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Are Spinal Adjustments Good For Your Health?

Posted By Dr. Ben Kim on Dec 10, 2004

Hello,

I feel compelled to write this e-mail because of your comments about chiropractors which I linked to off your article regarding x-rays. Funny, because I just started seeing a chiropractor and I signed up for his treatment package based on the results of the x-rays he did. I guess I regarded chiropractic care as 'alternative' medicine and thought that this approach might be healthier and better for me than seeing my traditional family doctor. I understand that some and maybe most chiropractors might be motivated by the same monetary 'needs' as traditional doctors. But are you also saying that spinal adjustments aren't effective as treatments for certain conditions? Or that they are not useful for helping promote general good health?


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