something saved my life and my family's and i have to tell you about it.

before i get into this topic i just want to let everyone know that these are my opinions, my research, and my knowledge. im not putting down your health choices...and i would never think down on anyone for choosing what they think is best as long as they research and study and make conscious wise decisions... that said.. here i go!

im sure pretty soon every woman on here is gonna call me the health nut...and im sure everyone of you will be calling me at 3 am looking for the cure for something.. and to tell the truth i love it... its what i do all day and i couldnt be happier so please ANY question at all.. bring it on.

so lets get to what i love the most chiropractic. i know most people think that its for cracking backs and neck pain... maybe even the occasional headache... but guess what.... its not! i thought so too... until about 2 1/2 years ago... i got introduced and seriously owe my life too. i was 18 years old and was dieing of kidney failure. never got sick before...always ready to go.. never thought that this would happen. the doctors kept taking stuff out to see if they could fix it. new meds all the time.. made it worse of course...yada yada... weve all been through it. until i started going to the chiropractor. at first i went b/c i heard that it helped with headaches and yes.. it did... and then i realized.. i havent been to the hospital in months. come to find out.. my kidneys had started to regenerate themselves... how do you ask? chiropractic

what i didnt know about chiropractic is.... that its not cracking your back to make it feel better. and what i also didnt know is... EVERYONE has spinal injuries. ive never met anyone who didnt..even 2 day old infants. we accumulate these injuries from birth (mostly from the birth process...you dont even want to know the facts) and over time they begin to cut off the nerves in our spinal column. well we all know what happens when nerves get pinched... those nerves cant tell the cells,organs,etc what to do anymore...this is why i was having my kidneys shut down. i just so happened to have a major injury (that i didnt know about) right near my kidneys. doesnt always happen that way but it did for me.

chiropractic adjusts the spine so those injuries start to heal in correctly and that scar tissues starts to disapear... and then those nerves can function again! resulting in better health all around. i cant even begin to explain to you how much this has helped my life, my families (my grandfather's MS is now in remission) (and my nephew's polio after effects are near gone), my yorkie... it saved his life too!, and all the babies, children, pregnant mothers, everyone that i see everyday.

people come into our office and break down in tears after what theyve experienced and more and more people are driving hours to bring thier children and families to start doing something about being healthy instead of waiting to get sick.

if you are thinking about chiropractic.. please let me refer you to one.. there are many different kinds... some with not so good agendas... i do not want you to fall into a trap!ill be more than happy to screen offices.

i have so much more to say but this is realllllly long i would really love to share all that i know... so please ask!!!! ill be sure to tell

[Lindsey]

Welcome to 4WT! I've actually been considering going to a chiropractor soon.. I've been having insane back pain for the past week, but I'm going to go to a doctor first on Friday to make sure it's not arthritis coming back. I had arthritis in my left hip when I was 6 years old, and was told it would most likely be back before I was 18 in my other hip. I thought I got past it, now being 22, but now I'm not so sure.
I didn't know about the other benefits though. I too have kidney problems. When I was 16 it was discovered that my kidneys weren't working properly and after 5 years of constant urine tests, blood tests, and ultrasounds, they just decided one kidney is damaged and there's nothing they can do about it. I had a specialist tell me it was most likely caused by constant throat infections.
Thanks so much for the information!

[Janet]

I think I saw a similar post on YT. I've only been to a Chiropractor once in my life when I was a teenager (I'm 52 now). It worth looking into. Thanks for all the information!

[RLC12345678]

I love going to the chiropractor. I hurt my back really badly when I was in 7th grade. I couldn't even get off the couch! My mom carried me to the doctor and all they did was prescribe me some Vioxx. I didn't want to just "mask" the pain so my mom did some research and decided to take me to the chiro. The adjustments completely got rid of my back pain and it hasn't come back since, at that was 9 or 10 years ago!!!!!! My hubby and I are moving around a lot these days, but when we settle down in a town, I will find a chiropractor and continue my adjustments. I am not so much a holistic medicine fanatic, considering my hubby is a medical doctor, but I do believe in a combination of both.

im so glad that some of you are getting into chiropractic its great and i really cant tell you all the wonderful things that i see everyday. please always feel free to ask any questions.

[Tink]

My husband has different problems with his back and at different times has been in very bad shape from it. He credits chiro with keeping him upright and mobile.

Our son had a sinus infection that just wouldn't go away. We finally took him to our chiro and he used a whole box of tissues over the next 24 hrs just keeping up with the drainage when it finally broke loose.

I've got arthritis in my spine and knees, so have gone for treatments for that as well as other things.

A friend had recurring strep that she finally got rid of through chiro treatments.

I would have to agree that it's helpful for a variety of issues!

Originally Posted by Tink

My husband has different problems with his back and at different times has been in very bad shape from it. He credits chiro with keeping him upright and mobile.

Our son had a sinus infection that just wouldn't go away. We finally took him to our chiro and he used a whole box of tissues over the next 24 hrs just keeping up with the drainage when it finally broke loose.

I've got arthritis in my spine and knees, so have gone for treatments for that as well as other things.

A friend had recurring strep that she finally got rid of through chiro treatments.

I would have to agree that it's helpful for a variety of issues!

That is very interesting about your son. I too have serious sinus problems that we cant get rid of. I am wondering how going to a chiropractor fixed his sinuses. I would love that if it worked for me.

[Marilyn]

I don't know how I missed this thread before. I've been going to chiropractors for many, many years. They have helped me quite a bit, but I'm wondering, since I've had different experiences with different chiropractors, how do you know which ones are good and which ones are not so good? How do you evaluate them. The one I'm going to now seems to be helping quite a bit. My problem is mostly in my neck. Stiffness, pain, headaches, numbness in my hands.

Tumblinstar, if you're still around please let us know.

[Chandra Amaya]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

I don't know how I missed this thread before. I've been going to chiropractors for many, many years. They have helped me quite a bit, but I'm wondering, since I've had different experiences with different chiropractors, how do you know which ones are good and which ones are not so good? How do you evaluate them. The one I'm going to now seems to be helping quite a bit. My problem is mostly in my neck. Stiffness, pain, headaches, numbness in my hands.

Tumblinstar, if you're still around please let us know.

I'm interested in this as well. I have had major back pain since I had my daughter. They almost forced me to have an epidural (lied saying it would speed up labor (it actually slows it), kept coming in every 5 minutes asking me to have it & I finally said yes just to get them to leave me alone). My back has hurt ever since. I can't even sit or stand straight up without alot of pain. I was told that some chiroprators just "fix" problems to keep you coming back to them. I have always wanted to go but since money is an issue I could not afford it as a weekly reoccurring bill.