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As soon as I read our topic for our next paper I instantly knew what my paper was going to be about. In the past couple of months I have been going back and forth on if Chiropractic is really what I want to do for the rest of my life. I know for sure two things: I want to do something involved in science and I want to do something related to sports and or athletes.
What is making my decision tough lately is that my parents are Chiropractors as well. In NO WAY have they ever made me feel like I have to follow in their footsteps in any way shape or form. I was drawn to their profession throughout growing up around it. I love the holistic approach and the alternative methods from surgery and serious drugs. I am not against surgery, but only when it is necessary and all other less drastic approaches have been examined beforehand. Back to my reasons for second guessing my choice…I worry that because I have only grown up around Chiropractors and their methods of healing that maybe in a sense I have been sheltered from other approaches and I am unfortunately biased.
Lately I have heard more negative things about Chiropractors and their methods than ever before. I wonder if I will be able to continue with something that is so misconceived and downgraded by many. So I am on a mission to find out the misconceptions and learn a little bit more about Chiropractors and their methods and philosophy. Hopefully by the end of all this I will be solid in my decision either way!
Common misconceptions that I have gathered in my quick research have not all been new information for me but some of which have.
1.) Chiropractors can ONLY treat spine or back problems: Well I know firsthand that this is not true without even having to do any research. My parents have helped me with sinus issues, headaches, and ear infections. Many of the ways that Chiropractors address these issues is through manipulation of the spine. Patients also visit Chiropractors for joint pain and arthritis.
2.) Chiropractors thing they can cure cancer: I have never heard my parents or any of their friends claim that they can cure cancer or any type of disease for that matter. With every profession there are black sheep. People that give a bad reputation for others because of their bogus claims. I have heard many issues of mal-practice from Doctors of medicine so they are no angels either.
3.) Once you go in for one appointment, the chiropractor will tell you that you have to keep coming back for the rest of your life: Like I stated before within every profession there are people that give a bad reputation for everyone else involved. One of the many reasons I was drawn to Chiropractic was because of my Mom’s ethical way of practicing. Her main focus is to get her patients better as soon and as well as possible. I am sure that there are Chiropractors out there that abuse their knowledge and make patients feel they must continue to come back to still receive these results. I can only learn from their mistakes and run my practice differently.
Just in this short time of researching I have already learned a lot and I will continue to do so and hopefully get a little plan for my future!
I worked for a Chiropractor in Texas years ago. He was one of those that had you coming back 3 times a week for 6 weeks. That's how I came to work for him, to pay off the debt that I incured from the treatments. I have since used one in Carthage and he tells me that I know my body and to come in when I feel it. It does say not to wait to long, but I like that about him. He's helped me with migraines and other issues.
ReplyDeleteI also see a chiropractor. I have had whiplash several times and as a result I get a lot of swelling in my neck that causes it to hurt really bad and get migraines and I can go in a few times, then feel better. I went to physical therapy and paid them much more and it never helped. My chiropractor has also helped me with arthritis pain in my knees and elbows. Medicine has so many bad side effects and has never helped me anyway.
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