Chiropractic Adjustments

[Akita Suggagaki]

It has been over ten years since I have been to a chiropractor. I am going now and there is a lot of misalignment.
I hope it does some good. It makes sense.

But it occurs to me also as a spiritual metaphor. Over time our bad habits can slowly mess us up.
I wish it were as easy to realign my spirit and mind as it is to work on my body.

 

[FireDragon76]

I've never been to a chiropractor. However, I benefitted alot from physical therapy and myofacial release. I had pelvic pain syndrome. It was strange being one of the few men at a clinic that mostly helped women, as I had completely different plumbing. But men can get the same types of problems women experience.

I thought I had prostatitis, as that was the kind of pain I was experiencing. It turned out I just had problems from sitting too much and not stretching enough, and it lead to chronic pain. You wouldn't believe the amount of hoops I had to jump through, to get to a cure. I even took antibiotics for two months, to no effect, and it badly damaged my gut microbiome and took years to recover from. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia right around the same time period.

I would recommend yoga or pilates. They develop a fair amount of core strength and the atmosphere and culture of both is very conducive to being sustainable, with low rates of injury. It won't get you jacked, but core strength is very important for everything you do, and I don't think in our culture we appreciate enough small benefits that are highly sustainable over a lifetime.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

I've never been to a chiropractor. However, I benefitted alot from physical therapy and myofacial release. I had pelvic pain syndrome. It was strange being one of the few men at a clinic that mostly helped women, as I had completely different plumbing. But men can get the same types of problems women experience.

I thought I had prostatitis, as that was the kind of pain I was experiencing. It turned out I just had problems from sitting too much and not stretching enough, and it lead to chronic pain. You wouldn't believe the amount of hoops I had to jump through, to get to a cure. I even took antibiotics for two months, to no effect, and it badly damaged my gut microbiome and took years to recover from. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia right around the same time period.

I would recommend yoga or pilates. They develop a fair amount of core strength and the atmosphere and culture of both is very conducive to being sustainable, with low rates of injury. It won't get you jacked, but core strength is very important for everything you do, and I don't think in our culture we appreciate enough small benefits that are highly sustainable over a lifetime.

I lift weights and that helps with A1c. And do treadmill on off days. I try to make it all a spiritual discipline, a penance, because I don't really enjoy it. i can do one or the other for 30 minutes every day. Adjustments, not so much. But they seem like a good metaphor.

 

[FireDragon76]

I lift weights and that helps with A1c. And do treadmill on off days. I try to make it all a spiritual discipline, a penance, because I don't really enjoy it. i can do one or the other for 30 minutes every day. Adjustments, not so much. But they seem like a good metaphor.

I view it as more like brushing your teeth, just something you have to do to stay healthy.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

I view it as more like brushing your teeth, just something you have to do to stay healthy.

Yes, good example. As Catholics we also have the Sacrament of Confession. Feels like tooth cleaning.

 

[AlexB23]

It has been over ten years since I have been to a chiropractor. I am going now and there is a lot of misalignment.
I hope it does some good. It makes sense.

But it occurs to me also as a spiritual metaphor. Over time our bad habits can slowly mess us up.
I wish it were as easy to realign my spirit and mind as it is to work on my body.

Have you heard that the inventor of chiropractition claimed that he got his knowledge of the new treatment by "ghosts"? I would not trust chiropracty, unless it works for you. The guy who founded this practice sounds like a hack.

Chiropracty founder: Daniel David Palmer - Wikipedia

 

[FireDragon76]

I lift weights and that helps with A1c. And do treadmill on off days. I try to make it all a spiritual discipline, a penance, because I don't really enjoy it. i can do one or the other for 30 minutes every day. Adjustments, not so much. But they seem like a good metaphor.

I do resistance training, too. I don't find it so arduous, at least no yet.

Try resistance bands. Much easier on the joints. Cable machines would be my second choice.

I'm lucky that so far I have dodged the diabetes bullet. I think being a vegetarian much of my life early life helped with that. However, as I enter deeper into middle age, my skinny fat physique is catching up with me. That's one of the reason I took up some kind of exercise routine. My mom has diabetes (as did my grandmother), so do most people at my church, and I just want to avoid that.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

Have you heard that the inventor of chiropractition claimed that he got his knowledge of the new treatment by "ghosts"? I would not trust chiropracty, unless it works for you. The guy who founded this practice sounds like a hack.

Chiropracty founder: Daniel David Palmer - Wikipedia

in 1913 I think a lot of "medicine" was more theory than evidence based. Today we may be more realistic about it. I have not had an adjustment in ten years and then it was because of a problem and I am not sure it helped. Now I don't have a problem and want to use up Flex money that I will otherwise lose. I also got prescribed orthopedic arch supports so I ought to be well aligned. Cant hurt.

 

[AlexB23]

in 1913 I think a lot of "medicine" was more theory than evidence based. Today we may be more realistic about it. I have not had an adjustment in ten years and then it was because of a problem and I am not sure it helped. Now I don't have a problem and want to use up Flex money that I will otherwise lose. I also got prescribed orthopedic arch supports so I ought to be well aligned. Cant hurt.

Just be careful. Arch supports are a good idea. But I do recommend that you invest in an ergonomic chair.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

I do resistance training, too. I don't find it so arduous, at least no yet.

Try resistance bands. Much easier on the joints. Cable machines would be my second choice.

I'm lucky that so far I have dodged the diabetes bullet. I think being a vegetarian much of my life early life helped with that. However, as I enter deeper into middle age, my skinny fat physique is catching up with me. That's one of the reason I took up some kind of exercise routine. My mom has diabetes (as did my grandmother), so do most people at my church, and I just want to avoid that.

You might like Dr Gregor videos.

diabetes | Health Topics | NutritionFacts.org

nutritionfacts.org

 

[Larniavc]

It has been over ten years since I have been to a chiropractor. I am going now and there is a lot of misalignment.
I hope it does some good. It makes sense.

But it occurs to me also as a spiritual metaphor. Over time our bad habits can slowly mess us up.
I wish it were as easy to realign my spirit and mind as it is to work on my body.

I’m surprised. Chiropractic is built on a foundation of innate intelligence and otherworldly powers.

Seems the kind of thing Christians would be against.

 

[Larniavc]

Have you heard that the inventor of chiropractition claimed that he got his knowledge of the new treatment by "ghosts"? I would not trust chiropracty, unless it works for you. The guy who founded this practice sounds like a hack.

Chiropracty founder: Daniel David Palmer - Wikipedia

Yeah, it’s all quackery based on the supernatural. Complete bunk.

 

[Larniavc]

Cant hurt.

E Ernst (2010). "Deaths after chiropractic: a review of published cases". Int J Clin Pract. 64 (8): 1162–65. doi:10.1111/j.1742-1241.2010.02352.x. PMID 20642715. S2CID 45225661. Some chiropractic proponents seem to think that a critical evaluation of the research is tantamount to a 'scare story' or to 'puffing up (the evidence) out of all proportion'... A reasonable approach to serious risk from chiropractic therapy, however, requires an open examination.”

Might be worth a read.

 

[FireDragon76]

You might like Dr Gregor videos.

diabetes | Health Topics | NutritionFacts.org

nutritionfacts.org

I watch him sometimes. I like watching Dr. Gil Carvalho, too.

https://www.youtube.com/@NutritionMadeSimple/videos

My S.O. also eats a vegan diet but she has high LDL cholesterol and APOB, despite all that. She has the APOE4 gene variant. Her cholesterol is much lower than when she wasn't vegan, however. It turns out, there's a minority of vegans that have high LDL and APOB, almost always due to genetics. She eats the same food I do, but we are trying to add more nuts into her diet. If it doesn't work, we might want to try a low dose statin.

If the weight training keeps up, I'm going to have to start buying specialty clothes, actually. The past few weeks, all my clothes started getting tighter in the shoulders. I am actually eating a relatively low protein diet (about 75g per day), but I'm still gaining muscle mass. I don't expect to get swole, I'll settle for Brad Pitt from Fight Club... but actually it's just nice to be able to contemplate picking up furniture without wrenching my back.

 

[FireDragon76]

in 1913 I think a lot of "medicine" was more theory than evidence based. Today we may be more realistic about it. I have not had an adjustment in ten years and then it was because of a problem and I am not sure it helped. Now I don't have a problem and want to use up Flex money that I will otherwise lose. I also got prescribed orthopedic arch supports so I ought to be well aligned. Cant hurt.

That's why I discovered going barefoot and wearing minimalist shoes.

I had similar experiences to this guy, except I also had more hip and back pain. I'm not a runner, I was just walking alot. I still haven't completely transitioned, but I stopped wearing shoes indoors:

It's also worth looking up Nicholas Pedicini. He was an orthopedist that wrote about the benefits of going barefoot.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

Yeah, it’s all quackery based on the supernatural. Complete bunk.

I don't see how physical manipulation is supernatural.

Anyhow, these days it is mostly slick business and I don't like that.
They want you to come in monthly for "maintenance" at $50 for a ten minute session. That $300/hr.

 

[Larniavc]

I don't see how physical manipulation is supernatural.

It’s not. It’s the rationale that is supernatural.

 

[Lost4words]

The chiropractor i used to visit several years ago would always get me to fetch a bone taken from the skeleton hanging in his office!!