tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012777055090003190.post34279557602065323..comments2023-05-02T07:48:04.078-05:00Comments on Steve & Crystal Carr: Chiropractic AdjustmentsCrystal Carrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01908726613347970930noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012777055090003190.post-73054733164121924482009-05-01T17:27:00.000-05:002009-05-01T17:27:00.000-05:00I've never seen a case where an injury hasn't been...I've never seen a case where an injury hasn't been overstated. Anytime money is involved, it pays to appear injured. Unfortunately for some people, they actually begin to believe their ailments are worse than they really are. At least until they get a check. Then it's off to the Casino.<br /><br />No doubt there are defense medical whores out there. That said, usually the defense sends a plaintiff to an IME rather than a defense whore for hire.steveandjannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00347954290352661635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012777055090003190.post-55957962751181418252009-05-01T15:02:00.000-05:002009-05-01T15:02:00.000-05:00I have been to several chiropractors and I agree w...I have been to several chiropractors and I agree with you Crystal :) I suffer from migraines, severe enough to warrant preventative medicine and prescription pills. Which usually doesn't work very well. But going to a chiropractor once a week to be adjusted and have a massage almost stopped the migraines completely. Now I don't have health insurance so I don't go. I have a sedentary lifestyle as well, but I work out 5 days a week for at least an hour, so exercise doesn't fix a back that needs to be realligned.<br /><br />Defense attorney's are arguementative and you all never believe that a person has really been injured. In my experience your medical whores are just as bad. Of course it is a "objective opinion" with one hefty price tag.Jenny Proehlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012777055090003190.post-8102887998803220802009-04-29T09:03:00.000-05:002009-04-29T09:03:00.000-05:00And that's where we differ in opinion, which is fi...And that's where we differ in opinion, which is fine :)Crystal Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908726613347970930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012777055090003190.post-83649085812660683352009-04-29T08:01:00.000-05:002009-04-29T08:01:00.000-05:00I have never been to a chiropractor and have no pl...I have never been to a chiropractor and have no plans on going to one. I don't have serious back problems and I exercise. That ought to be enough for most people. <br /><br />I've had dealings with chiropractors on numerous occasions and I find most of them to be frauds. They're looking to diagnose a lifetime problem that of course requires their services forever. I deal with them in the world of personal injury, I've yet to find one who isn't a whore for hire for plaintiff firms. Quite frankly, if a doctor or chiropractor a whore for hire I find their opinion to be shady and questionable. <br /><br />You have to look at the motives behind these guys, especially chiropractors. They want you to come in all the time, so of course they're going to tell you that in order for your back to really feel good you have to see them all the time. They may even make you feel better for a period of time, which of course will lapse and you'll just have to visit them again to feel better. It's basically an addicting drug. Chiropractors have their financial best interests in mind and their financial interest is to keep you permanently in need of their care. So while your chiropractor may be very nice and seem very concerned about you, at the end of the day his interest is in keeping you addicted to his service.steveandjannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00347954290352661635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012777055090003190.post-34292944024576042432009-04-28T18:18:00.000-05:002009-04-28T18:18:00.000-05:00That's quite the blanket statement there. My exper...That's quite the blanket statement there. My experience with chiropractors has shown them to be honest people. I've been adjusted by nine different chiropractors, only one of which I suspect of being dishonest, and it could have just been a misunderstanding on my part. It sounds like you've been to one chiropractor, which doesn't give you much experience in the matter. Perhaps your opinion of them being dishonest at large is based on your own biased opinion instead of unbiased experience. No matter, though, we're all entitled to our opinions - I mean, hey, some people think all lawyers are liars. (I say that in friendly jest.)<br /><br />Oh, yes, I would agree that our sedentary lifestyles contribute to back problems. I've heard said that sitting is one of the positions most hard on the spine. Perhaps if we did a little more outdoor labor we'd all do our spines a little good. :)Crystal Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908726613347970930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012777055090003190.post-8994223814619785202009-04-27T10:37:00.000-05:002009-04-27T10:37:00.000-05:00The honest one might admit that they can never cur...The honest one might admit that they can never cure anyone. Most of them aren't honest. <br /><br />I dare say that the 'our lives are so busy' line is tired, old and untrue. A hundred years ago, men would have been performing back breaking work on the farm or in factories. I dare say most didn't visit a chiropractor. Today, many of us (myself included) work office jobs and/or sit on the couch doing nothing, watching tv or perusing the internet. I don't think the 'fast pace' of modern society has anything to do with back problems. If back problems are an issue these days it's because we live more sedentary lives and we have more time to think about aches and pains than folks did 100 years ago.<br /><br />Of course, the jaded defense lawyer in me will tell you that people will complain of back pain louder when there is the prospect of money for their troubles. That doesn't apply here though.steveandjannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00347954290352661635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012777055090003190.post-66192848182243541722009-04-27T09:43:00.000-05:002009-04-27T09:43:00.000-05:00Thanks for your comments :)
If you understand chi...Thanks for your comments :)<br /><br />If you understand chiropractic, you'd understand why they don't claim to cure anyone or anything: they remove interference so our bodies can function how they were made to. As far as cost, it depends where you go. We're on a very affordable family plan, a lot less per month than the cost of constant headaches and backpain. :) And like anything else, you can find chiropractors that do their job better than others. <br /><br />The reason why a good chiropractor would admit that their clients will need their services for life is because in our high pace lives we're constantly providing our spines with opportunities to misalign. <br /><br />I understand not everyone is convinced of the value of chiropractic - which is fine :) We love a good adjustment :)Crystal Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908726613347970930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012777055090003190.post-86948538549679075662009-04-27T08:20:00.000-05:002009-04-27T08:20:00.000-05:00Sounds expensive. I took a dep of a chiropractor o...Sounds expensive. I took a dep of a chiropractor once. I got him to admit that he's never cured anyone and that all of his clients will 'need' his services for the rest of their lives. It's a bit of a racket, I'm convinced these guys will never make anyone truly better, rather they make everyone slightly better and dependent on them for relief. In other words, it's a racket.steveandjannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00347954290352661635noreply@blogger.com