Reply #8: I accept that there MAY be SOME Chiropractors who may be helpful.

[Brotherjohn]

But from what I have seen and heard, most make claims they cannot back up (no pun intended) and attempt to treat things that they have no business treating. Despite the "Doctor" in their title, a Doctor of Chriropractic medicine has a small fraction of the training and experience that a medical doctor has. This can sometimes result in them doing more harm then good. Having some family experience with back injuries, depending on the cause, improper manipulation can cause severe damage.

My brother is a world class neurosurgeon (top of his class at the best medical school in the country). He has told me that in his residency alone, he had seen more patients screwed up by Chiropracotors than anything else. In my opinion, a good general practitioner MD (there can be bad MDs, too) has more knowledge and capability to treat any back injury than your average Chiropractor.

Again, I am sure there are some Chiropracors who limit their treatments to what they are trained in, and are able to help people. But if you have doubts, and more to the point increased pain, then run away. Run away fast. And see an MD for a followup.

Just my opinion, but an informed one.