I went to Maiden Chiropractic in 2014, I believe. Someone mentioned that their were considering go their so I thought that I should post about my experience. I was having a problem with my back so I made an appointment with James. Nice guy, seemed to know what he was doing. Gave me an initial check over WITHOUT taking a X-Rays, which I thought was strange. Any Chiropractor that I have ever been to will not touch a patient without X-Rays. He adjusted my back and I could tell it was better. Then he sat me in a chair to check out the rest of my spine. He was gently moving my neck back and forth until i heard a SNAP. He violently snapped my neck in one direction and then the other. I had immediate pain and I told him so. He told me it was from the adjustment and it would go away. It did not. I think that he realized he did something wrong, as he let me come back for as many free visits as it would take for me to feel better. Neck stretching, water jet bed, he tried everything. Nothing helped.
I ended up going to a Neurologist in Hickory for an opinion. After getting a expensive MRI, he said that the C5 and C6 vertebrae were damaged and that the only way to get relief is to get a surgery called Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion or ACDF. He continued to tell me that what happened is that violent cracking of the spine accelerated the spine damage that I already had due to age. So I would have had to get the surgery, but probably not for 15-20 years as my spine deteriorated.
As this was major, I wanted a second opinion. So I went to one of the best Neurologist in Charlotte. After another MRI, he concurred with the other doctor. Although he did not know at the time I had seen another Neurologist. So his opinion was his own.
In the end, I ended up having to get the ACDF surgery. 18k later and I have less pain and a reduced 20 percent motion in my neck. I now have a metal plate and 4 screws in my neck thanks to my visit to Maiden Chiropractic Clinic.
I have been to many Chiropractors in my life. I have never had one that violently cracks your neck as an adjustment. And never have I ever been adjusted with a doctor taking X-Rays first.
I also found out that is almost impossible to sue a Chiropractor. They claim that you had prior issues and what they did just made it worse. But they did not cause the problem.
Anyways, that is my experience. I never asked for my neck to be adjusted and I was not having any problems with my neck at that time. read more