Would you see a chiropractor before a GP? ABC Catalyst program on chiro

[meow]

You know, I was a chiro sceptic even though I started seeing one regularly throughout my second pregnancy. It wasn't until I was 40 weeks pregnant and one side of my tongue went numb. I asked the chiro about it as I saw him that morning it happened and he guessed it was due to body swelling and squeezing the nerve that affects my tongue. He couldn't adjust that part of my spine as it's up in your skull but he thought it would go away after birth once the swelling went down. He said I should see a GP too though.

So I went to the GP who was stumped and ignored the idea I told him the chiro had. He said to go to the hospital and see a neurologist so I did. They also ignored the idea from the chiro and were totally stumped. Eventually they decided I must have bells palsy even though I didn't have the right symptoms and said I could take antibiotics. I decided not to as the chiro's explanation resonated with me.

What do you know? Within 48 hours of giving birth a week later, the numbness went away. The fact that a neurologist who should know a STACK about nerves was clueless and couldn't seem to wrap his head around what the chiro understood was appalling to me. I was SO glad I had seen the chiro first and had his understanding before seeing the western medicine doctors.

My experience has continued to be the same as we see more 'alternative' medicine practitioners. They understand the synergy of our body and holistic care. You are never "just" treating the spine, the body is a total unit. We are far healthier now and I'm so glad we're not reliant on western medicine for wellness. I'll see them for acute care and that's about it now.

I agree that a lot of chiro work requires self care to work. My current back adjustments for my posture are not really going to solve the problem. Doing exercises and strengthening previously un-used muscles is the important bit. But the adjustments really help provide me relief and keep me trending in the right direction as the week progresses. Long term I will also just do exercises and less frequent adjustments and massage. We're also lucky that our insurance covers most of our chiro visits so they only cost me $10 each time.