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Mags,
I have gone to a chiropractor for a couple of years now and have had great results. However, he does acupuncture, not manipulation. I wanted someone who could do acupuncture, but my insurance would only cover a chiropractor (not solely acupuncturists) so I found him through recommendations from friends. I definitely would talk to your friends at work and get their recommendations. (Ok..so maybe their judgement in ALL things isn't great!) It would be good to find out from them what types of things their chiro does.

My greatest concern about chiropractors is that some of them keep you coming back forever. My doctor said, from the outset, that if he couldn't help me within a couple of weeks that I should look at other options. He also did not take x-rays.

Another plus is that he is a firm believer in the benefit of supplements and other complimentary health treatments. I found it refreshing to go to someone with a medical background (you'd be surprised at the medical classes they take...they just can't prescribe meds) and yet not steeped in medical tradition (i.e., "You've got a problem? Here's a pill!").

In terms of acupuncture and IBS, my doctor did treatments for stress relief..which of course is a trigger for IBS. I can't speak to what a chiro could do for IBS via manipulation..maybe someone else can.

Good luck to you...let us know what you decide.

Barb

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