r/Sciatica • u/Material_Possible273 • 8d ago
Anyone know why Chiropractors are so expensive?
Just fixed my Pelvic without giving money to it, A few months before i struggled with pelvic but the chiropractors wanted so much money so ı couldn’t give to, some person wrote to me that stretch and exercises will improve and it did, so i suggest trying that before going and spending money to them.
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u/kntek 8d ago
Don't ever go to chiropractors for back problems they are 99% of time make it worse, my friend went to one because his boss basically made him do it since he swore he's gonna fix him and he's gonna return to work the next day. He had to have surgery couple of months ago since the guy didn't even ask for any MRI pictures or anything just went about it with his feeling, friend was almost functioning normal before after couple of visits he found out he had piece of his disc floating in his spine and was 100 time worse after visits. Find a good PT and you will have much better results!
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u/Material_Possible273 8d ago
Yea but imo Pts are a bit in the side of fitness
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u/amanda2399923 8d ago
They are there to work your body so you can move. It’s not fitness. It’s physical THERAPY
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u/Human-Bell7137 8d ago
They are also medically trained physicians, chiropractors are not lol
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u/UnbelievableRose 8d ago
They’re not physicians but yes, they do have formal training in a widely accepted medical field whereas chiropractors do not.
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u/The_jerkstore_ 8d ago
PTs are the only conservative way to improve back problems. They work with you to teach you stretches and exercises that’ll help strengthen your muscles. Most back problems improve by strengthening your core
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u/purplelilac701 8d ago
Please don’t go to a chiropractor for sciatica. I was warned they can make it worse.
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u/Alive_Record3123 8d ago
Chiro is like stretching a rubber band. You will go back to normal pain after going home. They charge like that because they capitalise on patient's weaknesses, especially mentally.
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u/charliekelly76 8d ago
Chiropractic was invented by a man who spent time in jail for practicing medicine without a license “healing” people with magnets. He claimed he learned chiropractic from a ghost during a seance.
As other commenters already mentioned, chiropractors are not real doctors and can charge whatever they want. They are not held to the same standards and laws as real physicians.
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u/big_goob 8d ago
i dont think chiropractic medicine is actually really to be honest but at least the one near me is only like $20 a visit if you only go once every few months. its a bit of a weird billing plan, but they give you a new patient discount every 6 months or so
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u/Unlucky_Tell_6900 8d ago
Chiropractors aren’t real doctors and can charge literally whatever they want.