A personal view on using chiropractors and osteopaths long term (and I believe in them, I used to use them):
To me it a seemed short term, not a holistic solution. A ‘sticking plaster’.
Obviously NOT for prolapsed discs or worn/non-existent discs, but I’d recommend yoga. Similarly, others...
Really good point (3), often overlooked by doctors.
Muscles around the source of the pain, as a natural defence mechanism, go into spasm.
I had an acutely painful lower back c. 20 years ago, my excellent doctor at the time simply prescribed a pill (one of the Benzodiazepine class of drugs?) to...