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Is your chiropractor an MD? I've been skeptical about chiropractors after reading the Wikipedia entry on the practice [1]. As someone with back problems, I've taken chiropractor recommendations from colleagues, and looking into them, they were too alternative medicine for my taste.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiropractic

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At the very least, never let them touch your neck. A friend of mine had a stroke and died after having a neck manipulation. http://chiropracticstroke.com/victims.johnhoffman.php

Thanks for sharing this. I was surprised as well to learn that many chiropractors aren't medical doctors.

There seem to be plenty that lean toward non-mainstream practices. However the one I go to was fully planning to have a career as an MD but converted to chiropractic after it helped him with his own health. He tells me that building core muscle strength is the long term solution, not constant adjustments.

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