After messing up his back, Clay in Knoxville figured he’d give a chiropractor a shot. But when the doc he saw refused to show him the x-rays he’d taken until after a “seminar” about payment plans — oh, and treatment options — Clay decided to take his aching back elsewhere. A few days later, he got this caring follow-up letter in the mail.
UPDATE: Too good to be true, you say? Clay clarifies: “The reason I didn’t block out the “Woodacre” is that it was wrong — it was wrong on my charts and I pointed it out to the receptionist. One page even had a “verified by” signature on it and ALL my information was wrong. I have no idea how they got the address right on the envelope and wrong on the letterhead (the same as on the paperwork I pointed out to them), but they did.”
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240 responses so far ↓
#1
catherine
wow, this is like a drawn out “i’m sorry that you suck”. what a gem!
Jun 26, 2008 at 1:00 am rating: 18
#2
Mark
I totally sympathize with this! I went to a “health screening” (i.e. some dude looked at me as I stood in front of him) at a chiropractor booth at a beer festival recently, the dude found (surprise) that my spine is misaligned, and the chiropractor has called me at least three times a day since then. I recognize the phone number after the first couple calls trying to sucker me into an appointment, and now I ignore it. I must not take my health seriously enough.
Sincerely,
Mark
B.S.Ch.E., M.S.E., P.E.
Jun 26, 2008 at 1:03 am rating: 28
#3
The Great Joe Bivins
If you wish to avoid dying, please give me a call and I’m sure I’ll drop whatever I’m doing and see you immediately! That is if you would like to not die.
Jun 26, 2008 at 1:06 am rating: 30
#4
zombieBlanco
That loopy-ass signature is scary even tho’ it’s partially blacked-out. Sends shivers up my spine just imagining being manipulated by this freak.
Jun 26, 2008 at 1:09 am rating: 6
#5
PANU
After they got all his money, I’m sure they wouldn’t take his health seriously either.
Jun 26, 2008 at 1:13 am rating: 14
#6
Conlan
U.S. Mail, professional letterhead… Maybe he really is sorry. This one’s a hall-of-famer.
Jun 26, 2008 at 1:17 am rating: 6
#7
leigh
What a crock!
I’m sending this to my chiropractor because I know that he’ll get a kick out of it.
Jun 26, 2008 at 1:18 am rating: 10
#8
Sarah
His signature looks like a freaking EKG.
Jun 26, 2008 at 1:45 am rating: 5
#9
secondsout
I already don’t take chiropractors seriously. This note is just another reason why.
A friend of mine had a father who was a chiropractor. He was claiming that if you are marked as an organ donor, then the people in the ER will just let you die so that they can harvest your organs. He claimed to know because his dad was a doctor. Oh, a doctor? Funny, I could have sworn that chiropractors don’t have much access to emergency rooms.
Jun 26, 2008 at 2:08 am rating: 18
#10
Canthz_B
Please be advised that attending our almost-free “payment seminar” is essential to your good health.
Jun 26, 2008 at 2:37 am rating: 19
#11
Pants
I had a chiropractor yell to his receptionist (in front of a full waiting room) to cancel my remaining appointments because I couldn’t take his pain anymore. Those freaking adjustments were HELL.
Jun 26, 2008 at 3:12 am rating: 4
#12
Tyler
My Dad visited a chiropractor once and felt better after his first appointment. He didn’t feel better at the end of it when the “Doctor” came out with a schedule to come and see him weekly for the next several months.
Jun 26, 2008 at 3:36 am rating: 3
#13
Burghardt
Q: How many chiropractors does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Just one, but it will require 3 sessions a week for six weeks.
Jun 26, 2008 at 3:40 am rating: 25
#14
cricket
the chiro forgot to list his Ph.D in P-A.
Jun 26, 2008 at 6:15 am rating: 2
#15
Rev Matt
This is standard practice for chiros. News flash: if they have to engage in emotional manipulation and hard sells it’s probably because they can’t get repeat business.
Jun 26, 2008 at 6:51 am rating: 7
#16
Troy McClure
I really thought the way you talked was neat
The other day with the office staff who work for me
But you’re staying out of reach
I guess you’d rather go to the beach
And I’m scared that we won’t meet—I want to touch you
I want to touch you
I want to touch you
I want to touch you
I want to touch you
You’re the only one who can decide you’re gonna take
Your health seriously, and get rid of that back-ache
It would really make my day
If you’d visit lots (and pay)
Please know we are available to help you
I want to touch you
I want to touch you
I want to touch you
But you’re always out of reach
I guess you’d rather go to the beach
And I’m scared that we won’t meet
I’ve got bills to pay, can’t you see
I want to touch you
I want to touch you
I want to touch you
I want to touch you
I want to touch you
I want to touch you
I want to touch you
I want to touch you
Touch you, touch you, touch you, touch you, touch you
(Here’s the original)
Jun 26, 2008 at 7:24 am rating: 14
#17
Canthz_B
Can you imagine having someone who is about the manipulate your spine asking you if your payments are up to date?
The correct answer is a loud “Yes!”
Jun 26, 2008 at 8:14 am rating: 1
#18
RALPHY
I think I’d perfer to remain spinless, rather than submit to a siminar on “Payment plans and treatment options”. It’s not like I really need my spine if this quack makes a booboo.
Jun 26, 2008 at 8:51 am rating: 0
#19
Canthz_B
Thanks to the “Obesity Epidemic” in the US, some chiropractors are making “phat money”!
Jun 26, 2008 at 8:57 am rating: 0
#20
xindi
I’ll be baaaaack! And I am baaaack!
Jun 26, 2008 at 9:08 am rating: 0
#21
theblackdog
That health was fucking delicious.
*ducks*
Jun 26, 2008 at 9:12 am rating: 5
#22
xindi
This is Spinal Tap. The rudeness goes to eleven.
Jun 26, 2008 at 9:17 am rating: 19
#23
einekleinetiger
Classic. This is what passive aggressive notes are made of. All that’s missing is a little smiley face at the end.
Jun 26, 2008 at 9:20 am rating: 2
#24
zchamu
Dear Doctor,
I am sorry that I don’t take you, your extortionist tactics, your passive-aggressive notes or your bad breath seriously.
If there had previously been any doubts about the fact that I will never walk through your doors again, please consider those doubts addressed. You are dead to me.
Love,
Clay
XOXO
p.s. Advil fixed me up without any of your quackery! Who knew!
Jun 26, 2008 at 9:28 am rating: 25
#25
GhostWriter
I smell a backstory…
Clay is an aspiring YouTuber who fancies himself a younger, hipper Steven Colbert. He scheduled an appointment with a local chiropractor, and showed up along with a hooker in a Nazi Stormtrooper outfit, who would routinely smack his back with a wiffle ball bat during the interview. He told the doc it was the only way to relieve his pain.
Unfortunately, the minicam hidden in the Stormtrooper’s hat ran out of juice, and the chiropractor kicked them both out. Now, Clay’s picking up whatever fame he can, passing off the chiropractor’s reply as an insult to his health priorities.
But we saw right through that…
Jun 26, 2008 at 9:33 am rating: 7
#26
claw71
Chiropractors are terrible. In Ohio they troll the BWC files, since they are public record, and they solicit patients. Chiropractic care is covered by the BWC and in some instances it does help but these leeches always want to establish a care plan that involves regular visits.
More than a few pad their incomes with suspicious drug sales and it’s not uncommon to see chiropractors getting arrested for any number of schemes that could be directly, indirectly or not even remotely associated with their line of work.
It’s too bad because there are some back crackers out there who understand their niche. I’ve been to one here in Columbus who doesn’t even do a full adjustment if you don’t need it. You tell him where it hurts, he pops the offending vertebrae back into place and that will be $20.
Jun 26, 2008 at 9:34 am rating: 1
#27
D.N. Nation
I can identify. Tweaked my back a little in the shower the other day, figured I’d give a chiropractor a try. Guy tells me that I (a person in decent health who works out thrice a week, walks a couple of miles every day, and who doesn’t necessarily have bad posture) am totally, totally messed up beyond immediate repair. Takes my X-rays, then starts talking about payment plans and needing to see me for at least 10 visits. When I make it obvious that this just isn’t going to happen, he starts talking about getting things through my head and all. Ah, no.
Couple days later and I’m fine. Turns out, right- all I did was tweak my back.
Also, all the diplomas on the wall from a now-discredited college didn’t help his cause.
Jun 26, 2008 at 9:37 am rating: 2
#28
vanessa
i can’t believe i’m just now learning about this site. it’s hilarious. can’t wait to start looking through the archives!
Jun 26, 2008 at 9:41 am rating: 2
#29
EricaBLMT
As a massage therapist, I am sad to say that this is not uncommon. I have had a number of my clients complain about similar letters or discussions with their chiropractors.
How frustratring – and passive aggressive!
Jun 26, 2008 at 9:42 am rating: 2
#30
unholyghost2003
Dear Quack,
I obviously DON’T take my health seriously. I mean, I went to your office. If I took my health seriously I would have talked to my G.P. and then possibly an Orthopedic Specialist.
Sorry, I ask that people have more education than 2 years of night school before I let them play with my spine.
When you decide to take your life seriously and get a real career let me know. I have some pamphlets from the local trade schools and colleges.
Sincerely,
Clay
Jun 26, 2008 at 9:58 am rating: 17
#31
Lura
I’ve been to about six chiropractors over the years. Three of them were great, two were okay, and one was scary and weird and rather like the letter writer above. I think some people in that industry are living on their own planet while the serious healers are quietly doing their thing – healing and making people feel better.
I had a serious rib injury when I was young and didn’t know anything about chiropractors, so I didn’t even think to go to one. The regular docs just said I was fine since there wasn’t anything on my x-rays. Blinding, constant pain of the type that prevents you from lifting anything heavier than a loaf of bread doesn’t show up on an X-ray.
Finally a friend I met who had always had good experiences with chiropractors encouraged me to go to one, and within a few sessions I could stand up, lift things, and my personality reverted to being relatively pleasant instead of pissy all the time from pain. That’s what made me a believer – that good chiropractors do exist and can really help you when your body is misaligned in some way.
But those aggressive sales tactics and poor bedside manner also happen in the industry, unfortunately. When will it get into those guys’ heads that poor bedside manner + aggressive sales tactics +belittling their patients = no business? You think they’d be smart enough to try something else.
L
Jun 26, 2008 at 10:05 am rating: 6
#32
Sheepish
I saw a chiropractor only once before.
I must’ve had a very intense dream ‘cause I woke up that morning and I couldn’t move my neck. I’ve never experienced pain like that before or since. It was very frightening. My fiancé had to gently manoeuvre me into clothes so that I could be presentable for going outside. The car ride was excruciating. We decided to go to the doctor first. Sitting in the clinic was terrible and when I finally got to see the doctor he could only prescribe muscle relaxants. I gladly took them and went home expecting relief. None came.
This is when we decided to see the chiropractor. I was looking for any relief I could get. When I walked in to the clinic the receptionist took one look at my crooked posture and the tears in my eyes and I got in right away. I thought that was a good start. When the ‘doctor’ came in to see me he made me sit there in pain for 15 minutes while he explained the benefits of chiropratcting to me. He then gingerly got behind me and snapped my neck back in place.
Yay! I felt better! Then he talked to me for half an hour about how if I don’t see him twice a week for the rest of my life I will continue to have these episodes. WHAT!?! In my exhausted, fear prone state I was ready to give him my bank account info so that I could start a regular payment plan for my treatments. All I knew was that I never wanted to go through that again. Walking back into the waiting room my fiancé saw that I was healed and then he noticed that I was going to sign more than the payment slip and he blocked me like a superhero would jump in front of a moving vehicle to save an old lady. He told the chiropractor to back off and took me home.
After some sleep I felt better and I’m glad I didn’t sign up for the ‘health plan’ that they were forcing on me. I was shocked that the ‘doctor’ would use such fear tactics on someone in such a vulnerable state.
That was 4 years ago and I’m happy to report that I’ve not had another incident.
Jun 26, 2008 at 10:55 am rating: 8
#33
Ryan
Jesus, now my back hurts.
Jun 26, 2008 at 11:09 am rating: 3
#34
mere
mom… is that you?!
Jun 26, 2008 at 11:16 am rating: 3
#35
theblackdog
We made Consumerist!
http://consumerist.com/tag/taking-it-seriously/?i=5019859&t=this-rejected-chiropractor-is-sorry-you-dont-take-your-health-seriously
Jun 26, 2008 at 11:30 am rating: 3
#36
octavius
My dad went to a chiropractor a few years ago. The massage started with the guy giving a running commentary about what bad shape his back was in the way rip off mechanics do when you take your car in. “Oh dear, tsk, tsk,” while shaking head etc.
Then he said he’d found something really bad and pushed one spot extra hard until there was an audible click. This was supposed to be a disk going back into place. In fact out the corner of his eye my dad had seen him click his thumbnail with another fingernail.
This one sounds like he should be writing letters for the mafia, making offers you can’t refuse.
Jun 26, 2008 at 11:43 am rating: 2
#37
vndlfan
I am literally in tears reading your comments. I am all for snarky but this just hurts. I am a chiropractor and I am proud of the care I deliver on a day to day basis. I just have to point out there are bad people in every profession. I hope that any of you who have had bad experiences with chiropractors can understand that. I personally have never turned anyone away because they couldn’t pay me. I’m sorry if you think my doctorate is worth less then your medical doctor’s doctorate, but I went to school just as long as they did, studied the same things they did and would hope that you could offer up just a little bit of respect to the good chiropractors out there. I struggle everyday to gain respect for myself and my profession and doctors like this guy don’t help. I just pray that you can see past him, and not judge all of us by his actions.
I’m sorry to get all serious on here, but I take these criticisms seriously.
Jun 26, 2008 at 11:45 am rating: 32
#38
John
This one really gets under my skin. What a load of horse pucky.
I’d love to sneak up behind this guy at a taco truck and flick him really hard on the earlobe.
Jun 26, 2008 at 12:10 pm rating: 2
#39
trixare4kids
HOAX?
I didn’t go through ALL the comments — but did anyone else notice that there is NO WOODACRE Road in Knoxville? There’s no “Wood Acre” either.
Jun 26, 2008 at 12:34 pm rating: 2
#40
nonnernont
P.S. The x-ray also showed a potentially malignant tissue mass somewhere in your body. If you come back, I’ll tell you where it is.
Jun 26, 2008 at 1:05 pm rating: 24
#41
Nikki
I’m sure this level of maturity and professionalism makes Clay wish he had chosen this quack.
Jun 26, 2008 at 1:23 pm rating: 1
#42
debbysue
Once upon a time (OK 23 years ago), in a land far away (Pompano, Fl), I found a chiropractor (dummy me forgot his name), he called me to cancel an appointment because he had forgotten a seminar on payment plans and treatment options that happened to be the same time of my appointment. To my luck ( and shock of everyone who’s been to a chiropractor) he called me back( and his other patients) an hour after my appointment had been set for, to come in. BELIEVE IT OR NOT! HE TOLD ME AFTER 20 MIN. HE WALKED OUT OF THE SEMINAR LOUDLY, SAYING THAT HE WOULD NEVER RIP OFF HIS CLIENTS IN SUCH A WAY AND STATED EVERYONE IN THE ROOM SHOULD BE SUED FOR MALPRACTICE! Best chiro I ever had, he even interupted a date with his girl friend one day for an emergency. I woke up late and got up too fast and gave my self whiplash! I had to meet him and his girl at his apartment for an emergency adjustment, which was a lot of fun while his dog licked my toes! If anyone has heard of a chiro that walked out of seminar in Pompano, Fl area please let me know, I’m looking for him. Thanks
Jun 26, 2008 at 1:31 pm rating: 1
#43
JoeInLA
I’m sure there are quack chiropractors, just as there are quack MDs and quack attorneys. Having a degree of any sort after your name is no guarantee that you will act in an ethical manner. Luckily the quacks are outnumbered by the good ones. I’ve been going to one in West LA for the past ten years. My spine is seriously fucked up from a punch in the back when I was 13 years old — I wore a Milwaukee frame (a special kind of hell) all through junior high and high school, and currently the middle of my spine is fused and I have two steel rods on either side of that section, which means that the sections above and below have to bear the stress that portion was meant to bear. The guy I go to is great, and only works on things that are causing me pain. I threw my sacroiliac joint out about a year ago and within 24 hours was experiencing the most agonizing pain I have ever felt in my life (and that includes the spinal surgery). It was so painful I was literally unable to turn over or stand up after lowering myself onto the exam table, and he had to bodily lift me to my feet so I could then lie down on my back. He snapped the offending joint back into place and once the nerves calmed down, it was fine. Don’t give up on chiropractors, but find one through word-of-mouth (just like a dentist).
Jun 26, 2008 at 1:52 pm rating: 2
#44
itmustbeken
I’m embarassed that I use a chiropractor and like him. Big ex-football guy, can snap my 6′ 3″ body like a twig.
On my first visit he said, and I quote:
“I’m here to help you. I want to treat you and send you on your way. If you need to be here 3 days a week, you need to get physical therapy or a shrink…I will never treat you for anything other than aches and pains. That’s all I can do. You may feel better in other ways, but that’s up to the patient. I cannot fix alergies or cure colds. I charge by the visit and will not sell you vitamins. Any questions? Good, lets get to it…’
From what I read here, I must have been damn lucky to find him…
Jun 26, 2008 at 2:22 pm rating: 3
#45
aaa
Can chiropractors actually order x-rays? (This is a serious question since I don’t see chiropractors.) In any case, I’m just hoping there’s someplace you can report jackass chiropractors to. If an MD or DO pulled this crap, they’d be in some serious shit. I’m sure they’d lose their license if writing PA letters like this was their standard procedure. I’d suggest that the sender-inner do some research and find the appropriate place to file a complaint to.
Jun 26, 2008 at 2:29 pm rating: 1
#46
spursnut
Yeah, the video (and literature) I had to sit at the chiro’s place mentioned that chiropractic can cure allergies. Uh, OK. I went to another guy that was recommended to me who made me lie face-down on a table while he manipulated the freaking table (pop! lock! slide! — very impressive!) and did very little for my back.
I eventually had minor back surgery for spinal stenosis, which was revealed via MRI. Ahh… much better.
Jun 26, 2008 at 2:59 pm rating: 0
#47
claw71
To the visiting chiropractor and the chiropractor apologists:
I disagree that it’s not fair to paint chiropractors with a broad brush. I know a few are honest guys who don’t promise what they can’t deliver but the fact remains that a disproportionate number of chiropractors are shady to say the least. Chiropractors don’t have to meet the same educational and licensing standards doctors meet so that comparison is erroneous.
Most chiropractors aren’t criminals but the majority do blur the lines. It seems that extended treatment batteries are the norm even though there is no scientific evidence that indicates repeat visits have any therapeutic value.
All chiropractors bear responsibility for the reputation their profession bears. You can’t sit there and say that you’re legitimate and ethical when you know three chiropractors in the local association who are crooks. As a chiropractor you have an obligation to work within legal parameters and licensing bodies to hold the quacks and the hacks accountable. If you don’t feel so inclined you deserve the stigma that comes with having that certificate. Complacency equals compliance.
Chiropractors aren’t the only people who have to carry the tar baby. Any profession that features a significant number of unethical practitioners deals with this sort of ostracization can look in the mirror and blame themselves. More often than not it’s well-deserved.
Jun 26, 2008 at 3:20 pm rating: 15
#48
yomama
I have scoliosis, which causes a great deal of pain. I’ve been to 3 different ortho surgeons and had months of physical therapy. Been on all kinds of pain relievers, muscle relaxers, and anti-inflammatories. All the MD’s can do is give me pills and offer to put a rod in my spine.
So I went to a chiropractor out of sheer desperation, and surprisingly, after almost 2 years of treatment, I never have pain anymore. My spine is still crooked but at least I can now function like a normal person. They may be quacks, but at least I found one quack who can offer me pain relief!
Jun 26, 2008 at 3:33 pm rating: 2
#49
admiralcrunch
some of you are very imaginative.
as far as chiros in 37919…
http://www.yellowpages.com/37919~Knoxville-TN/Chiropractors-Chiropractic-Services?search_terms=chiropractor
as far as clay not existing… i live in knoxville, never heard of woodacre either and can’t find it on the map… my only regret is clay hasn’t weighed in on the existence/non-existence issue, maybe the email hasn’t been delivered through the aluminum-foil-hat-firewall yet…
Jun 26, 2008 at 3:44 pm rating: 0
#50
Fermentsindarkness
Why would there be a seminar for payment plans? I call BS on that aspect of this story. Sometimes there is a “report of findings” not at the first appointment and I met a Chiro that did group education “seminars” followed by individual report of findings appointments.
Did Clay not pay for any services rendered by the Chiro? If he did then he wouldn’t have to go to a payment seminar….Hmm also why wouldn’t Clay want to know his treatment options? I think that is reasonable. I call BS to this story and I think the letter from the chiropractor is a way for him to cover statutory abandonment issues.
There is a lot more to this story than what we have been told. Also it is sorta pissy to redact the chiropractor’s name and clinic name. I would like to know who the chiropractor is and I would like for he or she to respond to this story.
Jun 26, 2008 at 4:41 pm rating: 0
#51
secondsout
I told the chiropractor my back’s shaped like a U
I told the chiropractor my back’s shaped like a U
And then the chiropractor, he told me what to do
He said that ….
Adjust, snap pop pop crack crack
Walla walla, quack quack
Adjust, snap pop pop crack crack
Walla walla, quack quack…
Adjust, snap pop pop crack crack
Walla walla, quack quack
Adjust, snap pop pop crack crack
Walla walla, quack quack
I told the chiropractor I wasn’t coming back
I told the chiropractor his letter wasn’t funny
And then the chiropractor, he still wanted my money
He said to …
Adjust, snap pop pop crack crack
Walla walla, quack quack
Adjust, snap pop pop crack crack
Walla walla, quack quack…
Adjust, snap pop pop crack crack
Walla walla, quack quack
Adjust, snap pop pop crack crack
Walla walla, quack quack
Now, you’ve sold me herbal pills
And claimed you were a healer
You threw my back out of place
So I went out and found myself
A doctor that’s not an herb dealer
And he taught me that quackery’s no good
My friend the chiropractor, he taught me what to say
My friend the chiropractor, he taught me what to do
I know that you’ll be mine when I say this to you
Oh, Baby ….
Adjust, snap pop pop crack crack
Walla walla, quack quack
Adjust, snap pop pop crack crack
Walla walla, quack quack…
Adjust, snap pop pop crack crack
Walla walla, quack quack
Adjust, snap pop pop crack crack
Walla walla, quack quack
And then he cracked my back
Jun 26, 2008 at 4:54 pm rating: 14
#52
jackie
i got into a really bad car accident about six months ago and afterward was seeking chiropractic care for my aching back. the chiropractor i went to see took x rays and then we had this payment consult. he said it would be 7,000 to fix me. my jaw literally dropped and said i’d call if i thought i could work this. a week later i got a postcard in the mail saying my back was really bad and i really should come back for help. i go elsewhere.
Jun 26, 2008 at 5:30 pm rating: 0
#53
Mishee
Clay should’ve just used some peppermint and bay leaf. Or even tried 1-800-Orange-Oil – I heard those things clear everything right up.
Jun 26, 2008 at 7:23 pm rating: 6
#54
kalev
I was a huge non-believer in “quacks”. Until I blew out 2 disks in my back. I could hardly move. I was in so much pain I could hardly see. I was screaming out 4 letter undfriendlies just from breathing. Then a friend introduced me to her chiropractor. Then I got educated about the practice of chiropractors.
Chiropractors go through intensive training, more than MDs. The good ones can keep the “traditional” medical treatment at bay. I have not had any medicine or been to an MD in over 3 years—about the time I started going to my chiropractor. Hummmmmnnn. Go figure. And, chiropractors are not “allowed” in ERs or hospitals because they do not generally believe in treating illness, they believe in helping you to be well, rather than throwing meds at something that has side effects. Prevent the illness before it starts.
Some have a used car salesman type concept to their practice, in self-defense. I know several through my congregation like that. I refuse to go to them. However, on referral from a friend, I found my chiropractor.
A beer fest well, ya know, you get what you pay for.
Find someone who likes their chiropractor and try them out. Mine take myovision, then xrays and a medical history. THEN, shows me the xrays, the results from the myovision and suggests a course of treatment. THEN provides plan info—I provide my health insurance info and we go from there. Without insurance it would cost less than 150 a month for unlimited treatment.
There are quacks. There are some things I do not like about some practices. One claimed that if I did not pursue treatment with him that I did not care about my health. I explained I did not have insurance, did not have money, did not have a job—I DID care about my treatment, but could not afford it. The DC stopped using that as a “sales tactic” and apologized to me and offered to take what I could afford.
I have, in fact, found more MDs trying to push meds they get kickbacks on, that I do not need, rather than listening and trying to prevent the illness in the first place. Get on the path to WELLNESS, not treating illness. Sheesh!
Jun 26, 2008 at 10:03 pm rating: 3
#55
killer-tofu
whats with all the testimonials?
Jun 27, 2008 at 12:58 am rating: 2
#56
killer-tofu
Once upon a time (ok a year ago) I injured my back playing soccer in a land far away (Pampano, Fl). After physical therapy didn’t work, I decided to go to a chiropractor. I was really nervous because of all the quack stories everyone always tells you about but I figured they couldn’t fuck up my back anymore than it already was. When the doctor came in he told me it would all be over really quickly. I laid face down on the table and he got behind me and promised me it wouldn’t hurt. Well he was right! It didn’t hurt at all and it was all over in about 45 seconds. Our next appointment was at his house because I had an emergency. He was about to go out with his girlfriend but he canceled so I could come over. I laid down and he did his buisness while his dog licked my toes, which was a lot of fun.
Turns out all I needed was some ass lovin’! From now on all my appointments are going to be at his apartment. The dog licking my toes really helped me relax.
Jun 27, 2008 at 1:18 am rating: 8
#57
Jen
Okay, so I totally used to work at this chiropractor. I would know that letter head anywhere. And the owner/Dr. is the kind of an @** who would write a letter like this.
He is a great chiropractor actually but all that is lost on how much of a jerk he is.
Jun 27, 2008 at 11:35 am rating: 1
#58
Jen
It is a spine – in profile.
I couldn’t find the submitters comments but someone else posted about him saying that there was a seminar about payment plans. That is true. The Dr is hung up about everyone paying in advance so they are committed to coming back for a year.
Needless to say this was my worst job ever and no matter how bad a day at work is now it is still better than my best day there.
Jun 27, 2008 at 11:45 am rating: 1
#59
The Modern Gal
I live in Knoxville and recognize the office’s logo. No offense to Clay’s judgment, but it just looks shady from the outside, a crumbling-looking box building with an awning that generically says “Chiropractor.”
Jun 27, 2008 at 4:50 pm rating: 0
#60
Joel Why
Coincidentally enough, The Straight Dope ran a column today entitled “Is chiropractic for real or just quackery?” If you’re interested, here’s the link:
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/080627.html
Jun 27, 2008 at 6:56 pm rating: 1
#61
Chris
I received a letter like this from an eye doctor after he did a procedure that made me lose my eye.
What a crock of sh!t.
Jun 27, 2008 at 10:28 pm rating: 0
#62
Jais
Don’t you have physiotherapists in America? So many people commented that you should go to a doctor or an osteopath rather than a chiropractor… but here in Australia, physiotherapists are the non-quack version of chiropractors (although not just for backs of course) so I’m surprised nobody has mentioned it.
Jun 30, 2008 at 3:48 am rating: 0
#63
meg
boo chiropractics! see a physical therapist!
Jul 1, 2008 at 10:43 pm rating: 0
#64
pers
My neck is f*cked after I was rear-ended by an idiot. I have been going to the physiotherapist since then (two weeks ago) and I’m feeling better day by day.
F*ck Chiropracters. A woman died in my city a few years back from a stroke brought on by the chiropacter’s “adjustments” – she died right there in his office. They are such quacks – you’d have more luck dangling a chicken head over your sore back and singing “I’m a little teapot”.
Jul 2, 2008 at 1:00 pm rating: 0
#65
fermentsindarkness
I don’t think physical therapists can even take x-rays. Actually they, the PTs, can’t order anything. A PT is a helper to a MD wholly subservient to the MDs order . Unable to diagnose, unable to treat with independence, and unable to act as a portal of entry doctor it seems from the comments that PTs have MD and even DC envy.
Do a websearch for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome. If you have a beloved that is hurt send them to the chiropractor or accept the responsibility when the medics mangle him or her.
I wonder how many Olympic teams have chiropractors? I know a number of professional and college teams that have chiropractors.
Try google and the following: Judge Susan Getzendanner AMA Chiropractic. This, for me, explains the bias against chiros and those whom left nasty anti-chiropractic comments its not your fault… you only know what you know and you have been lied to for 203 years. I too was raised in a medicine cabinet but now I know better… mostly thanks to my chiropractor.
Jul 7, 2008 at 1:13 pm rating: 0
#66
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Dec 15, 2008 at 5:11 pm rating: 0
#67
Nick
Just dropping my 2 cents in here for what it’s worth. The chiro who sent that letter is an idiot. Prepay plans etc are awful, but it is what many are having to do to try to survive in the insurance market.
I am a chiropractic physician who trained at the National Naval Medical Center alongside all other types of doctors… doing everything including surgery during my training. If you need a good doctor, they are out there.
Good luck
Jan 12, 2009 at 8:30 pm rating: 0
#68 expect to see this ad airing in primetime any day now
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Feb 3, 2009 at 4:19 pm rating: 0
#69 more crooked chiropractors
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Jul 23, 2009 at 11:21 pm rating: 0
#70
nathalie
It’s been proven that cracking your back works as well as aspirin, you have to take it again and again- and it only affects pain in the back- nothing else… Yes, this has really been proven by scientist.
If you have to go, at least think of this:
¤ Say no if they want to correct your neck- it can make veins burst at the top and you get blood clogs that travel to your brain a.k.a you die
¤ Don’t let them X-ray you (think about it, really, the whole spine? why do you think you should wear led dresses even when you’re at the dentists office)
Aug 6, 2009 at 6:22 am rating: 0
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