Your Friendly Chiro!

Jayzuz looks like he snapped the poor kids neck haha - but its amazing to see it work so fast.

Haha, yeah my shit works hey. Just today I had a patient with lower back pain/hamstring injury that been making him limp and keeping him up at night. After I adjusted his sacroiliac joints he immediately felt 100% better. In fact he ran around my room trying everything and anything to find pain, and couldnt... The guy literally couldnt stop going on about how amazing it was and how he cant believe what one adjustment could do .

Thanks for posting that jack, always good to see positive things about Chiro, because unfortunately we live in a world where anything that isnt controlled by medical doctors is shunned. I spend ALOT of my time defending my profession and educating people about it. I know it works, and so do ALL my patients

Before I went to a chiro I swear I was clueless as to what you guys actually do.

Then after you advised I see one, I spend allot of free time reading up on it

If I could start my career over I would look at that line of work or becoming a MD + Naturopath.

Anyway, seeing that I didn't I can rely on you guys for the answers I need

No prob champ. You'd be surprised at the age of some of the guys that studies with me, its never too late for a career change... How old are you pump? I had a couple guys in their late 30's study with me, and one in his forties

00pump wrote: Before I went to a chiro I swear I was clueless as to what you guys actually do.

Then after you advised I see one, I spend allot of free time reading up on it

If I could start my career over I would look at that line of work or becoming a MD + Naturopath.

Anyway, seeing that I didn't I can rely on you guys for the answers I need

Funny.... i would love to be a surgeon. I always beg them to watch when they cut me and cant keep my eyes off the discovery docs. Even going to the Chiro, while he is needling me, i visualize the muscles he is targeting - it just fascinates me.

What amazes me about Chiro is the number of ailments that can arize from misalignment of your skeleton etc. Chiropractic Excellence has a number of videos showing what they do. One boy had problems stemming from the birth process. ADHD, growing pains etc etc.

I'm sending my kids for a full assesment and my wife is going for her second appointment today to try to sort out a possible Hiatus Hernia.

Spike... Where is a good Chiro in JHB North?
Do you have a summary of what chiro's actually do??

www.chiropractic.co.za is the best place to look for someone near you. Im from Durban so unfortunately dont know who's who in jhb.

A Chiropractor is essentially a neuromusculoskeletal specialist. Meaning we specialise in ailments of the nervous system (nerve impingements, sciatica), muscles (strains, spasm, myofascial trigger points, imbalances) and skeletal system (joint pathologies, subluxations, spinal problems).

Chiropractors use a very hands on approach utilising dry needling, soft tissue manipulation, cross friction, stretching, exercises, and the Chiropractic hallmark, spinal manipulation.

All Chiropractors have full training in medical diagnostics and are equipped with the necessary skills to diagnose all forms of disease and injury (something which sets us apart from Physio's). A Chiropractor can then diagnose your problem and determine whether Chiropractic treatment can benefit you, or if not, refer you to the appropriate specialist.

As well as the spine, most Chiropractors are also trained in treating injuries and pathologies of the extremities eg tennis elbow, knee pathology, muscle strains, joint sprains, shoulder impingements.

The hallmark of Chiropractic, the spinal manipulation, is the most unique thing about Chiropractics, but also the most controversial. While many other professions, including osteopaths, GPs, and physios, perform adjustments (manipulation), few have recieved the extensive training that Chiropractic students have (at least 4 years of prac classes, as well as all theory related to it). Also, many of these professions use different techniques to Chiro's. Our adjustment is defined as a low amplitude, high velocity thrust... Unfortunately the misuse of the adjustment without paying heed to contraindications has earned the controversy that exists.

Chiropractic care can differ from Dr to Dr as we each develop our own preferences and focus on different aspects. There are also numerous new techniques being taught as postgrad courses eg Kinesiotape. Currently in South Africa there are two different institutions offering the course, Durban University of Technology and University of Johannesburg. Both courses are an Masters of technology degree, over minimum of 6 years, and include a masters final dissertation. The degree offered in SA is rated as one of the most comprehensive in the world, and the course itself is ranked in the top 5 most challenging degrees in the country (above medicine i'll have you know ).

For any other info either vist the website www.chiropractic.co.za or ask me :)

Thanks very much for the run down...
Definitely the services i am sure MANY of us on the Forum could use.

Mr_SA if you check out the thanks to spike thread, you will see myself and spike have gone to the same doc in the North, he is brilliant.

Tell him 00pump sent you, so I can get my next session free.

Thanks!