Originally posted by SueEllen
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When I went to my GP last year, she just said that I should see an osteopath or a chiropractor. I asked what the difference was, and she didn't know! I appreciated her honesty, and know she's a good doctor as I've known her for years, but spinal health does seem to be a grey area with some very dodgy practitioners operating within it in the private sector.
After seeing the doc, my back stayed sore for the next three months, before spontaneously clearing up on its own. About two months later, it flared up for a few days only again, at which time I sought out a private chiropractor. He charged me £60 for an electromyogram (a kind of dodgy device that looks like it belongs in 1970's Russia that they touch to your back, then show you a diagram of how out of alignment your chakras are or something), a look at a poster hanging on his wall, and advice that a course of 'treatment' costing £800 was exactly what I needed, with more possibly to follow to keep my spine in tip-top shape.
The pain went away only a day or two later, and has stayed away until now. So far, this Dark Rum's helped more than that dodgy chiropractor did.
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