The Ring Dinger

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I've gone to a chiropractor once in my life. Many moons ago when I severely pinched a nerve in my neck. I couldn't even stand up straight. One quick visit and when I woke up the next day I was 100% pain free. I don't think they're for everyone but I do think they have their place.
 
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I can tell you one thing, I have had three actual doctors look at my neck and say it was perfectly fine, no signs of damage. The first chiropractor I went to was a sports medicine guy the military contracted on base and he pointed out 2 major things wrong that you could actually see on the X-rays. Still, doctors said it was fine but I clearly dont feel fine.

I get that they give each other shit, but unless you are a specialist my confidence in you telling me what is wrong is pretty low. Seems many of these general practitioners just go through the motions and tell you you are fine because they dont see any major breaks or missing parts. It's the most frustrating thing.

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I had my wife try the Ring Dinger on me last night. It was nice. It felt weird and fantastic at the same time. It was like a thousand pops from my neck and lower back at the same time. Very strange sensation. She wasn't strong enough to get my mid back to pop, though.
 
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GT Premi said:
I had my wife try the Ring Dinger on me last night. It was nice. It felt weird and fantastic at the same time. It was like a thousand pops from my neck and lower back at the same time. Very strange sensation. She wasn't strong enough to get my mid back to pop, though.
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next time use the truck. have her slowly. and i mean slowly, accelerate.

oh yeah videotape it too....you know...for science.
 
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Truck?

Horses!
 
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smitty2919 said:
Wonder if he tests their knee reflexes to know if he paralyzed them or not LOL
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In a lot of his videos, he says he doesn't do it for that but rather to see how improved their reflexes are after the procedure.
 
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That guy is a genius. Let me try to pull your head off and you'll pay me for it. Lolol
 
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I'm a long time fan of chiropractics. Way back when, I thought it was witchcraft, voodoo, pseduo-medicine, w/limited practical application, that is until I actually tried it after traditional docs failed to treat my discomforts.

The key is to find the right chiro, someone who listens to you. A lot of these guys/gals make ZERO off your medical insurance so they bloat the bill w/a lot of extraneous nonsensical treatment that just feels good, then try to sell you vitamins, put you on a long term plan for 3x a week, bilk your insurance & your checkbook for all its worth- those are the scammers. I've seen more than a few of those clowns & walked away. One guy had me come in 3x in a week but never adjusted me once in the first 3 visits; all he did was talk and do some ludicrous manipulations and pressure points that did nothing. When I finally told him to adjust me or I was leaving, he gave me an adjustment I could've done on my own. Sad fact is the guy had been in business for probably 2 decades and lots of folks fell for his scam.

Then I got rear-ended in my Bullitt about a decade back. Insurance picked up the tab and sent me to this real pretty chiro office- mistake #1. All the staff were pretty girls too so you were distracted. The docs, however, were obviously only concerned w/the bottom line. Once the insurance ran out, the docs told me they wouldn't see me anymore, even if I paid out of my own pocket. Guess they made too much $$ bilking the insurance company.

But when you find that right guy/gal, it can be magic. I had one guy who told me if he couldn't fix me in 5 visits, I either couldn't be fixed or I needed to see a neurologist. He used some of the techniques shown in this guy's vid, except for the 'ring a ding'- that's a new one on me as I've never seen that in any chiro office I've visited. His techniques helped a bit but didn't cure me. I continued to see the guy when I felt like I needed an adjustment, primarily because I thought him competent and honest. I've had a few others that I felt likewise, were concerned about my issues and I was treated w/dignity, plus they helped alleviate some of the discomfort.

Last story- 3 years back I moved and had to find a new local chiro. 2 were recommended & I went to see both. The first guy was just weird and he made me feel very uncomfortable. He was like a hippie chiropractor- very gentle, touchy feely and a dirty office.

But my current doc, he's way different. He definitely talks the talk & is a natural/homeopathic healer. Yeah, he's a little fruity but generally does good work. I sat down w/him & laid it out. I told him I wasn't interested in anything but adjustments. Didn't want to hear about his vitamins, yoga classes, long term plans, etc. & that if we could agree that I'd come in when I felt it was necessary & he was good w/that, then we'd have a start. He agreed to all of my conditions, then asked me what was bothering me.

I explained my prior issues but that my l. shoulder was bothering me most. At that time, I had a number of issues going on in my shoulder, arthritis being one of them so he asked to take a neck x-ray which I agreed to.

He showed my xray compared to a healthy neck x-ray; there were obvious differences that any layperson would see. He then explained what was going on and then showed me some neck arthtitis I had at one of the edges of the discs, right where a nerve travels though that send signals to the shoulder joint. He said he was going to give me a vigorous neck adjustment.

Well, he did and my neck cracked like granite cracking. I'd never had a neck adjustment like that. I was lightheaded at first and the sound was honestly terrifiyng. I could not believe the force he used. But amazingly, the shoulder discomfort was 100% gone. I can only guess that the compression on the nerve was finally relieved. My ortho doc didn't see that & the shoulder injections did nothing to relieve that discomfort, but the chiro adjustment did.

So yeah, I understand some people's hesitancy towards chiro's but I ain't one of them.
 
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No one is ever truly healed. Your spine compresses every day because of gravity and your own body's weight. Your joints wear against each other and we all know what friction does to materials. Stretching and rest can help combat some of that but eventually, you'll require another adjustment to help realign the various joints and all the soft tissue, connective or nerves, associated w/those joints need to move back to their natural place. Chiropractic has the potential to allow the body to do all that and heal itself.
 

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