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After chiropractic adjustment, lumbar is loose and pops by itself. undergoing spinal decompression w/ the same effect. why? lumbar now feels fragile.
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Family practice : I would like to talk to you about your back and symptoms. I'm not sure what you mean by fragile you first stated that decompression therapy helped. Was that right?
Answered 1/5/2019
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No: I do not believe that chiropractic manipulation does more than deep muscle massage or good regular sets of lumbar exercises both flexion and extension with muscle strenghtening.
Answered 1/28/2015
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