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Q: Is it ok to get chiropractic adjustments on my lower back?
I’m 27 weeks pregnant, and feeling good, other than the pain on the left side of my sacrum which won’t go away. I know that chiropractic has helped me before, but am wondering if it’s safe for the baby during pregnancy? Thanks!

A: As long as you go to one who’s trained in adjusting pregnant women, it’s perfectly safe. I’ve referred several mothers, including my wife, to chiropractors who specializes in pediatrics and obstetrics with great success. Here’s their main website to locate a certified chiropractor trained in peds and OB.

http://www.icpa4kids.org/

Q: How do you find a MEDICAL DOCTOR (MD) who offers chiropractic adjustments?
I know, it’s an odd request, but it’s a loophole in my medical insurance plan: if I can find a medical doctor (MD), NOT a Doctor of Chiropractic(DC), who offers chiropractic adjustments, the specialist copays are considerably lower in my medical plan. I guess the idea here is to find someone who is a MD, yet also trained as a DC? Yeah, it’s a strange scenario.

The insurance company has no record of MDs who offer adjustments, so the only other alternative is to call EVERY SINGLE MD in the area who’s in the insurance plan and ask if they are also a DC and if they offer chiro adjustments. That’s just ridiculous, but that’s the kind of lunacy I’ve grown to expect from Blue C… er, better not name them here.

Anyone have any other ideas?

A: look for someone with DO after their name and not MD. DOs are doctors of osteopathy which is a doctor that can do all of the stuff that MDs do, but has training in manipulations as well. DOs should be covered by your insurance.

Q: How frequently should Chiropractic Adjustments be done?
My Chiropractor wants to see me 3 times a week, every week for a year. I have cancled appointments because of soreness and inflamation, and I feel that the adjustments are excessive. I’ve delt with chiropractors all my life and I have never heard of adjustments being done so frequently for so long. Does anybody have any info on the safety of frequent adjustments? Should I be getting that many adjustments? Links to professional articles and info on the matter would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

A: Never, since I have seen a few people with carotid dissection after visiting a chiropractor.

Q: What type of muscloskeletal damage occurs with frequent chiropractic adjustments?
Is there a true danger in receiving regular treatments to adjust spinal subluxations?

What does the allopathic community think?

A: I had a Chiropractor break my back.
Actually he caused a rupture of my L4-L5 Disk. I have had surgery twice without any help, I am completely disabled now and cannot work anymore. I am in pain constantly and have been this way for 9 years now.
So, think twice about going to a chiropractor.

They can also cause a stroke when adjusting your neck.

Q: Can chiropractic adjustments cause back pain?
I’m going to a Chiropractor for whiplash and he is adjusting my lower back too. Now my lower back really hurts. Is this normal?

A: The easy answer is yes,,,but it can be far worse than just pain. I went to a chiropractor what was first believed to be whiplash. After almost 6 months later I was worse than before. It ended up being that my neck /cervical spine was fractured and his ‘adjustments’ caused nerve damage.

I’ve had 2 spine operations due to it. I’m disabled because of it.

So I would go to see a MD as soon as you can.

I’m sure there are good chiropractors that help plenty of people. But the bad ones like the one that treated me can hurt you forever.

Here are a few links that will give you some great info
http://www.webmd.com/back-pain/guide/pain-management-back-pain
http://www.drbookspan.com/BackPainArticle.html

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/chronic-pain/AR00017

And here is a good Q&A site for to help determine nerve pain from other pain

http://health.discovery.com/centers/pain/nerve/nerve.html

This is one of my favorite sites

http://www.spine-health.com/

Q: how can I do chiropractic adjustments for myself?
Seems like all my bones are out of place, but I notice it most in and around my hips. I am unable to visit a chiropractor at this time, so does anyone know how I can adjust my bones by myself.

A: Use a tennis ball. Lie down with the tennis ball on your back. It will help work on knots without spending a lot on massage and hurting someone’s fingers and thumbs or elbows trying to release those knots. Then, many times acupuncture works wonders as it treats the source – cause like it could be your digestive system that is making your muscles become inflamed which in turn pulls your back out of alignment. Thus, seek to remedy the cause first. Then the rest will fall into place. lThis has been my experience. Sometimes walking with an ice pack if you have severe inflamation will do wonders, too.
God bless.

Q: Does chiropractic adjustments to the back make your back more prone to get out of alignment?
I’ve heard you can get addicted to going to the chiropractor. If your chiropractor constantly adjusts your back (say twice a month) into alignment does it in a sense loosen your back up to the point where now your back is always going out of alignment with physical activity that might not have misaligned it otherwise. I got whiplash about 2 years ago (car accident)and want to stop going to my chiropractor but the neck pain seems to return in a few months when I stop going.

A: The problem of repeated adjustments causing future misalignment will be absent if your chiropractor uses the right methods. It is just a matter of getting a chiropractor whose methods incorporate the following techniques:
1.Initial measurements are made to determine the need for adjustment. These include hip and shoulder caliper measurements that show degree of tilt in the body; and thermal imaging of the spine to identify stress points.
2.If adjustment is indicated by the measurements, x-rays are taken of the head and neck. Using these images, the chiropractor does careful calculations to determine the direction and amount for the adjustment.
3.Adjustments are made only to the atlas vertebra, located at the top of the spine. The atlas should be in alignment with the foramen magnum opening in the skull where the nerves go into the spine. This is known as Upper Cervical Chiropractic. Individual vertebra other than the atlas should never be adjusted. No joints should ever be “popped”
4.Patient lies on their side for adjustment; head is not rotated.
5.After the adjustment the patient is allowed to rest for a period of time for things to settle.
6.Then the measurements are repeated to evaluate the degree of improvement.
7.Normally, the patient will be called back for a repeat of measurements in one to two months to evaluate whether further adjustment is required.
This treatment regimen has been shown to be very effective. Using it has also been helpful for patients who have been diagnosed by medical doctors to have “diseases” such as multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, Parkinson’s, alzheimers, etc.
To find chiropractors using these methods, you can interrogate possible candidates about their methods, or you can use the following contacts for more information:
The chiropractor I use is Stephen Duff, Healdsburg, CA 707 633-7211.
www.erinelster.com. She is located in Colorado and has done much research on chiropractic techniques used on “diseases”.
The National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association (NUCCA).

Q: Can chiropractic adjustments help a pinched nerve in the neck and headaches associated with the pinched nerve?
Ten days ago I woke up with a “crick” in my neck. The pain moved to my head and has not gone away. Is the chiropractor the best first choice for trying to alleviate the pain in the neck and the headache or should I seek medical assistance? Thanks.

A: I think it’s always best to err on the side of caution in matters concerning health. The chiropractic advocate in me wants to shout, Yes! Go see a chiropractor now! It will absolutely help you, but I don’t know you or your situation and would hate to guide you in the wrong direction if indeed there is a more serious problem at hand.

So how about this? Make an appointment to see your doctor and get an X-ray or MRI just to be safe. If the MD doesn’t find any serious threat to your health and can only prescribe you pain medication to mask this symptom, then by all means take your x-rays to a chiropractor. If it is a slipped disk or subluxation (a misalignment of the spine that pinches a nerve), a good chiropractor should be able to help you correct the problem (because it really sounds like a pinched nerve to me).

Ultimately, the decision is up to you. I just want to add that I think chiropractic care with help you immensely because I used to work in a chiro office and saw how it helped so many people with neck pain and headaches. Best of luck to you!

Q: Can chiropractic adjustments to the neck cause nausea?
My friend had an adjustment today to her cervical (neck) spine and she got very nauseous for about 15 minutes after the adjustment. She has been to a different chiropractor before and never experienced this. The chiropractor assured her it was normal. Has anyone here had nausea after an adjustment before? Does anyone knows what causes that?

A: I’m a chiropractor & I’ll tell you that there are a lot of nerves in the neck (the vagus nerve to be specific) that can trigger nausea.
If the symptoms went away in a breif amount of time, which it seems they did & the doctor did a good neurological exam (which I hope he/she did) everything should be fine. Your friend should still tell the doctor about the symptoms so they are documented in the chart.

Q: Has chiropractic adjustments treatments help or changed any ones life?

A: I admit that it seems like quackery, but when you think about the fact that the spine protects the spinal cord, which is some of the largest nerve bundles in the body, it makes sense. If one of those nerve is pinched or something, it can reverberate pain all over the body.

Personally, I had foot pain that was so severe I couldn’t go to museums, theme parks, etc. I could barely walk, couldn’t stand for long periods of time, or exercise. I started seeing a chriopractor regularly and the foot pain is gone. I tried orthotics (4 pairs over 12 years) and nothing ever helped. I am too young (25) to be on pain killers for the rest of my life. Chiropractic saved me years of agony.

One more thing, chiropractic is good for muscle pain caused by vertebral misalignment. But sometimes muscle pain is caused by something else, so massage will make it feel better than chiros will.

Q: Can you get chiropractic adjustments when you are pregnant?

A: During pregnancy, most women experience a number of neuromuscular and biochemical problems which respond favorably to gentle, safe, noninvasive chiropractic care. These include:

release of the hormone relaxin causes muscle and ligament relaxation
allows joints to more easily misalign
increased weight gain
increased demand and fatigue on spinal and pelvic muscles
increased stress on spinal and pelvic ligaments
increase in lumbar and thoracic spinal curves which further increase the above
increased joint stress and thus occurrence of vertebral and sacroiliac joint misalignments
change in weight distribution
increased demand and fatigue on spinal and pelvic muscles
increased stress on spinal and pelvic ligaments
increase in lumbar and thoracic spinal curves which further increase the above
increased joint stress and thus occurrence of vertebral and sacroiliac joint misalignments
The above changes primarily affect the pelvic and spinal ligaments, muscles, joints and other supportive soft tissues. These changes cause sprain/strains of pelvic and spinal structures, as well as alteration of the normal spinal curvatures and spinal biomechanics. The result is an increased stress on the body leading to pain and discomfort.

http://www.dcdoctor.com/pages/rightpages_wellnesscenter/pregnancy/chirocare.html

Q: Do chiropractic adjustments make you feel depressed?
I have been getting adjusted twice a week for about 4 weeks now. According to my chiropractor, I should feel very energetic and happy, but for me it’s the other way around. Did any of you guys have a similar experience?

A: No, my chiropractor saved my life, I never felt better than when I was seeing him. Maybe he’s not the one for you, try another one.

Q: Can Chiropractic neck adjustments cut off blood to the brain?
I just went to the chiropractor for the first time, and he twisted my neck to both sides, resulting in a number of pops. I got up and they went to give me more x-rays, but I started to feel woozy and saw a bunch of colors. I heard everything they said, but lost control over my body and collapsed. I woke up on the table, feeling cold and dizzy. He said it could be an endorphin rush, but I have read things that suggest otherwise.

Could this be a mistake on their part?

A: Improperly done, this neck snapping can tear arteries in your neck. I’m not saying all chiropractors are bad medicine, but I certainly don’t like the thought of you passing out. I highly recommend you see your regular doctor and make sure this chiropractor didn’t damage anything.

Q: Do you know chiropractic adjustments can cause stroke?
I would like to hear from those who have had this happen to them.

A: I have seen a fractured vertebra from a chiropractic adjust in a spine with metastatic cancer. Strokes I have not seen and cannot explain.

Q: Are chiropractic adjustments good for children?
Can they have a bad side like a need for constant readjustment?

A: Some questions you might ask yourself. I would ask is why? What are the children going to gain from the adjustment? What evidence do you have that they need adjustment? What evidence is there that the adjustment would help? The last question is one that I can answer. There is no evidence.

Your additional details question. There is no evidence for any adjustments in the first place, but constant readjustment is a common practice. Once you start seeing a chiropractor they will very often see the need for you to come back. More than likely you will be told that not one adjustment will do the job. A whole series will be necessary or the problem will reoccur.

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