Chiropractors are OK only when handled with extreme caution. Many are quacks as has been stated above. Nevertheless, they can be useful. For the past six months I have suffered from a very tight and stiff back. It just seemed to get worse and worse. On a friend's recommendation, I went to a chiro in Orem. His specialty is deep muscle massage. He has a little device that looks like brass knuckles and he works me over big time. After the first visit, I was literally black and blue up and down my back. But it really gets the blood flowing in the muscles and works out the lactic acid and scar tissue. I have gone 4-5 times now and it has made a huge difference. I humor him and let him do his little "adjustment" thing at the end, but it is the intense muscle massage makes the difference. He also has taught me some good stretches and has coached me a bit on how to adjust my weight-lifting workouts.
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