Comment Not all Chiropractors are Bogus - my story (Score 0) 182
I agree that there are some who would claim that spine manipulation heals all sorts of sickness, are clearly bogus.
However, I have suffered from cervical slipped discs. I've tried going to the neurologist (who was conservative - doesn't like surgery unless really needed), then who recommended me to a physiatrist who insisted on letting me get on surgery. I told him I'll follow conservative care treatments - traction, which left me in a worse state than I was in (my hands were all numb and painful, aside from my back, and had me gasping for breath at certain times). Upon the suggestion of a friend I went to a chiro (who specializes in neck and back treatments - note that he doesn't claim he cures the world), and went into treatments (he did ask for my x-ray).
Now, I am able to do pretty much everything that I wasn't everything to do - I still got about year before I should be able to get back to normal (he said no strenous stuff to allow for me to heal), but practically, almost all of the muscle spasms and pain and leg problems are gone.
Moral of the story - don't go to chiros who promise the world.