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Chiropractor vs medical doctor

A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Neetu Ahluwalia
Pain Management 22 years experience
It depends: The natural history of lbp is to resolve, but depending on the underlying diagnosis, your pain can be alleviated.
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Dr. David Milleranswered
Family Medicine 12 years experience
OMM: Low back pain is one of the areas where osteopathic manipulation has been shown to be particularly effective. Osteopathic medicine includes the same m... Read More
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Dr. Richard Bensinger
Ophthalmology 54 years experience
Depends: A chiropractor will offer a deep massage which might temporarily give some relief. You need a medical doctor, preferably a physiatrist or orthopod, t... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Romanth Waghmarae
Pain Management 41 years experience
Sciatica: Both can treat this. If you are sure its sciatica then you must have some imaging (MRI) done - then talk to your doctor as to what is the next step eg... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Shiroko Sokitch
Holistic Medicine 39 years experience
No: Its not illegal to have a home office.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Pavel Conovalciuc
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Chiropractics: Unlike a common belief that many of those are quacks, i believe that there are conditions that can be treated with success by chiropractors such as mu... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tedde Rinker
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45 years experience
Yes: A chiropractor is a doctor. That's what the dc stands for in his title. At least that's true in most/all states in the usa. May not be true in other c... Read More
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Dr. Jovita Anyanwu
Internal Medicine 32 years experience
Sensitivity: Likely contact dermatitis. have topical medium strength to high potency steroids been tried
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jose Patino
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Documentation: The lower back has variety of causes we need to establish the origin including performing some orthopedic test and imaging as xrays and MRI while try ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Kent
Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine 14 years experience
Yes, they work : With necks, specifically manual manipulation of the neck and cervical spine. However, make sure you have a clear diagnosis and imaging before starting... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Neck manipulation: High velocity manipulation can come with risks. I incurred an injury with high velocity manipulation. However neck manipulation can be quite helpful... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ron Jones
Family Medicine 47 years experience
A Bunch: Chiropractors limit (or should) their practice to manual manipulation of joints. Be wary of other "offerings" such as acupuncture, traction decompres... Read More
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