Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxa.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxa!wetcw From: wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler) Newsgroups: net.med Subject: Re: Chiropractors Message-ID: <832@pyuxa.UUCP> Date: Fri, 22-Jun-84 14:55:47 EDT Article-I.D.: pyuxa.832 Posted: Fri Jun 22 14:55:47 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 23-Jun-84 04:06:45 EDT References: <4555@utcsrgv.UUCP> Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway N.J. Lines: 42 As to Chiropractors, there are several kinds lurking about. There are the ones who can claim to cure anything from warts to cardiac arrest. They can best be recognized by having a large poster picture of a man on the wall of their waiting room that has all of the known ailments of man listed with the pressure points needed to manipulate in order to cure them. If you see such a poster, run, don't walk to the nearest exit. There are other Chiropractors who will tell you they can't cure anything, just make you feel better. These are the ones you may be looking for. Their stock-in-trade is the manipulation of muscles and joints to releive tension, thus easing some pain. A good Chiropractor will tell you that your problem should be refered to a medical doctor. I have found a few of them in my travels, and they were great. In the State of Washington, Chiropractors were required to pass part of the State medical boards before they could practice. This was quite a few years ago, but it did get rid of the con artists at that time. I have several Doctor type friends right now and they all are in the habit of reccomending certain Chiropractors for certain types of joint and muscle problems. If you want to know about the REAL Chiropractors, get to know a doctor that understands what can be done by one. BTW, there IS a medical degree that is recognized by the AMA et.al. that allows the doctor to practice the same thing a Chiropractor does. Can't think of the title right now. I have used Chiropractors in the past and fully expect to use one in the future. I was going to a old guy, near 80, who was able to manipulate the muscles in my back so that I could stand up again. He told me that I would eventually have to have an operation if I didn't exercise these muscles properly. He was right. I exercise now. The old guy is gone now so I will have to find a new Chiropractor if I need one. Shop around. Avoid like the plague anyone who says they can cure colds or anything else that really requires a medical doctor. There are a few good Chiropractors around and they can help with aches and pains caused by tension. Good luck. T. C. Wheeler