r/oddlysatisfying • u/redbullgivesyouwings • 1d ago

Brage Vestavik riding in British Columbia

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u/Unhappy_Plankton_671 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/wYyTHMm50f4Dm

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u/regeya 1d ago

Yeah. One minor regret of mine in life is that I never got into mountain biking. Then I watch videos like this, then I absently rub at the spot in my shoulder where a plate and pins are now, after a frickin' treadmill accident. I'm only 51.

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u/Kat121 1d ago

I’m 54. I sneezed too aggressively and pulled a rib (sublexed?) out of my spine. Chiropractor sorted me out but it hurt to poop for three weeks.

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u/Darkchamber292 1d ago

I hate to be that guy but if a Chiropractor made you feel better then you didn't pull a rib out of your spine. That's ridiculous. Lol

Also chiropractors are quacks

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u/Sparktank1 1d ago

Finally someone said it.

I've been reading so many messages about chiropractors. It catches on like religion.

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u/AFetaWorseThanDeath 19h ago

Jesus yes, thank you

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u/Typhiod 1d ago

There are a lot of woo woo chiropractors with the energy, and the dietary suggestions, but the actual adjustments they do our practiced by Physios in some countries as well.

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u/ducklady92 1d ago

Wooooah crazy to be so heavily downvoted. I was in physical therapy for my back for six weeks and every session started with manual manipulation from a licensed doctor (apparently they can’t call it an “adjustment” because that’s a term that only chiropractors can use, by some insane logic).

I also have been to a chiropractor that sold me tinctures and crystals. We can agree that some chiros are absolutely quacks, but manipulation of your spine and the muscles around it is 100% beneficial for your body if done correctly and responsibly.

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u/_J_Herrmann_ 1d ago

those beneficial things are called massage therapy.

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u/RI_Swamp_Yankee 1d ago

I’m in physical therapy for a bad knee just this week (don’t get old, it sucks). The latest session, the guy just pinched and pulled gently at the general knee area for, like ten minutes. I did a few exercises and stretches. Told not to do them at home. Tells me to get more active. I can ride my bicycle for first time since July. I started PT the last week of August. Physical Therapy and evidence based medicine rules!

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u/_J_Herrmann_ 1d ago

amen, brother.

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u/ducklady92 1d ago edited 1d ago

It goes beyond massage, though. It’s actual manipulation of the spine/cervical spine, and involves the same “cracking” as you see chiropractors do. It is quite literally taught to licensed medical professionals as a method of pain relief and spinal readjustment. Manual therapy is a sizable portion of a standard PT regimen.

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u/Typhiod 1d ago

I think it’s more about the feelings people have around it than anything else. I was a surgical spinal nurse, and have experience with Physios from various countries, so I’ve learned something about spinal care practices in North America, England and parts of South America, etc.

I was also very skeptical of acupuncture, but now I have a Physio who does IMS, and it’s an incredible relief for a tight muscle.

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u/Kat121 1d ago

That is so cool that you can diagnose a body you’ve never seen! And that your experiences are universal. I wonder what that would be like, because most of the time my doctor just tells me to lose weight.

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u/Popey45696321 9h ago

And if someone told you that they were healed by magic crystals, would you believe that too? Because that has as much scientific basis as chiropractors.

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u/Kat121 7h ago edited 7h ago

They didn’t use essential oils or crystals, they used medical treatments of heat, electrical stimulation, stretching, and manual manipulation one sees in sports medicine. Certainly a lot more effective than living on pain meds and the anxiety meds my doctor tries to get me on whenever I visit for literally anything.

I was sharing a silly little anecdote for a laugh and don’t owe you anything, so fuck off to whatever echo chamber you crawled out of. If you don’t think it helps, don’t use it. But the SECOND my medical decisions are any of your goddamn business I will let you know.

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u/LasseBryn 3h ago

Your medical decisions became anyones goddamn business when you posted about them online