[Vibecrewangel]

I started seeing a chiropractor a few years ago because NOTHING and I mean NOTHING was helping with my migranes. My x-rays showed that I had some incorrect curvature in my neck that was quite obvious (where it should curve forward it had a backwards curve - this really common in people with desk jobs). I started out seeing him once a week and the migranes stopped completely. We have tapered off to once a month unless I am having a problem like when I popped a rib messing around on a jet ski.
My doctor does not treat children unless they have had an accident or have a health problem that requires treatment. And I don't think he would treat anyone that young.

My personal opinion is that many people become "addicted" to the chiropractor. The adjustments feel good even when they hurt for a moment and the relief is immediate (though may not be long term). However, too many people that I know will go whenever something is bothering them. Pulled shoulder working out....have an adjustment. Slept funny....have an adjustment. Sinus pressure......have an adjustment. Stress at work......adjustment. I often think they have forgotten that in most cases the body will fix itself in a day or two and the adjustment is unnecessary. Western culture, particularly Americans, want a quick fix for everything. Much of Eastern medicine is meant to be used long term in little amounts for overall health. A concept we just don't seem to get. Look at ephedra. Used correctly, in small doses over long periods of time, it does have health benfefits. However the high dose short term use that Americans have been using causes nothing but health problems. Now bitter orange is the new ephedra and in the types of dosages being offered in the US it can be deadly. Yet the Chinese have been using it for centuries with little problems. Stupid Americans.

I guess what I'm saying is I think it has it's place, and works wonders, but like anything else overdoing it has it's own set of problems.