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Foot/knee/back pain: chiropractor or physiotherapist?

Hello,

I have understood chiropractors as providing short term pain relief and physical therapists who facilitate long term pain relief by strengthening the muscles to prevent injury.

What is your experience?

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wildbill83 · 41-45, M

best to see a doctor & specialist (orthopedist/neurologist/etc.) and see what the actual problem is first before going to a chiropractor

In my case, with a previous serious injury, spondylosis, nerve damage, etc. a chiropractor would actually do more harm than good...

SomeHand · 31-35, M

@wildbill83 my experiences with doctors has been very poor. They do under diagnose and say you are a young man

wildbill83 · 41-45, M

@SomeHand In that case, physiotherapist. a good chiropractor would refuse to treat you without knowing more about your medical history...

SomeHand · 31-35, M

@wildbill83 ok. I guess someone told me that this one chiropractor was cheap so I considered him an option. But now I understand i need to be more careful