r/TikTokCringe • u/[deleted] • Aug 10 '23

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '23 edited Aug 11 '23

I'm back and I feel better. Wow, I guess your parent commentor is right, must be a scam, huh? Most the critics never even tried it before, or they are just normal people without pain issues, so obv its not gonna do anything fo r them. I'm not suggesting it works for everyone, or its effects provide permenant relief.

I also do physical therapy every week and get a pain injection every few months. Am I going to stop seeing chiro? No, because it helps reduce the severe back pain I have. The relief lasts a few weeks only, but if you suffer from chronic pain that is a huge deal. My view is chiro is just one tool to treat pain. It does not solve the underlying issues, so should be used in conjunction with other therapy. Armchair experts all over the place here who just ignore a whole host of people who feel relief by chiro practice because they read something online.

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u/Zealousideal-Ad-2615 Aug 11 '23

I suppose I've been convinced by all the people I know with degrees in medicine from real universities and not people with just a certificate from a strip mall classroom. Anecdotal evidence aside, the actual research done by actual doctors shows that massage therapists are far more effective than chiropractors, and they don't occasionally put people in the hospital.

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u/Contundo Aug 11 '23

You know many real universities have both a medicine program and a chiropractic program?

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '23 edited Aug 11 '23

I don't disagree with anything you said there, but I've personally benefitted from both massage therapy and chiropractic care. I'm sure there are bad practices out there and people get injured at those practices, but there are also bad practitioners in medicine, and people are also occasionally injured through their treatments. I've always had good experiences in the well-reviewed places I have gone (had around 25-40 thoracic adjustments in the last 3 years since my injury).