[FULL] Valerie: “You Use Your Spine Every Single Day, Tell Me Your Spine Will Not Get Injured”, Debunking The Myths Around Chiropractic Treatment

I think many people have this misconception around chiropractic treatment that it is not evidence-based and it may be dangerous. I am guilty of this too. Whenever I see someone on the pelvic bench getting their spines cracked, I just want to breathe a sigh of relief because I’m not on that bench. Also, ever heard your parents nudging you not to crack your neck and all? Or people saying once you start seeing a chiropractor, you’d have to see them for your lifetime? The more important question is: Why? In this conversation, Valerie from Persistence Chiropractic Care Clinic shared with me the many facts about chiropractic treatment and she also helped debunked a lot of the myths surrounding this fairly new treatment, especially in South East Asia. I didn’t believe a lot of what she said if you could tell from my tone, but my perspective totally changed when their clinic has treated over 1000 patients ranging from 8-month-old babies to 90-year-old grandmas. In this episode, I’m just like you, asking stupid questions to learn more about this new treatment in town that is going for our spines. Timeline: [00:00] When do you see a chiropractor [04:07] Is chiropractic the only way to treat back pains [05:14] Chiropractic is treating the root causes instead of the symptoms [06:09] What is the Gonstead approach? Should I only see one with this approach? [10:11] What does subluxation mean to a patient? Do you feel pain? [18:46] Do chiropractors crack their own bones? Is it OK to crack our own bones? [22:10] You can only crack certain bones at a cost! [24:04] Common root causes of spinal misalignment [26:03] Playing badminton causes one-sided spinal misalignment? [28:05] What if I have spinal misalignment but my back doesn’t hurt? [30:05] Aligning with the patients’ goal even when they don’t have back pain [33:50] What if you fear bone cracking? [35:54] Chiropractors on Tiktok - Can we believe them? [38:42] Is osteopathy the same as chiropractic? [40:12] How soft tissue therapy helps strengthen our spine [43:09] Routines I can incorporate into my daily work to avoid coming into a chiropractic clinic [44:31] What about the elderly taking the treatment? [48:35] Techniques that pose a higher level of risk [49:57] It is not just a placebo effect [52:07] Patients moving suddenly just before the adjustment [55:39] What about babies? [58:37] Delaying the pain will lengthen your recovery period [01:00:44] Post-adjustment care [01:01:35] Looking at the way one walks Here are some links to find out more about Valerie and chiropractic in Malaysia: https://chiroacm.org/ https://www.persistencechiropractic.com/ Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com