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sniffingAround  ·  1246 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Things You Should Know When Choosing a Chiropractor

For my money, it's a better bet to find a good physical therapist instead of a chiropractor based on the business model.

Chiropractors want you to come back for adjustments.

Physical therapists, at least the good ones, want to correct your problem and teach you how to prevent it from happening again.

Personally, that's why I think people go to chiropractor ... they cannot commit to "I must perform this exercise for the sake of my health"

But that's another conversation.

A good physical therapist is one that will put their hands on you, do a movement analysis and track back pain/muscle imbalances to their cause.

Where it hurts is often not where the problem is.

They'll treat you with a combination of treatments to get the afflicted area to relax and show you stretches/exercises you may have to do forever to shore up the injured area.

Soft tissue, like muscle/ligament/tendon scars over. It doesn't grow back. The scar tissue is problematic because it's not flexible like the tissue it replaces. It has 1 job - to tighten up and keep whatever its growing between from separating

That's great when you initially tear a muscle. It's terrible when it heals and you're trying to use it normally.

Not all physical therapists are created equal. You have to know what kind of questions to ask to find a good one.

You want one that works on professional, amateur, college, high school athletes and dancers.

If you can find a hospital on a college campus, they'll be there.

Failing that, ask your Dr for the number of a sports medicine Dr and ask them.

Bottom line ... while there are good chiropractors out there you are more likely to find one that says they'll cure your allergies by manipulating your spine.