Recently I
was referred to a chiropractor who suggested that I undergo spinal manipulation
for my back pain. Does this work?
No, spinal
manipulation is a hogwash therapy which does jack shit for back pain. Do you
really believe that by massaging and twisting your joints, that the spine can
be aligned back into place? The back is one of the strongest part of the body
and except for the neck, no amount of hocus pocus manipulation of the spine is
of any benefit. In fact, the back muscles and joints are so rigid and tough, that
no one can possibly manipulate them by simply pressing on them.
There is
ZERO evidence that spinal manipulations for back pain works. Studies show that
spinal manipulation is no better than just touching the back with the finger-this
means there is a big placebo effect. The patient feels that just because the
chiropractor is making grunting and clicking sounds that everything is now
working- in fact you can have someone at home just wear a white coat and touch
you with their arse and you will get the same benefit.
The chiropractors
are wanna be doctors, but they know that patients are stupid and hence, they
offer bogus joint manipulation treatments. Best advice; if you have back pain, lose
weight, do some type of exercise and keep away from nonsensical therapies and
therapists.
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