick feel months prior. No X-ray or anything to confirm, etc... I thought ok disagreement on what the issue is that's fine. No. It didn't stop there. He proceeded to explain how he fixed a patient of his who hadn't had pain in years because of his treatment. Didn't consider part of no pain is diet, exercise, and other important factors that reduce musculoskeletal pain.
This is where in my mind I said no more. He talked about someone close to him who passed away from prostate cancer because he didn't work on his back pain. Cancer develops at a molecular level. It's a mutation within cells. It is not caused by musculoskeletal issues. It cannot be diagnosed nor treated through chiropractic medicine. If someone has cancer they go to an oncologist. If someone has issues with their foot they go to a podiatrist. Heart or cardiovascular problems? Cardiologist. Issues with your nervous system? Neurologist is guy. Chiropractic medicine is primarily for musculoskeletal issues.
As I started to get up after the adjustment he tells me, "If you want to really fix your problem I'll see you next week." When you start trying to use fear based tactics to convince patients to enter into long-term treatment plans such as creating an underlying issue that is not named or truly diagnosed, or something that is out of scope of your specialty, you start to act more like an influencer masquerading as a doctor.
Sorry, but start listening to your patients and use science backed treatment plans and less pseudoscience. read more