Adjusting to Health Chiropractic Part 2
A conversation with Dr. Aharon Faiman, a beloved Monsey chiropractor, in practice for 26 years: Can you tell us about your initiation into the world of chiropractic?
through a course of adjustments.
When I was in my 20s, I was in a bad accident; I flipped over on a bicycle and crashed my chin into the concrete. I developed terrible pain in my neck and shoulder and had difficulty lifting my left arm. After a year of suffering, someone recommended that I visit a chiropractor. Though I had never heard of chiropractic medicine before, I followed the advice, and was thrilled after the first adjustment took away most of my pain. From that moment on, I wanted to learn the art of adjusting so that I could help people as the chiropractor had helped me.
Have you had any interactions with conventional doctors in your capacity as a chiropractor? What was your experience?
What type of health issues do you deal with in your capacity as a chiropractor?
How does one know what makes for a good chiropractor? Additionally, some chiropractors have gotten bad rap for recommending repetitive lifelong chiropractic treatment. How do consumers know the truth about when it is necessary or if their leg is being pulled?
Most commonly, people come in for aches and pains of all types. This is due to the reputation fostered by opponents of chiropractic who claim that chiropractic is good only for aches and pains. People call me with real issues, when they are in so much pain that they can barely move. Though I generally have tremendous success helping them gain relief, this is not what chiropractic health care is really all about. Chiropractors don’t treat a specific symptom, disease or sickness; chiropractic care is about correcting spinal misalignments to allow the nervous system to flow more freely and heal on its own. I have seen all types of “medical problems” relieved
Unfortunately, there is generally quite a condescending attitude toward chiropractic from the medical world, and we don’t share much interaction. However, many patients have told me that their family doctors have asked them, “Where have you been?” as the frequency of visits decrease due to better health through chiropractic care!
The best way is through personal recommendations and referrals from friends or family. Many chiropractors do a lot of things — nutrition, massage, therapies, supplements, muscle testing — and barely provide chiropractic skills to correct the subluxation! Find a chiropractor whose main work is adjusting patients — the unique service of chiropractors. A good chiropractor educates his patients and delivers excellent adjustments. As for the question on how you know whether you really need to see a chiropractor, the answer is that you will figure it out based on how you feel. Many people find that regular (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly) chiropractic health care is good for themselves and their families. Stress-
Good nutrition, appropriate rest, proper exercise, being b’smicha, and spinal maintenance on a continuous lifelong basis are five keys to health.
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