Chiropractors- good or not?

[Sade]

I went to the chiropractor today for my first proper adjustment and she twisted my neck both ways making a loud cracking sound. Afterwards my neck was really sore and I could hardly turn my head. I complained to the receptionist and she got me back in for a bit of a neck pummel. All day I have felt really tired, which she said was likely to happen. Neck feels a lot easier now but at the time I was really concerned. Has this happened to you?

[sandyRoe]

I have 2 slipped discs in my lower back. As a consequence of this I've been using a walking stick for almost 3 years.
After just a few treatments from my chiropractor I no longer need the stick.
Stick with it. It helped me.

[jno]

neck cracking can be a bit alarming (she might have warned you), but it should loosen you up. It's mostly just nudging vertebrae a millimeter, even if it sounds like your neck's broken.

[jomifl]

3 sessions with a chiropractor corrected a misalignement of my lumbar vertebrae that at times made almost any kind of movement agony for days at a time, that was 30 years ago, no problems since.

[boxtops]

I've never seen a chiropractor but i've seen an osteopath - he cricked my neck (never again, it terrified me!) and also my hip, made things much better.

[jno]

just to add, yes, the area that's been adjusted will initially be sore, as it's a bit of a shock to bones, muscles etc. But it shouldn't be anything that 600mg of iboprufen can't handle and you should be feeling fine by tomorrow.

[atalanta]

You should stick to McTimoney chiropractors in future. They do much gentler chiropractic treatements than that.

[carlton23]

In Bournemouth Dorset, we have the training colledge for Chiropractors and I went to them for about 4 months for a bad back and I still get very bad pain and I was charged over £30 each weekly visit So, I don`t think much of them.

[LoftyLottie]

I must admit I am dubious about Chiropractors and would rather see an osteopath any day. I have had a couple of bad experiences with Chiropractors. Osteopathy has been a great help to me over the years.

[rsvp]

I've been a regular at my osteopath for years and years. Was away on a training course with a friend a few years back and had a terribly painful neck - was unable to turn my head to the right at all - another friend in the area recommended her chiropactor - this friend was a professional sportswoman and someone whose opinion I respected. I got an emrgency appointment and after twenty minutes walked out of the surgery without any pain whatsoever, fully able to move my head normally. Would add that I think it's particularly important to find a really good chiropractor and to fully discuss treatment beforehand.