See the experts! http://www.hadleychiropractic.com/blogsee-the-experts.html en-us NYK RSS Feeder Go to the experts! http://www.hadleychiropractic.com/blog/see-the-experts/2015/4/24/go-to-the-experts/ Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:29:29 -0400<p>Here&rsquo;s something that you wouldn&rsquo;t think would have to be studied, but I&rsquo;m glad that they did.&nbsp; You&rsquo;ll often hear people say that they &ldquo;adjust&rdquo; their own spine.&nbsp; Well&hellip;I&rsquo;m a chiropractor with almost 25 years experience, and not only can&rsquo;t I adjust my own spine, I have enough respect for the importance of my spine and nervous system that I&rsquo;d NEVER even consider trying to adjust my own spine.&nbsp; By analogy, I hope that I never have to see a neurosurgeon (<em>a surgeon who also, like us, works with the nervous system</em>), but if I do, I certainly won&rsquo;t try to do it myself.&nbsp; Or go to any sort of amateur!&nbsp; So, the current study looked at self-manipulation as compared to specific chiropractic adjustments.&nbsp; And the conclusions are exactly what you&rsquo;d expect: both that &ldquo;chiropractic adjustments are safer and more effective at treating low back pain&rdquo; and that &ldquo;non-specific self-manipulation can exacerbate (make worse) current problems in patients.&rdquo;&nbsp; <a href=\"http://vertebralsubluxation.sharepoint.com/Pages/2013_1175_selfmanipulation.aspx\">http://vertebralsubluxation.sharepoint.com/Pages/2013_1175_selfmanipulation.aspx</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>